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Lead Cosmetic Formulation Chemist

Laboratory
Chicago, IL, US
Pay Rate Low: 100000 | Pay Rate High: 120000
  • Added - 12/04/2025
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Our Lead Cosmetic Formulation Chemist position is a great opportunity to work with a leading Personal Care company that provides amazing employee experience and growth opportunities!
This is your chance to work in a high-tech laboratory with cutting-edge equipment and technology.
 
We are looking for a sharp professional that possesses these top 3 skills:
  • Personal care/ OTC product formulation experience
  • Laboratory leadership experience
  • 7+ years of bench experience

Pay: $100k-$120k
Schedule: M-F 8a-4:15p
Type of Job: Direct Hire
Location: 100% onsite- Oak Brook

At this time, Astrix cannot transfer nor sponsor a work Visa for this position.

Benefits Offered:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, etc!
  • Great PTO/holiday policy!
  • 401k, profit-sharing plan, tuition reimbursement, etc.
  • Parental Leave, adoption assistance, etc.
  • And so much more!

Lead 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

Lead Cosmetic Formulation Chemist Qualifications/Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, or related field with 5 years of relevant experience in the cosmetics or pharmaceutical OTC industry
  • 7-10+ 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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