Chemist, Associate

At Revlon, we create beauty innovations for everyone that inspire confidence and ignite joy every day.

Breaking beauty boundaries is in our company’s DNA. Since its game-changing launch of the first opaque nail enamel in 1932 (and later, the first long-wear foundation), Revlon has provided consumers with high-quality product innovation, performance, and sophisticated glamour. Elizabeth Arden made waves as a woman-led beauty company in the 1920s. In 1931, Almay became the original hypoallergenic, fragrance-free beauty brand.

Today, Revlon resiliently continues its legacy as a leading global beauty company. Our diverse portfolio—which consists of some of the world’s most iconic brands and product offerings in color cosmetics, skin care, hair color & care, personal care, and fragrances—is sold around the world through prestige, professional, mass, and direct-to-consumer retail channels. These brands include Revlon, Revlon Professional, Elizabeth Arden, Almay, American Crew, CND, Cutex, Mitchum, Sinful Colors, Creme of Nature, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, John Varvatos, Juicy Couture, Ed Hardy and more.

We honor our heritage, embrace change, and applaud diversity. We champion our employees and celebrate our consumers.

We are Revlon, together, transforming beauty.

Major Duties

• Develops new or improved formulas, products, shades and/or processes under supervision.
• Complete product development projects within one or more of the following cosmetic categories: Lip products
• Applies standard formulation technologies toward creation of new products and provide technical assistance to optimize formula attributes.
• Obtains new raw materials as necessary, along with appropriate safety/technical documentation, specifications, samples, etc.
• Manage and lead multiple projects in a very fast paced environment and prioritize projects to meet timeline requirements.
• Conducts all required performance and stability tests; interprets records and reports results.
• Keeps accurate and precise records.
• Ability to interpret third party testing criteria in order access product success regarding current company protocols.
• Interfaces with other Research Center personnel; Safety, Regulatory, Consumer, QA and Marketing as required.
• Performs evaluations of competitive products, reports findings as appropriate.
• Resolves routine customer and production problems.
• Represent RD in conference calls to discuss project status.
• Critical thinker and knowledge of the RD development timeline.
• Performs QC, experimental, developmental, and analytical tests on finished goods.
• Resolves routine customer and production problems.
• Assists senior lab personnel as necessary.
• Ability to develop forward thinking ability to strategize timeline solutions to meet tight project timing
• Willingness to travel to support production at manufacturing site as needed
  
  

Preferred education level;

• Bachelors of Science in Chemistry or related discipline
  
  

Preferred years of experience;

• 0-3 years of experience.
  
  

Soft Skills;

• Ability to apply interpersonal skills to resolve a wide range of problems.
• Ability to conceptualize and apply innovative solutions.
• Ability to anticipate and solve technical problems.
• Ability to handle multiple projects while meeting tight time constraints.
  
  

Required Technical/software Skills

• Knowledge of basic principles of cosmetic science.
• Technical formulation experience in anhydrous formulations, and emulsion technology.
• Knowledge to operate lab equipment’s – mixers, viscometers, pH meters, etc.
• Ability to set up product specification and procedures
• Knowledge of global and China/Japan regulations on ingredient and colorant restrictions.
• Strong organizational and collaboration skills a must.
• Willingness to take ownership and accountability to drive projects forward in a timely and efficient manner.
• Strong oral, interpersonal and written communication skills.