Formulation Scientist

Job Title: Formulation Scientist

Location: Kolkata (Onsite - Work from Office)

About the Role:

We are looking for an innovative and execution-focused Formulation Scientist to support skincare and cosmetic product development across multiple categories. The role will have a strong emphasis on colour chemistry and cosmetic formulations, contributing to innovation across textures, sensorial, pigments, shades, and product performance while ensuring stability, scalability, and seamless commercialization in a fast-paced beauty and personal care environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop skincare and cosmetic formulations across categories including sunscreens, moisturizers, serums, rinse-off products, lip care, and colour cosmetics.

• Support formulation innovation with a focus on colour chemistry, pigment compatibility, texture optimization, sensorial performance, and shade development.

• Execute product development activities including formulation trials, sensory evaluation, stability testing, and manufacturing feasibility.

• Collaborate with NPD, sourcing, packaging, manufacturing, regulatory, and marketing teams for successful product launches.

• Evaluate and help implement latest ingredient technologies, colour trends, and global beauty innovations into product development.

• Support product scale-up and manufacturing processes to ensure formulation consistency and optimized output.

• Maintain formulation documentation, stability reports, and technical protocols, ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory standards.

Preferred Skills & Know-how:

• Working expertise in skincare, cosmetic, and colour cosmetic formulation development.

• Hands-on exposure to colour chemistry pigments, shades, textures, and cosmetic actives is highly preferred.

• Experience across suncare, moisturizers, serums, rinse-off, lip care, and colour cosmetic categories preferred.

• Good understanding of ingredient technologies, formulation stability, and sensory optimization.

• Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemistry, Cosmetic Technology, Chemical Engineering, Oil Technology, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics, or a related field.

• Experience in the beauty, personal care, pharmaceuticals, or cosmetics industry is required.

• Minimum 3 years of experience in skincare, beauty, personal care, or cosmetic formulation development.

• Prior hands-on exposure to colour chemistry/colour cosmetics is highly preferred.