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Cosmetic Formulation Chemist

Laboratory
Chicago, IL, US
Pay Rate Low: 55000 | Pay Rate High: 70000
  • Added - 12/04/2025
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Our Cosmetic Formulation Chemist position is a great opportunity to work with a leading Personal Care company that provides rewarding challenges, great teamwork, and comprehensive benefits!

We are looking for a sharp professional that possesses these top 3 skills:
  • Personal care/ OTC product formulation experience
  • Experience with O/W and W/O emulsions
  • Regulatory requirements

Pay: $55k-$70k (depending on experience)
Schedule: M-F 8a-5p
Type of Job: Direct Hire
Location: 100% onsite- Countryside

At this time, Astrix cannot transfer nor sponsor a work Visa for this position.
Relocation not available for this opportunity.

Benefits Offered:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, etc!
  • Great PTO/holiday policy!
  • 401k, flex spending, life insurance, pet insurance
  • And so much more!

Cosmetic Formulation Chemist Daily Tasks: What you will do:
  • Formulate new recipes
  • Scale up new formulations
  • Understand the technical, regulatory, competitive, cost, operational, project timing, etc aspects that go into scaling up products to make an organization successful.
  • Propose solutions to raw material issues when working with vendors
  • Maintain quality, accuracy, and documentation of work
  • Keep up with new industry trends
  • Collaborate with other internal teams

Cosmetic Formulation Chemist Qualifications/Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, or related field with 1-3 years of relevant experience in the cosmetics or pharmaceutical OTC industry
  • 1-3 years of Product formulation experience (personal care products/ OTC products)

We strongly encourage candidates who have some of the skills to apply. We look forward to a conversation to learn more about you!

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