Formulation Technician

Job Description

The Formulation Technician prepares, tests, and optimizes chemical solutions and formulations in a laboratory environment. This role focuses on developing new and improved chemical products, ensuring they meet strict safety, quality, and regulatory standards, and supporting the transition from lab-scale experiments to larger-scale production. The position requires close collaboration with technical teams and careful documentation of all work.

The Formulation Technician prepares, tests, and optimizes chemical solutions and formulations in a laboratory environment. This role focuses on developing new and improved chemical products, ensuring they meet strict safety, quality, and regulatory standards, and supporting the transition from lab-scale experiments to larger-scale production. The position requires close collaboration with technical teams and careful documentation of all work.

• Prepare chemical solutions and formulations following standardized procedures and experimental protocols.
• Conduct synthesis and blending of raw materials to develop new or improved chemical products.
• Operate laboratory equipment such as mixers, reactors, pH meters, and viscometers to support formulation and testing activities.
• Perform stability, purity, and potency testing on formulations to ensure product performance and reliability.
• Record detailed experimental data, observations, and test results in lab notebooks and digital systems with high accuracy.
• Assist in scaling formulations from laboratory development to pilot and full production, supporting process transfer and optimization.
• Troubleshoot formulation issues, identify root causes, and adjust component ratios or processing conditions as needed.
• Ensure all formulations comply with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements, including cGMP and OSHA guidelines.
• Collaborate closely with chemists, engineers, and quality control teams to support product development and continuous improvement.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe laboratory environment, including proper handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials.

• 1–3 years of experience in chemical formulation or synthesis.
• Strong understanding of chemical interactions, solubility, and stability.
• Ability to prepare and test chemical formulations using laboratory equipment such as mixers, reactors, pH meters, and viscometers.
• Familiarity with analytical techniques such as HPLC and spectroscopy.
• Knowledge of regulatory standards including GMP, GLP, and safe handling of Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
• Excellent documentation skills with the ability to record detailed and accurate data in lab notebooks and digital systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve formulation and process issues.
• Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively within cross‑functional teams.

• Experience assisting with scale‑up of formulations from laboratory to pilot or full production environments.
• Comfort working with hazardous materials while following established safety protocols.
• Strong communication skills to interact effectively with chemists, engineers, and quality control professionals.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Fremont, CA.

The pay range for this position is $33.00 - $34.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits…