Research & Development Chemist – Personal Care

Research & Development Chemist – Personal Care (The position has been filled)

• Great role for an Experienced Cosmetic Formulation Chemist
• Innovative Company with a Friendly Work Environment
• Permanent Role with Competitve Salary & Excellent Career Opportunities

THE COMPANY

Our client is a leading and well known Australian Company that has been involved in the research, development, manufacturing and distribution of high quality personal care products and cosmetics for almost a century. With state of the art facilities and a dedicated senior team, the Company supplies product to all major retailers across Australia.

 

ROLE

Due to internal movement and continued growth, our client is looking to appoint a Research and Development Chemist to join their R&D Team. Your role will include developing innovative products for customers, researching new technologies, identifying new product opportunities, as well as process and cost improvements. You will be a technical expert and provide advice to internal and external customers.

Main Responsibilities will include:

• Formulation development and stability testing in response to customer requirements
• Experiments and literature reviews
• Undertaking in-vitro, SPF, water resistance and photo-stability testing as relevant to the development of sun-care products
• Developing Product Information Sheets
• Facilitating scale up from laboratory to trial/pilot and full scale batches and undertaking manufacturing validations
• Providing trouble shooting for manufacturing
• Assisting in laboratory maintenance and upkeep
• Assisting in training laboratory staff
• Maintaining laboratory health and safety standards

 

REQUIREMENTS

A true team player, the ideal candidate will need to meet the following criteria:

• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry or related experience in product development and quality control function
• Strong formulation skills in personal care OR cosmetics, nutraceuticals or the pharmaceutical industry
• Adept at performing and interpreting literature searches
• Excellent report writing skills
• Must be a lateral and innovative thinker with a strong practical ability
• You will possess excellent time management skills, attention to detail and a strong ability to multi-task.
• Key to this role will be your flexible “can do” attitude, excellent work ethic and initiative whilst working autonomously or as part of a team

 

WHY APPLY?

Our client offers a dynamic environment that fosters a work culture emphasising Innovation, Urgency, Integrity, and Results with a commitment to attract and retain highly motivated and qualified people.

The working environment is one that embodies vision and values, celebrates diversity of background and thought, and supports a balance of professional and personal needs.

 

APPLICATIONS

Please click the ‘Apply Now’ button to submit your application. Please ensure you attach a Resume and Cover Letter in Word Format addressing the full selection criteria. If you would like to know more about this unique opportunity please call the team at CS Executive Group Incorporating ChemSkill on 03 9516 0100.

 

THANK YOU

We would like to thank you for taking the time to apply for this role. Unfortunately, due to the large volume of applications we receive daily, we cannot contact all candidates. Please note, however, if you are not successful on this occasion, your resume will remain on our database and you may be contacted for other similar roles.