Cosmetic Chemist

Job Overview

We are looking for a Cosmetic Chemist – Quality & Manufacturing to oversee cosmetic product quality, manufacturing processes, production readiness, and supplier/factory operations. The role will be responsible for ensuring that products are manufactured according to approved formulations, quality specifications, GMP requirements, and established manufacturing standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee cosmetic manufacturing activities to ensure products meet approved quality and formulation requirements.
• Review cosmetic formulations, raw materials, manufacturing procedures, batch records, and product specifications before production.
• Verify raw material and packaging component availability to support uninterrupted manufacturing.
• Review and approve production batches, pilot batches, scale-up trials, filling trials, and manufacturing processes.
• Support CAPA, root-cause analysis, process improvement, and preventive quality activities.
• Review production yields, material losses, rework, damaged components, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Approve, reject, quarantine, or recommend rework of finished products based on quality results.
• Coordinate with contract manufacturers and factory teams to resolve technical, quality, and production issues.
• Maintain accurate batch documentation, technical records, specifications, and quality reports.
• Support factory inspections, production audits, manufacturing trials, and supplier evaluations.
• Identify potential quality and manufacturing risks and communicate them to relevant internal teams.
• Work closely with R&D, QA/QC, Production, Regulatory, Packaging, Procurement, and Contract Manufacturing teams to ensure successful product launches and consistent production quality.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Experience in cosmetic formulation, cosmetic manufacturing, QA/QC, or production quality.
• Strong understanding of cosmetic ingredients, emulsions, creams, lotions, gels, shampoos, cleansers, serums, and other personal-care products.
• Knowledge of GMP, batch manufacturing, quality control, stability testing, specifications, and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with cosmetic production equipment, filling operations, packaging, and scale-up processes.
• Ability to analyze quality issues and conduct root-cause investigations, deviation investigations, OOS investigations, and CAPA.
• Strong technical documentation, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers or overseas cosmetic factories is preferred.
• Willingness to travel to South Korea approximately six times per year for factory inspections, production trials, and quality assessments.
• Valid passport and ability to meet applicable visa and international travel requirements.

Pay: ₹300,000.00 - ₹450,000.00 per year

Application Question(s):

• Are you an immediate joiner
• What is your highest level of education, and in which field did you study?
• Describe your experience in cosmetic, personal care manufacturing
• What is your experience with batch manufacturing records and production documentation.
• Describe your experience with GMP, CAPA, and quality management systems
• What was your last verifiable monthly salary and expected salary
• Do you have valid passport and ready to travel occasionally as per business requirements

Work Location: Remote