Research Associate

ITC Limited; Arishinakunte; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ITC Limited in Karnataka is looking for a skilled professional in product development focusing on personal care items. The ideal candidate should have an M.Sc. or M.Tech in relevant fields and experience in formulating and evaluating personal care products.

The role involves developing prototypes, conducting stability studies, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Strong communication skills and the ability to work in cross-functional teams are essential for success in this dynamic environment.

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Qualifications

• 3 to 6 years of experience in personal care product development.
• Hands-on experience in product formulation and development.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements for soaps and cosmetics.

Responsibilities

• Prototype development and quality evaluation of products.
• Documentation of formulations and stability studies.
• Maintaining competitor product library.

Skills

Understanding of principles of chemistry

Familiarity with raw materials in personal care

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work in cross-functional teams

Education

M.Sc. / M.Tech in Oils, Oleochemicals, and Surfactants Technology or related fields

First Class from a reputed university

Tools

pH meter

Moisture analyser

Viscometer

Job description

Responsibilities

• Prototype development
• Due diligence studies such as stability studies and performance evaluation.
• Quality evaluation: analysis and sensorial evaluations of finished product.
• Ensure documentation of prototype formulations, raw material, stability studies and pilot plant operations.
• Maintaining a library of competitor products.

Qualifications

• M.Sc. / M.Tech in Oils, Oleochemicals and Surfactants Technology, Cosmetics, or related Chemistry fields.
• First Class from a reputed university.
• 3 to 6 years of experience in personal care product development and evaluations.

Work Experience

• Experience in personal care product development and evaluations (usage and product life cycle).
• Hands‑on experience in product/ formulation development, prototype development, and wet chemical analysis related to product; handling instruments such as pH meter, moisture analyser, viscometer and other basic analytical instruments.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements for soaps and cosmetics.
• Involved in cosmetic formulation development activities like batch making, conducting stability and sensorial evaluations, etc.
• Exposed to scale‑up mechanism, batch making in pilot plant, and sensorial studies of personal care products.

Skills

• Sound understanding of the principles of chemistry and process chemistry of soaps and solids.
• Familiarity with raw materials used in personal care products and their properties.
• Excellent communication skills (spoken and written).
• Clarity in thoughts, enthusiastic, self‑driven, and willingness to learn.
• Ability to work in cross‑functional teams.

Knowledge

• Cosmetic, personal wash, bar soaps, and home care formulation development, wet chemistry and instrumental analysis methods.
• Surfactants, oleo chemicals and raw material functional benefits.
• Adequate knowledge of basic IT and statistical tools.
• Basic computer knowledge.