Senior R&D Formulation Project Manager – Personal Care

Bath & Body Works; New Albany (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) with company match

Associate Stock Purchase Program

Paid time off & parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Merchandise discount 40%

Job summary

Bath & Body Works is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager in R&D to lead end-to-end formulation development and commercialization of personal care products. You will collaborate with contract manufacturers, fragrance houses, and internal teams to deliver high-quality products on time, ensuring regulatory compliance and competitive performance.

The role requires deep formulation expertise (cosmetics), strong project leadership, and the ability to influence internal and external partners

Qualifications

• 7+ years hands-on formulation development in an R&D lab
• Formulation experience in Personal Care/Beauty Cosmetics is required
• Experience with contract manufacturers from development through scale-up
• Understanding of global cosmetics regulations and raw material compliance preferred
• Experience in project management preferred
• Strong problem-solving and ability to make choices
• Excellent communication (verbal, written, presentation) and interpersonal skills
• Strong influencing and cross-functional collaboration abilities

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end formulation development and commercialization from concept to launch and post-launch support
• Serve as technical lead and primary decision-maker for assigned projects
• Develop prototypes and commercial formulas with contract manufacturers and suppliers
• Conduct hands-on formulation work to support research and optimization
• Identify and resolve formulation stability, compatibility, manufacturability, quality issues
• Collaborate with Fragrance Development, Merchandising, Packaging, Regulatory, Safety, QA, Manufacturing Engineering, Legal, Commercialization teams
• Evaluate emerging technologies and materials for innovation and cost optimization
• Lead technical discussions and represent R&D in cross-functional meetings
• Build relationships with suppliers and contract manufacturers
• Monitor industry trends and translate insights into strategy
• Mentor junior team members and support development activities

Skills

Formulation expertise

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Regulatory knowledge

Problem solving

Influencing skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Cosmetic Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Job description

Bath & Body Works is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager in R&D to lead end-to-end formulation development and commercialization of personal care products. You will collaborate with contract manufacturers, fragrance houses, and internal teams to deliver high-quality products on time, ensuring regulatory compliance and competitive performance.

The role requires deep formulation expertise (cosmetics), strong project leadership, and the ability to influence internal and external partners