Innovative Formulation Chemist for Personal & Home Care

Scentsy; Meridian (ID); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Intermountain Blending & Filling is seeking a Formulation Chemist to develop and improve personal care and home care formulas for IBF customers. The Formulation Chemist will serve as SME for formulations and raw materials, covering liquids, emulsions, and powders across multiple product categories.

The role involves scaling from R&D to pilot validation, collaboration with Manufacturing, QA/QC, and R&D teams, and guiding junior chemists and technicians.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering.
• 3+ years of formulation and production experience.
• 2+ years of experience in development of personal care products.
• Familiarity with SDS and regulatory aspects.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced laboratory environment with lab equipment and chemicals.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and facilitate development of innovative products, line extensions, and improvements in personal care and home care.
• Identify and maintain external partnerships to develop new technologies and ideas.
• Review literature regarding formulations and regulatory aspects.
• Provide technical support to manufacturing on new and existing products.
• Manage scale-up from R&D lab batches to pilot validation runs with Process Engineering.

Skills

Formulation development

Product formulation

Analytical instrumentation

Gas chromatography

FT-IR

SDS knowledge

Laboratory safety

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

B.S. in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

Tools

SAP

MS Office

ERP systems

Job description

Intermountain Blending & Filling is seeking a Formulation Chemist to develop and improve personal care and home care formulas for IBF customers. The Formulation Chemist will serve as SME for formulations and raw materials, covering liquids, emulsions, and powders across multiple product categories.

The role involves scaling from R&D to pilot validation, collaboration with Manufacturing, QA/QC, and R&D teams, and guiding junior chemists and technicians.