Mandarin-Speaking R&D Formulation Lead, Personal Care

MatchaTalent; Batam; On-site; IDR 502,200,000 - 837,000,000; Full time

Job summary

MatchaTalent is seeking a Chinese-speaking R&D Formulator Manager for its cosmetics division in Tangerang, Indonesia. The role leads local formulation from scratch across skincare, haircare, and body care, building and guiding the Indonesia-based R&D team, while aligning with regulatory and manufacturing requirements.

Reporting to the Innovation Director, you will oversee trials, stability testing, and scale‑up, leveraging strong emulsion and surfactant expertise, and maintaining robust supplier

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Cosmetic Science, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cosmetology, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 7–10 years of hands‑on formulation experience within cosmetic or personal care manufacturing environments.
• Proven portfolio of successful formulation innovation across skincare, haircare, body care, or related categories.
• Proven experience leading an R&D formulation team or establishing an R&D formulation function at managerial level.

Responsibilities

• Lead formulation research and product innovation from initial concept through production-ready formulas, with a strong focus on developing new formulations from scratch.
• Identify new product opportunities through raw material trends, active ingredients, consumer insights, and emerging formulation technologies.
• Design and oversee laboratory trials, formula optimization, compatibility testing, and technical validation.
• Manage accelerated and real-time stability testing and ensure formulation performance meets defined quality standards.
• Lead technical scale-up from laboratory and pilot batches to mass production while ensuring formula consistency and manufacturing feasibility.
• Develop high-performance formulations across skincare, including serums, moisturizers, sunscreens, and related products.
• Develop formulations for haircare, including shampoos, conditioners, treatments, and other hair care products.
• Support formulation development for body care, fragrance, body mist, and other personal care categories as required.
• Evaluate, test, and recommend new raw materials, active ingredients, functional ingredients, and formulation technologies.
• Maintain strong knowledge of Asian raw material suppliers, particularly Mainland China ingredient sources and technical partners.
• Build, lead, mentor, and develop the local R&D formulation team in Indonesia.
• Establish R&D roadmaps, formulation protocols, testing standards, documentation systems, and project timelines.
• Ensure formulation documentation, formula master files, laboratory records, stability data, and technical specifications are properly maintained.
• Ensure new formulations comply with applicable Indonesian BPOM requirements and relevant international cosmetic safety standards.

Skills

Mandarin Chinese

Leadership

Team Building

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or Cosmetology

Job description

MatchaTalent is seeking a Chinese-speaking R&D Formulator Manager for its cosmetics division in Tangerang, Indonesia. The role leads local formulation from scratch across skincare, haircare, and body care, building and guiding the Indonesia-based R&D team, while aligning with regulatory and manufacturing requirements.

Reporting to the Innovation Director, you will oversee trials, stability testing, and scale‑up, leveraging strong emulsion and surfactant expertise, and maintaining robust supplier