Category: Life Science

Employment Type: Direct Hire

Reference: BH-371250

Our client, a Cosmetic Manufacturer that specializes in personal care products happily located in Southern California, a hub for the beauty industry, is actively looking to add a Sr. R&D Manager to their team:

Salary: $120,000-130,000
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Type: Direct Hire
Shift: Monday-Friday: 8:00am-5:00pm

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop new formulas and reverse engineered formula based on customer's briefs and price target.
• Reformulate and improve existing formulas.
• Follow new trends closely with new products launches, ingredients and new concept such as "free from" claims. Be familiar with the formulation restrictions using these claims.
• Be familiar with cosmetic ingredient especially their function, delivery system, interaction depending of media/base.
• Meet with suppliers and keep product files (clinical and regulatory).
• Work on Innovation, create new textures, concepts, actives to keep our R&D with cutting edge formulation.
• Help creating marketing sheet to present to our customers in innovation seminars.
• Request raw material pricing and input in our pricing matrix.
• Evaluation/Selection/Advice regarding testing; Claims, Safety, Microbiology.
• Assist Regulatory department requesting all the necessary ingredient information.
• Be flexible with project priorities as they vary from time to time and manage a large workload under tight timeline.
• Be able to make decisions to troubleshoot production or compounding. Improve and/or revise manufacturing/filling process if needed.
• Work closely with our chemists to help on challenging projects or when needed.
• Work closely with our Quality department to improve knowledge about new formulas, establishing standards.
• Maintain the laboratory clean and organized, respecting GLP's.

• Bachelor of Science or higher degree in chemistry or related field.
• Color formulation experience preferred.
• OTC experience preferred.
• Creative thinking, technical writing and organizational skills.
• At least 6 years and more of industry experience on the bench formulating.
• Knowledge of cosmetic/personal care raw materials, functionality, and interactions.
• Understanding of emulsion and surfactant technology as well as general formulation techniques.
• Must be familiar with regulation for US market and other countries for globally approved formulas, especially for the natural and organic market (NSF, USDA/NOP, NPA).