Research And Development Chemist

About the Company

PakLab is a leading contract manufacturer specializing in health & beauty and household products. With three decades of professional product development service experience, we are setting a new standard in contract manufacturing. With our innate understanding of product design, development and formulation, as well as manufacturing and packaging mechanics, we work with our clients as a fully integrated strategic partner, creating innovative products from the bottom up. We employ a world-class team of Engineers, Chemists, Microbiologists, Lab Technicians, Designers, and Packaging Specialists who oversee the process from conception to completion. Service is the cornerstone of our corporate culture, and we will devote whatever resources are necessary to ensure a complete understanding of our customers’ needs in order to achieve their goals.

About the Role

The Chemist is responsible for the batching of PakLab and customer formulas. Requires an individual that keeps up-to-date with the latest applications of chemicals and is capable of transferring that knowledge into a functional product.

• Good Attendance.
• Able to work any shift and extended hours.
• Must be detailed oriented with strong clerical and time management skills.
• Able to follow procedures and instructions.
• Able to work in fast-paced environment with limited supervision.
• Must work well with others in a close environment.

Typical Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop new personal care product formulations (e.g., cleansers, creams, lotions, serums, hair products)
• Modify and optimize existing formulas to improve stability, efficacy, or cost-effectiveness
• Ensure compatibility between active ingredients, emulsifiers, preservatives, and fragrance systems. Must conduct crash stability on all formulations.
• Ensure formulations comply with FDA, EU, and other regulatory bodies.
• Work closely with the process engineering team to scale formulations from lab to production.
• Collaborate with clients to develop formulations based on their briefs. Reformulate based on client feedback, cost targets and ingredient preferences
• Interact with vendors to obtain information on raw materials to troubleshoot formulas.
• Keep up with personal care industry trends, consumer demands, and competitor launches
• Attend trads shows and meet with suppliers for new technologies
• Follow GLP/GMP and notebook protocol.
• Maintain the laboratory in clean organized condition.
• Assist process engineers in first manufacture of production batches.
• Adjust simple parameters for manufacture of products (such as pH, viscosity, color, etc…).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift and pull a minimum of 25 lbs.
• Requires walking and standing for lengthy periods of time.
• Requires bending, twisting, pulling, pushing and climbing of ladders and stairs.
• Capable of climbing steps and retrieving material from shelves.

Work Experience and Education Requirements

• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, or related field, is required. Master’s Degree or PhD preferred.
• 3 or more years’ experience with cosmetics.
• Knowledge of computer applications.

Pay range and compensation package - 75k-100k yearly salary.

Equal Opportunity Statement - PakLab is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.