Job Description

Our client, a skincare brand, is looking to hire a Senior Chemist to join the team at their corporate office onsite in Edison. Candidates must be able to work a 5 day, in office schedule.

Job Duties Include:

• Lead reformulation initiatives to enhance product performance, stability, and to ensure alignment with regulatory and market demands
• Develop skin, hair, and body care formulations that prioritize technical excellence, consumer appeal, and market relevance
• Serve as the technical lead on cross-functional projects, facilitating communication between R&D, Regulatory, QC, and Manufacturing teams
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges related to stability, viscosity, pH, compatibility, and texture to meet quality and performance standards
• Collaborate to transform concepts into feasible, trend-driven products
• Scale formulations from bench prototypes to pilot and full-scale manufacturing
• Oversee stability testing and analyze results to ensure formula integrity across varying conditions
• Mentor junior chemists, fostering skill development and enhancing lab efficiency

Job Qualifications Include:

• 10+ years of experience in formulation development for skin care, hair care, or body care products
• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related scientific field
• Demonstrated success in cross-functional collaboration with Marketing, Product Development, and Regulatory teams to bring innovative concepts to market
• Expertise in formulating emulsions, serums, creams, gels, cleansers, and treatments
• Proven track record of resolving complex technical challenges
• Strong knowledge of raw materials and their functionalities, focusing on performance-driven applications
• Understanding of global regulatory standards and compliance requirements for beauty and personal care products
• Excellent problem-solving, technical leadership, and project management capabilities

Salary: $115k - $120k annually

*While PCG appreciates all applicants, only those qualified will be contacted. Thank you for your application. We look forward to hearing from you!

If you believe you are a great candidate for this position, and the salary listed does not meet your expectations, we would still love to speak to you! PCG, in good faith, believes that this posted range of compensation is the accurate range for this role at this location at the time of this posting. PCG and our clients may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range depending on candidate qualifications. This range may be modified in the future.

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