Chemist I

Job Title: Chemist I

Location: Clark, NJ, 07066

Duration: 6 months with possibility of extension up to 2 years pending budget

Shift: Standard Shift

Headline:

• Seeking a candidate with hands‐on experience in cosmetic characterization or a closely related field such as personal care, food science, or chemical product evaluation. Pharmaceutical/quality. The ideal candidate is comfortable performing stability studies and physicochemical measurements across a wide range of cosmetic formats.

Candidate Personality & Work Style:

• Attention to detail - highly observant, precise, and consistent in measurements.
• Clear communication - able to document and relay results cleanly.
• Optimization mindset - seeks efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Autonomous work habits - able to manage tasks independently.
• Data accuracy - rigorous in recording, organizing, and validating data.
• Lab readiness - comfortable with instruments, SOPs, and new techniques.
• Positive, cooperative attitude with willingness to learn emerging tools and methods.

Required Skills & Background:

• Bachelor’s degree + 2 years’ experience, or QC/Physical Measurements certification/diploma.
• Technical research experience in a laboratory setting.
• Strong math/science foundation.
• Methodical and organized approach to testing and documentation.
• Rigor and critical thinking in analysis and reporting.
• Team‐oriented with a constructive feedback mindset.

Cosmetic Characterization–Specific Skills:

• pH measurement - calibration, sampling, drift control.
• Rheology - viscometer/rheometer operation, flow curves, yield stress.
• Microscopy - droplet size, emulsion structure, particle distribution.
• Stability testing - temperature cycling, centrifugation, freeze–thaw, long‐term monitoring.
• Appearance & viscosity evaluation - color, gloss, phase separation, texture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Physicochemical characterization of haircare and cosmetic products following defined protocols and quality criteria.
• pH, viscosity, rheology, microscopy, appearance, foam behavior, etc.
• Maintain full traceability from sample intake to data delivery, ensuring clean documentation and version control.
• Maintain stability records, update databases, and flag anomalies or trends.
• Contribute to workflow optimization, proposing improvements to testing cadence, data handling, and instrument utilization.

Must‐Have Software Skills:

• Windows OS proficiency - comfortable navigating file systems, managing folders, and handling lab data workflows.
• Microsoft Excel- data entry, formulas, charts, stability logs, DoE tables.
• Microsoft PowerPoint- preparing reports, visual summaries of characterization results.
• Microsoft Word - SOPs, protocols, characterization notes, method write‐ups.
• Microsoft Outlook, Teams