Scientist II – Research, Innovation, and Development

About The Role

This Scientist II will formulate a wide range of personal care products incorporating the company’s cosmetics raw materials. Develop new formulas using existing and new technologies in the personal care product area to support company-wide growth and future brand strategies. Ensure that formulas meet expected performance, safety, and regulatory requirements so that they can be produced in manufacturing. Experimentation on the bench with conventional and/or nonconventional/creative approaches with new formula bases, raw ingredients and processing techniques that will lead to unique product claims and benefits.

Other duties may be assigned.

• Knowledgeable experienced formulation of a variety of personal care products, cosmetics, and OTC from concept to finished product.
• Determine and perform the design of experiment to evaluate new and/or alternate raw materials through bench trials.
• Creating innovative formulations in a capable affective manner to answer trends in the market and meet project requirements.
• Proactive about meeting business needs and providing solutions with minimal guidance.
• Conduct stability testing to ensure formula and/or formula/package robustness. Prepare laboratory batches for studies and evaluations.
• Develop specifications for new and/or reformulated products, ensuring product quality.
• Serve as Lab Applications representative on cross-functional teams.
• Remain up to date and current on trends in the retail market and trends on formulations materials, ingredients, cost, etc.
• Working knowledge of FDA regulations, and cGMPs, safety guidelines.
• Notebook documentation.
• Customer support and interaction on a regular basis and problem-solving.