Assistant Manager - Formulation & Development (Skincare) in Bombay, भारत

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.