Job Title: Chemist
Location: Clark, NJ 07066
Duration: 6 months contract (possible extension)
Job Description:
Looking for a candidate with experience in stabilities, batching of cosmetics or related field.
Personality: Attention to detail/observant, clear communication, leans toward optimization and efficiency, autonomous, accuracy in collating data, focused, lab experienced, willing to take on new techniques and tools, positive attitude.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure the physicochemical characterization and the evaluation of the performance of hair and cosmetics products while respecting the defined protocols and quality criteria (microscopy, rheology, and other internal methods, etc.).
- Assist Design of Experiments to analyze the stability, aspect, viscosity, and in-vitro experiments
- Explore new methods of formula characterization.
- Ensure the complete traceability of characterizations: from sample recovery to data provision.
- Contribute to the establishment of an operational flow of sample transfer logistics: from the formulation laboratory to the characterization laboratory. maintain stability records
Skills Required:
- Bachelors +2 years exp/or certification/Diploma in Quality Control / Physical Measurements/ physical sciences, technical research experience in a laboratory setting, proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point, and clear communication skills.
- Methodological and organized.
- Rigor and critical sense in conducting analysis and reporting results.
- Cooperative spirit and an ability to work in a team.
- Feedback mindset to improve the processes.
- Must be organized and have worked in a lab environment. Autonomous working and have good background in math/science
- Experience with pH, Microscopy, Viscometer/Rheometer, Foam analyzer. As a point of differentiation is a plus but not necessary.
- Familiarity with batching equipment a plus – Olsa, disconti, silverson. As a point of differentiation is a plus but not necessary.