Formulation Chemist – Hair & Skin Care R&D (Bench-to-Scale)

Advance American Labs; Stonecrest (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Lab coat, safety glasses, gloves and安全

Job summary

Advance American Labs is seeking a Formulation Chemist to own bench-to-batch execution for hair and skin care formulas at a 40,000 sq ft facility in Stonecrest, GA. The role combines formula development, stability testing, and regulatory documentation on-site with limited travel.

The position requires hands-on scale-up experience, independent work, and collaboration with R&D and production teams. Salary ranges from $65,000 to $70,000 with a 5% target bonus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering or a related physical science, or at least 10 years of verifiable relevant professional experience in lieu of a degree
• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in the cosmetic industry formulating personal care products, preferably hair or skin care formulation and manufacturing
• Has taken at least two formulas from bench through production scale-up to commercial launch and can walk through one end to end
• Working knowledge of GMP and GLP documentation practice

Responsibilities

• Design, bench and iterate formulas against a defined brief covering cost, sensory, claims, regulatory and manufacturability
• Weigh and dispense your own bench materials; clean your own glassware and equipment
• Execute stability, compatibility, physical, chemical and performance testing; run and read your own stability pulls and act on the results
• Evaluate raw material and packaging component alternatives for compatibility; source raw material samples from vendors and work with Procurement to identify sourcing channels for large-scale ordering
• Standardize approved formulas into final Master Formulas: product specifications, blending procedures, raw material sources and test results
• Create, implement and review product procedures and specifications to industry and company standards; keep GMP and GLP documentation inspection-ready as it is created
• Partner with Compounding to execute production batches and own scale-up and technology transfer from R&D to Production; be on the floor for first-article and scale-up batches
• Investigate technical issues in the lab and in production through root-cause analysis, verify corrective actions and establish preventive actions with other departments
• Supply Regulatory with the documentation needed to build complete dossiers for each product and raw material; own safety substantiation for your formulas
• Participate in process and protocol improvement in the lab and manufacturing area to increase efficiency, safety and quality
• Participate in cross-departmental meetings with Sales, Marketing and Operations, translating technical constraints into commercial terms
• Track new technologies, raw materials and market trends and bring them into the pipeline; attend trainings and seminars

Skills

Formulation development

Scale-up to production

Documentation & regulatory

GMP/GLP knowledge

Independent and team work

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemistry or related physical science

Master's degree in chemistry or cosmetic science

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Advance American Labs is seeking a Formulation Chemist to own bench-to-batch execution for hair and skin care formulas at a 40,000 sq ft facility in Stonecrest, GA. The role combines formula development, stability testing, and regulatory documentation on-site with limited travel.

The position requires hands-on scale-up experience, independent work, and collaboration with R&D and production teams. Salary ranges from $65,000 to $70,000 with a 5% target bonus.