Job Title: Research and Development Chemist Department: Research and Development Reports To: Research and Development Manager FLSA Status: Exempt/FullTime
Basic Purpose
Formulate personal care skincare and haircare products for customers in contract manufacturing environment via innovation tech transfer or reverse engineering. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Develop formulas using customer beliefs and direction by understanding the balance between cost claims and functionality.
Contribute to customer marketing goals and company growth goals through innovation.
Project management of priorities and deadlines to ensure customer requirements are met.
Act as eyes of customer for all pilots launches and approvals.
Work collaboratively with cross functional teams effectively meeting deadlines.
Perform preproduction R&D laboratory tests to optimize scaleup process and highlight critical parameters affecting production.
Manage handoff from R&D to compounding including collaborating on manufacturing process development batch records and tank selection.
Follow all GMP guidelines SOPs and safety requirements.
Track and monitor stability of prepared samples.
Identify and resolve process deviations and nonconformances and provide corrective actions to eliminate future discrepancies.
Keep current on chemistry trends in ingredients products and technology.
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
Bachelors degree in Chemistry Biology Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
At least 2 years of experience formulating for personal care skin care and/or haircare.
Working knowledge of Topical cosmetic and OTC manufacturing and R&D operations.
Strong project management skills and ability to work independently.
Demonstrated capability to drive improvement efficiency and cost savings.
Experience with cGMP procedures and knowledge of safety and OSHA regulations.
Strong interpersonal skills and internal customers and external clients.
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