R&D Formulation Chemist (Personal Care & OTC Products)

Location: Doral, FL (100% Onsite)
Schedule: Monday – Friday | 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Salary: $80,000 – $130,000 (depending on experience)

Why This Opportunity?

If you’re passionate about innovation, formulation, and bringing new products to market, this is an opportunity to make a direct impact. You’ll join a collaborative R&D team developing cutting-edge OTC and personal care products across skin care, hair care, sun care, and pet care. From reverse engineering market-leading products to creating brand-new formulations and supporting production scale-up, you’ll have ownership throughout the product development lifecycle while working in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment where your ideas and technical expertise are valued.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced R&D Formulation Chemist to support the research, development, and optimization of high-quality OTC and non-OTC personal care products. This hands-on laboratory role is responsible for developing innovative formulations, conducting laboratory testing, troubleshooting formulation challenges, and supporting products from concept through commercial manufacturing.

Approximately 50% of this role will focus on SPF/sunscreen formulation, making prior sunscreen formulation experience essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or a related scientific discipline.
  

• 2+ years of formulation experience within the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, or personal care industry.
  

• Required: Hands-on experience formulating SPF/sunscreen products. This is a must-have qualification, as approximately 50% of the formulation work will be dedicated to sunscreen products.
  

• Experience developing OTC and non-OTC personal care products.
  

• Bilingual in English and Spanish with strong verbal and written communication skills a plus.
  

• Strong understanding of laboratory procedures, formulation principles, and analytical testing.
  

• Ability to manage multiple projects while meeting deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and formulate OTC and non-OTC products including SPF/sunscreen, skin care, hair care, personal care, and pet care products.
  

• Lead sunscreen formulation projects, ensuring compliance with applicable OTC requirements and performance expectations.
  

• Prepare laboratory batches according to existing and newly developed formulations.
  

• Optimize formulations by adjusting pH, viscosity, stability, and other performance characteristics based on customer or project requirements.
  

• Reverse engineer competitive products and develop improved formulations.
  

• Conduct research on new raw materials, technologies, and formulation techniques.
  

• Document formulation procedures, laboratory observations, and technical data using laboratory notebooks and formulation software.
  

• Support first production batches and create detailed manufacturing procedures to ensure successful scale-up and batch reproducibility.
  

• Troubleshoot formulation and manufacturing issues for both new and existing products.
  

• Operate, maintain, and clean laboratory equipment while ensuring proper laboratory organization and housekeeping.
  

• Evaluate the physical and performance characteristics of formulations using standard laboratory testing methods.
  

• Manage product development projects from customer brief through commercialization.
  

• Provide technical support to Sales and Marketing during customer presentations and product development discussions.
  

• Maintain compliance with applicable industry regulations and quality standards.
  

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Training & Work Environment

Employees receive training on current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), personal practices, safety procedures, and company quality standards. This position is primarily laboratory-based and requires the use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including lab coats, gloves, hairnets, and other required safety gear.

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