Senior Chemist

I am currently partnered exclusively with a Personal Care Chemical company in search for a Senior Chemist in New York.

* This is an onsite position in New York, 5 days a week full time.

This individual must be highly skilled in Personal Care Chemical formulation, self sufficient and able to manage multiple project simultaneously.

• 5+ years formulation experience in a R&D laboratory required, surfactants knowledge in laboratory or application use strongly preferred.
• Must be able to turnaround formulations quickly to a high standard.
• Minimum BS in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Biochemistry, or Polymer Chemistry/Engineering strongly preferred plus 5 years relevant experience.
• Or M.S. in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Biochemistry, or Polymer Chemistry/Engineering strongly preferred plus 3 years relevant experience.
• Must have 3 years experience in Personal Care.

• Maintain an organized and orderly laboratory environment.
• Independently work on formulation projects based on product briefs provided by Product Development team.
• Developing methods to analyze samples or the applications testing to prove claims.
• Maintain an awareness of the literature and other sources of information to remain current with developments.
• Work with less senior chemists, validating less senior chemist's formulas.
• Order raw material samples and maintain raw material storage room.
• Assist other lab staff as needed, as well as communicating with Product Development, Operations, Quality, and Regulatory teams as needed.
• Work with the sales force to evaluate, select, and apply standard chemistry techniques and procedures to solve customer or company objectives under the direction of the R&D management.
• Able to present results to internal and external customers.
• Preparing internal and customer document, reports, and presentations
• Keep neat and orderly notebooks containing a record of all work performed. Maintain other records as necessary to support patent applications for innovative products.
• Follow all safety and training requirements.
• Manage and optimize all process under your responsibility taking into consideration Quality, Regulations and client needs.
• Guarantee all documentation under your responsibility is updated and available for consulting.

• Highly organized, detail oriented, and able to independently manage multiple high priority projects.
• Experience using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel etc.) or Google Workspace.
• Demonstrated presentation skills.
• Must have strong problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working in fast paced environment.
• Must have strong communication skills.
• Ability to explain technical information to a non-technical audience.

This is an excellent opportunity to grow with a reputable and highly respected company in the Personal Care Chemical industry.