Chemist

Universal Beauty Products, Inc. has been dedicated to making the world's finest, high quality products in the beauty and personal care industry.

Our customers, both large and small, are based in countries all over the world, and as a company, we pride ourselves on our commitment to producing innovative and performance driven products.

We are under new management and growing, so now is a great time to join our team. Please note this is a on-site position.

In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves.

Chemist Responsibilities

• Must have a solid understanding and foundation in innovation, product development, regulatory, & packaging development with a proven history leading innovation projects in a CPG environment
• Mentoring and leading with the ability to assemble, build, manage and lead a team of highly skilled Chemists and Lab Techs
• Identify consumer trends, lead consumer research, identify potential opportunities, unmet consumer needs
• Manage the projects of new product development for Hair care, Skin care, Men care division, and OTC
• Manage the compliance of domestic and / or foreign Regulatory Agency
• Conduct research to develop new products, manufacturing procedures and specifications for new products
• Assist company in prioritizing financial / business opportunities for larger scale innovation projects
• Support marketing and quality assurance / control team in dealing with technical and quality issues raised by customers
• Drive accountability, consistency, quality, and process standardization across all phases of R&D and throughout the organization.
• Formulates and recommends research and development guidelines and time lines in accordance with project objectives
• Identify new cost savings initiatives, new suppliers while maintaining product quality
• Coordinate with ingredient manufacturers and internal departments to help correct and optimize product issues
• Monitor and maintain R&D laboratory and testing equipment including purchasing of testing equipment in a cost-effective manner, conduct or arrangement equipment calibrations and preventative maintenance

Education and Experience

• Must have Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and / or Biochemistry, Masters Preferred.
• Must have 10 plus years’ experience in formulation of personal care development
• Strong Knowledge of scientific data such as material safety data sheet (SDS), certificate of analysis, stability testing, compatibility testing, microbiology testing, OTC & compliance
28 days ago