SENIOR Cosmetics Chemist

Description

Cosmix Labs seeks a highly skilled Senior Cosmetics Chemist with at least five years of experience in developing innovative and high-performance formulations in color cosmetics and skincare. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree in applied chemistry from a reputable university and has a proven track record of independently formulating, developing, and launching successful cosmetic and skincare products. This role requires expertise in rapidly taking concepts through to stable, commercial-ready products while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and quality systems. The Senior Cosmetics Chemist actively contributes to research and development, supplier qualification, and the scale-up process to guarantee product excellence and safety. The successful professional leverages deep knowledge of emulsion and surfactant chemistry, stability and compatibility testing, and safety assessments to produce formulations that meet both market demands and regulatory requirements. This position focuses on formulating products using sound scientific principles, maintaining Good Manufacturing Practices, and developing technical documentation supporting product claims. Operating independently without team management responsibilities, the Senior Cosmetics Chemist at Cosmix Labs is pivotal to advancing the company's portfolio through cutting-edge, reliable, and high-quality cosmetic and skincare solutions.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and develop innovative color cosmetics and skincare products from concept through to commercial launch ensuring stability and performance.
• Rapidly create and optimize sample formulations for stability testing and manufacturing scale-up, ensuring reproducibility and quality.
• Evaluate raw materials and ingredients for compatibility, efficacy, and safety in line with product objectives and regulatory standards.
• Conduct stability, accelerated stability, and packaging compatibility testing to confirm product shelf life and quality.
• Develop and validate analytical testing methods to support formulation development and quality assurance.
• Perform comprehensive regulatory compliance reviews, including ingredient safety assessments and formulation risk management in accordance with CPSR, SCCS guidance, and toxicological data.
• Maintain up-to-date technical documentation including GMP batch records, change control documentation, CAPA reports, and product claims substantiation.
• Ensure adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (ISO 22716) and implement quality systems that support consistent product excellence.
• Collaborate with suppliers by qualifying them and reviewing Certificates of Analysis (COA) and Safety Data Sheets (SDS) to ensure ingredient quality and safety standards are met.
• Support the scale-up and manufacturing process transfer, ensuring smooth transition from laboratory to production with minimal issues.
• Investigate and troubleshoot formulation or manufacturing challenges to improve product quality and process efficiency.
• Keep well-informed of industry trends, new raw materials, regulatory changes, and emerging formulation technologies to continuously enhance product development.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations and reports that detail formulation rationales, testing results, and product benefits for internal stakeholders.

Experience

5 Years

Apply By

Nov 19, 2026

Required Skills

• Cosmetic Formulation And Product Development
• Emulsion And Surfactant Chemistry
• Ingredient And Raw Material Evaluation
• Stability and compatibility testing
• Analytical Testing And Method Development
• Regulatory Compliance And Ingredient Review
• Safety Assessment And Formulation Risk Management
• Scale-Up And Manufacturing Process Transfer
• Good Manufacturing Practices And Quality Systems
• Product Claims Substantiation And Technical Documentation
• Accelerated stability and packaging compatibility testing
• Supplier Qualification and COA/SDS Review
• GMP Batch Record Development and Validation
• Cosmetic Safety Assessment and Formulation Risk Management (CPSR, SCCS guidance, exposure and toxicological assessment)
• Cosmetics GMP and Quality Systems (ISO 22716, CAPA, change control, batch documentation)