Scientist, Personal Care Formulation

Keep Growing with Nutrafol

We’re a growing company. Everything we do, we do to help people grow into the best version of themselves. As the pioneers of hair wellness, we create clinically tested products for hair growth and provide support for people at every step of their hair journey.

Our multi-factorial approach targets key root causes of hair thinning using a patented blend of standardized vitamins, minerals and natural ingredients -- and is recommended by over 7,500 physicians and hair professionals for trusted, reliable results. We never settle, and are continuously challenging existing treatments and methodologies to advance the frontier of hair science. As we help our customers grow, we grow too -- by embracing individuality and differences, leading by example, and empowering ourselves and others with our passion for wellness and innovation.

Keep growing. It’s our mantra. Our commitment to helping anybody and everybody committed to realizing their own potential to grow.

We are seeking an experienced hands‑on personal care formulator to join our Formulation team, reporting to the Director of Personal Care R&D Formulation (Topicals). This is a bench‑forward role at the center of a growing topicals portfolio; you will formulate across both leave‑on and rinse‑off products designed to support scalp health and hair strand performance.

You will develop novel, proprietary formulas in‑house, evaluate them against consumer and clinical performance targets, and carry them through scale‑up with our contract manufacturing partners. You will also help unlock Unilever's science and technology capabilities for Nutrafol, building the processes and infrastructure that accelerate our upstream formulation work.

The right person is highly organized, proactive, and a strong collaborator who can operate autonomously against key project initiatives. You will serve as a formulation subject matter expert for personal care initiatives, partnering across Product Development, Clinical, QA/RA, Supply Chain, Marketing, and Creative.

Hybrid:
Trumbull, CT three days per week on site, two days remote (depending on business needs)

• Because this role requires regular on‑the‑bench formulation work, candidates must be within commuting distance of the Unilever facilities in Trumbull, CT and New Haven, CT.

• Design, benchmark, and optimize novel proprietary formulations for scalp and hair across leave‑on formats (scalp serums, masks, treatments, detanglers, leave‑in conditioners, etc) and rinse‑off formats (shampoos, conditioners, scalp cleansers, treatment masks, etc).
• Select optimal functional and active ingredient systems to deliver target consumer experience, sensory profile, performance, and scalp and hair health benefits.
• Translate product and marketing briefs into technically sound formulation strategies, including prototype iterations, benchmarking against competitive products, and clear rationale for ingredient selection.
• Troubleshoot formulation challenges spanning stability, compatibility, rheology, preservation, fragrance, and sensory performance.
• Track and evaluate emerging personal care and cosmetic science innovations, raw materials, and technologies, and assess their fit for the Nutrafol portfolio.

• Design and execute prototype evaluation programs including stability, compatibility, preservative efficacy, and preclinical scalp and hair performance testing.
• Conduct hands‑on preclinical performance assessments (e.g., tress work, combing and tensile measures, deposition, scalp models) and analyze and interpret the resulting data.
• Coordinate with contract research organizations, external laboratories, and partner…