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Hair Care Formulation Chemist - 405160
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Client Overview
Our client, a leading consumer products organization focused on developing innovative, science-driven personal care solutions, is seeking a Hair Care Formulation Chemist to drive the creation and optimization of high-performance hair care products. The company combines advanced research, consumer insights, and cutting-edge ingredient technologies to deliver products that meet evolving market needs and consumer expectations.
Salary/Hourly Rate
$70k - $75k
Position Overview
The Hair Care Formulation Chemist is responsible for developing, optimizing, and commercializing innovative hair care products, with a focus on treatments, styling products, fixatives, shampoos, and conditioners. The Hair Care Formulation Chemist leverages deep expertise in formulation science, hair biology, and ingredient technologies to create high-performing products while collaborating cross-functionally to ensure successful scale-up, regulatory compliance, and continuous innovation. The Hair Care Formulation Chemist is fully on-site five days per week. Occasional domestic travel is required.
Responsibilities Of The Hair Care Formulation Chemist
Our client, a leading consumer products organization focused on developing innovative, science-driven personal care solutions, is seeking a Hair Care Formulation Chemist to drive the creation and optimization of high-performance hair care products. The company combines advanced research, consumer insights, and cutting-edge ingredient technologies to deliver products that meet evolving market needs and consumer expectations.
Salary/Hourly Rate
$70k - $75k
Position Overview
The Hair Care Formulation Chemist is responsible for developing, optimizing, and commercializing innovative hair care products, with a focus on treatments, styling products, fixatives, shampoos, and conditioners. The Hair Care Formulation Chemist leverages deep expertise in formulation science, hair biology, and ingredient technologies to create high-performing products while collaborating cross-functionally to ensure successful scale-up, regulatory compliance, and continuous innovation. The Hair Care Formulation Chemist is fully on-site five days per week. Occasional domestic travel is required.
Responsibilities Of The Hair Care Formulation Chemist
- Formulate, improve, and evaluate innovative hair care products, including treatments, styling aids, and fixative systems.
- Design and create new formulation platforms (chassis) to support product innovation and pipeline development.
- Lead product development across a variety of packaging formats and delivery systems.
- Conduct in-depth research on ingredient functionality, hair fiber science, and emerging technologies to improve product performance, consumer benefits, and sensory attributes.
- Design, execute, and analyze experiments to assess product stability, compatibility, and overall performance.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Development, Regulatory, Quality, and Manufacturing, to translate consumer insights into effective, science-based product solutions.
- Prepare and maintain technical documentation, including formulation procedures, raw material specifications, stability protocols, and manufacturing batch records.
- Ensure all formulations comply with applicable regulatory, safety, and quality standards.
- Provide technical expertise in resolving formulation challenges and support the scale-up of products from laboratory development through pilot and commercial production.
- Contribute to the advancement of organizational expertise in hair science, formulation technologies, and best practices.
- Stay informed of industry trends, emerging technologies, competitive products, and new raw materials to identify opportunities for continuous innovation.
- Minimum of 4 years of hands-on formulation experience within hair care research and development.
- Working knowledge of shampoo and conditioner formulations.
- Strong understanding of colloid and surface chemistry, emulsion technology, rheology, polymer science, and their applications in hair care formulations.
- Demonstrated success in developing, commercializing, and launching hair care products in the marketplace.
- Experience conducting stability, compatibility, and performance testing, with knowledge of claims substantiation and consumer evaluation methodologies.
- Familiarity with formulation scale-up processes and collaboration with contract manufacturing partners.
- Working knowledge of cosmetic regulations, raw material compliance requirements, and global industry standards.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and communication skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, and innovation-driven environment.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cosmetic Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related scientific discipline is required.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including an HSA medical plan with an employer contribution.
- Pretax flexible spending accounts for medical, dependent care, transit, and parking expenses.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Paid Time Off (PTO).