Formulation Chemist — Personal & Home Care Expert

Scentsy, Inc. (Corporate Office); Meridian (ID); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Blending & Filling is seeking a Formulation Chemist to develop and improve personal care and home care formulas. You will act as SME for formulations, supervise junior R&D staff, and manage scale-up from lab to pilot runs while ensuring product efficacy, safety, and regulatory compliance.

The role requires a BS in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering and 3+ years in formulation and production, with experience in personal care product development.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of formulation and production experience
• 2+ years in development of personal care products
• SCC membership a plus
• Strong knowledge of formulations for personal care and home care products that can deliver a fragrance experience
• Knowledge of laundry products and their formulation
• Ability to work in a fast-paced laboratory environment, with laboratory equipment, chemicals, and manufacturing raw materials
• Familiarity with compounding equipment
• Laboratory background in analytical instrumentation (GC, FT-IR)
• Strong knowledge of safety data sheets (SDS)
• Clear and direct written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to consult with Compounders, Quality team members, and IBF customers
• Ability to evaluate smell and color hues
• Experience with safety and regulatory submissions

Responsibilities

• Formulate and facilitate development of innovative products and improvements
• Identify external partnerships to develop new technologies
• Review literature on formulations and regulatory aspects
• Provide technical support to manufacturing on new and existing products
• Manage scale-up from R&D to pilot validation runs
• Assist QA/QC in development of test methods
• Create raw material specifications and batch documents
• Source chemical samples and create evaluation samples
• Evaluate costs, lead times, and MOQs for new chemicals
• Translate customer requirements into formulations and marketing claims
• Assist production testing and validation runs
• Evaluate new product, packaging, and equipment needs
• Coordinate stability, microbiology, safety, and efficacy tests
• Maintain cross-functional communication with Legal, R&D, and Manufacturing teams
• Maintain laboratory order and safety
• Oversee preventive maintenance and calibrations
• Train and supervise junior staff
• Provide regulatory/submissions information
• Perform other assigned tasks

Skills

Formulation expertise

R&D supervision

Regulatory knowledge

Analytical instrumentation knowledge

SDS knowledge

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

Tools

Gas chromatography

FT-IR

Rheometer

Laboratory instrumentation

SAP

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Intermountain Blending & Filling is seeking a Formulation Chemist to develop and improve personal care and home care formulas. You will act as SME for formulations, supervise junior R&D staff, and manage scale-up from lab to pilot runs while ensuring product efficacy, safety, and regulatory compliance.

The role requires a BS in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering and 3+ years in formulation and production, with experience in personal care product development.