Formulation Chemist

Job Summary: The Formulation Chemist's role involves designing and creating innovative products that meet customer needs. They will work closely with the Customer Experience team and engage directly with clients to provide technical expertise throughout the product development process, from initial brief to commercialization. Additionally, they will stay updated on industry trends and regulations and suggest new formulations to address emerging market demands as part of Elevation Labs' innovation program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Research, create, and deliver new and innovative formulas.
2. Reverse engineer customer benchmarks and current market products.
3. Evaluates new product briefs received from customers to source new materials and write preliminary formulas to evaluate pricing.
4. Evaluates customer product redirects and adjusts formulas accordingly.
5. Produces laboratory batch size formulas, divides the formulas into sample containers and labels the samples accordingly.
6. Coordinates with Account Management to pack and ship samples to customers.
7. Prepare Qualitative Ingredient Listings, Formula Approval Forms and Pricing Reports for sample submissions.
8. Maintain detailed, accurate and organized formula documentation.
9. Implement and maintain R&D processes and procedures.
10. Partners with compounding, to ensure successful pilots and first manufactured batches.
11. Partners with compounding to perform batch reworks as necessary. Provides technical support and maintains close involvement with customers and account managers during the product development process.
12. Support customer requirements by thoroughly understanding all restrictions related to product briefs, brand, and timeline.
13. Attends customer calls and meetings, as necessary.
14. Maintains good working relationships with raw material suppliers to source new materials and obtain pricing and regulatory documentation.
15. Attend raw material supplier meetings, as needed.
16. Assists with innovation programs and marketing presentations, outlining ingredients and benefits of products as needed.
17. Evaluates preliminary stability samples for pH, viscosity, color, odor, and appearance and determines test results.
18. Performs other duties as assigned or needed for the Chemist role.

Elevation Labs provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Elevation Labs complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment at every location in which the Company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The essential duties listed are representative of the major duties required of this job; ability to perform the essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation is required. Elevation Labs may make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitation of otherwise-qualified individuals with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

This job description is not designed or intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required for this job. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary based upon departmental needs. Incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge & Skills:

Ideal Candidate Qualifications:

• Performs work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Performs work using good organizational and time management skills.
• Extensive knowledge of raw materials.
• Flexibility and ability to handle multiple tasks in a short amount of time.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelors in Chemistry or related sciences required (requirement may be met with 5+ years of relevant experience).
• 2+ years of experience with research and development of personal care and cosmetic products, preferred.
• OTC/FDA experience preferred.
• Sunscreen formulation experience preferred.
• Ability to read write and speak English.

Physical and Mental Demands

• Ability to work in manufacturing environment around heavy machinery.
• Ability to stand or walk for extended periods of time.
• Ability to work flexible hours and weekends as business needs require.
• Regularly required to stand
• Frequently required to walk
• Regularly reach with hands and arms
• Lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Must have a positive attitude.
• Able to work with a variety of people inside and outside of the organization.
• Communicate well with others.

The physical demands identified above are representative of those that will be required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Work Environment

• Regularly required to work in areas where chemical materials are encountered
• Manufacturing setting with moving machinery
• Regularly required to wear appropriate personal protective equipment
• May involve exposure to shop environment including variable noise levels
• Must customarily have a high consciousness for personnel and equipment safety