Cosmetics Formulation & QA Chemist - Remote

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About this Job:

This is a Work From Home position that is heavy on document collection, document preparation & analysis. You must have experience working with 3rd party manufacturers and managing production processes from end to end. It requires good communication and heavy on Zoom/Team collaborations and meetings.

Job Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Cosmetic & QA Chemist to take technical responsibility for the safety, regulatory compliance, formulation quality, and product quality of our facial skincare, bath & body, haircare, and facial sheet-mask products.

The role will work directly with our third-party manufacturers overseas and ensure products meet approved specifications and the regulatory requirements of their destination markets before production and shipment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take technical responsibility for product safety, quality, and regulatory compliance for assigned products.
• Review formulations, INCI lists, ingredient concentrations, raw materials, and product specifications.
• Assess ingredient safety, restrictions, usage levels, claims, and suitability for the destination country.
• Review and approve pre-production formulations, samples, specifications, COAs, stability data, and testing documentation.
• Review post-production batch records, COAs, test results, and production documentation.
• Confirm production batches match approved pre-production formulations and specifications.
• Identify and address formulation changes, substitutions, contamination risks, quality issues, and manufacturing discrepancies.
• Ensure required product safety, regulatory, technical, and QA documentation is complete and current.
• Maintain controlled formulation, specification, testing, regulatory, and production files.
• Review product labels and technical information for applicable regulatory requirements.
• Monitor regulatory requirements applicable to each destination market and identify required changes.
• Review formulation and raw-material costs to determine whether pricing is reasonable for the agreed product quality.
• Benchmark raw-material costs and identify potential quality compromises or unexplained costs.
• Manage technical communication and corrective actions with 3rd Party manufacturers.
• Track all formulation, QA, regulatory, and production issues through resolution.
• Maintain appropriate GMP / ISO 22716 and quality-control practices.
• Any other tasks are required by management.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in related field.
• Strong understanding of GMP / ISO 22716 and cosmetic regulatory requirements.
• Experience assessing regulatory requirements for international markets.
• Strong analytical, Excel, documentation, and file-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Application Question(s):

• Are you currently employed? Yes/No
• What was your last monthly CTC? Enter in "INR XXXXX" format only

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Cosmetics Formulation: 1 year (Preferred)
• Cosmetics QA: 1 year (Preferred)
• Formulation Raw Ingredients Costing: 1 year (Preferred)
• 3rd Party Cosmetics Manufacturing: 1 year (Preferred)
• Cosmetics Regulatory Filings: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote