Cosmetic R&D Chemist: Formulation Innovator

Kdc One; California; In loco; USD 85.000 - 110.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Kdc One is seeking an R&D Chemist I to develop cosmetic and personal care formulations from concept through commercialization. You will work across skin care, hair care, fragrance, OTC, and color cosmetics, ensuring robust documentation and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include bench-scale formulation, material evaluations, scale-up support, and collaboration with Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Purchasing, PM, and Sales to deliver innovative products.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or related sciences; 3+ years cosmetic formulation experience.
• Minimum 3 years hands-on cosmetic formulation experience.
• Experience across skin care, hair care, fragrance, OTC, and color cosmetics.
• Experience from concept to commercialization and scale-up.
• Contract manufacturing and customer-driven development experience preferred.

Mansioni

• Develop, formulate, and optimize cosmetic products from concept through commercialization.
• Create innovative formulations for skin care, hair care, body care, fragrance, OTC, and color cosmetics.
• Conduct bench-scale formulation work involving emulsions, suspensions, gels, creams, lotions, waxes, and anhydrous products.
• Reverse engineer competitive products and develop improved formulations.
• Evaluate new raw materials, technologies, and ingredient trends for product development opportunities.
• Prepare laboratory batches and document formulas, procedures, observations, and results.
• Conduct stability, compatibility, and performance testing on formulations.
• Troubleshoot formulation, stability, and manufacturing challenges and recommend corrective actions.
• Support pilot, validation, and commercial production batches and provide technical guidance during scale-up activities.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Purchasing, Project Management, and Sales teams to ensure successful product launches.
• Review ingredient declarations and support creation of product specifications and technical documentation.
• Ensure formulations comply with regulatory requirements, customer standards, and internal quality expectations.
• Participate in customer meetings, technical presentations, and formulation reviews when required.
• Maintain compliance with GLP, cGMP, and SOPs.

Conoscenze

Formulation development

Cosmetic science

Analytical skills

Documentation & reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Cosmetic Science, or related field

Strumenti

Optiva

Excel

Word

Outlook

Descrizione del lavoro

Kdc One is seeking an R&D Chemist I to develop cosmetic and personal care formulations from concept through commercialization. You will work across skin care, hair care, fragrance, OTC, and color cosmetics, ensuring robust documentation and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include bench-scale formulation, material evaluations, scale-up support, and collaboration with Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Purchasing, PM, and Sales to deliver innovative products.