Rid Scientist I

Position Summary: This position 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.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Formulation of a variety of personal care products, cosmetics and OTC from concept to finished product.
• Determine and perform design of experiment to evaluate new and/or alternate raw materials through bench trials
• Prepare laboratory batches for stability sampling, preservative efficacy testing, claim/clinical testing, mock-ups and sales evaluation.
• Conduct stability testing to ensure formula and/or formula/package robustness.
• 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.
• Notebook documentation.
• Customer support and interaction on a regular basis and problem solving.
• Other duties may be assigned

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Engineering, or a related scientific field.
• 0-3 years of experience in the cosmetics/personal care industry preferred.
• Knowledge of color pigments and inorganic compounds is a plus.
• Strong understanding of scientific principles and methodologies.
• Knowledge of relevant industry regulations (e.g., FDA, cosmetic regulations).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to conduct research, analyze data, and draw conclusions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, sit and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to walk; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, thoroughness of work assigned.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position.  Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.