Job Description: AM- Skincare Formulation R&D

Key Responsibilities

Design and develop skincare formulations, including creams, serums, lotions, gels, and other face-care products.
Conduct stability, compatibility, and performance testing to ensure product quality, safety, and shelf-life requirements.
Optimize existing formulations for sensory attributes, efficacy, stability, cost efficiency, and manufacturability.
Evaluate active ingredients, functional ingredients, emulsification systems, and emerging formulation technologies.
Conduct ingredient and market research to identify new product opportunities and translate consumer needs into innovative formulations.
Manage scale-up and technology transfer from laboratory development to pilot and commercial manufacturing.
Troubleshoot formulation and process-related issues during pilot trials and commercial production.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including packaging, quality, regulatory, procurement, and manufacturing, to ensure successful product launches.
Prepare and maintain formulation records, technical documentation, specifications, and stability reports.
Ensure formulations comply with applicable cosmetic regulations and quality standards.

Experience: 4–8 years of hands-on R&D experience specifically in skincare formulation development.
Candidates from premium cosmetics manufacturers, personal care FMCG companies, or D2C skincare brands are preferred.
Strong practical experience in developing and optimizing emulsions, serums, creams, lotions, and gels.
Exposure to pilot-scale trials, commercial manufacturing, and technology transfer is preferred.

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Cosmetic Technology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering.
Strong knowledge of cosmetic active ingredients, emollients, emulsifiers, rheology modifiers, preservatives, and delivery systems.
Practical understanding of emulsification systems, formulation stability, ingredient compatibility, and sensory optimization.
Familiarity with applicable Indian and global cosmetic regulatory guidelines.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and cross-functional coordination skills.

Target Profile
Education & Technical Skills
Preferred Candidate Profile
A hands-on formulation scientist with strong technical expertise in skincare product development, capable of translating concepts into stable, commercially viable formulations and supporting products through scale-up and commercial launch.

Assistant Manager - Formulation & Development (Skincare)

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