R&D Formulation Chemist

Autumn Harp, Inc. is a private-label, custom manufacturer of cosmetics and personal care products. The company’s state of the art facility provides premium service and creative solutions to product development and manufacturing of skincare, color cosmetics and lip care products, in service to the personal care industry. Our OTC facility provides support to clients who range from major global corporations to independent brands. Located in the beautiful Green Mountains near Burlington, Vermont, Autumn Harp fosters a diverse company culture. We celebrate the uniqueness of our employees and are committed to an inclusive and respectful work environment. Autumn Harp is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We are seeking an R&D Formulation Chemist to join our team in an environment with strong commitment to internal and external customer service. The successful candidate will work well with minimum supervision to develop and evaluate skincare and cosmetic formulations.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Up-to-date lab bench experience formulating new and innovative skin care products and product improvements

• Solid working knowledge of the raw materials used to formulate a wide variety of skin care products
• A passion for innovating with new and novel raw materials, formulation concepts and processing techniques. An Autumn Harp Chemist utilizes a creative, non-conventional approach to develop unique, quality products.
• Experience investigating and leveraging consumer insights, market trends and formulation technologies, applying them to development projects

• Strong, independent technical ability in a laboratory. Partnering with a process engineer, will be able to translate product formulations and their manufacturing processes to production scale.
• Experience setting up and monitoring formula and product stability. Responsible to collecting, recording and maintaining product data and stability history.

• A detail-oriented multi-tasker. Must be able to manage numerous projects in parallel. Can problem solve through challenges, putting focus where needed, while also forwarding other priorities.
• A flexible self-starter. The Chemist position requires a high level of individual initiative. They must be work well under pressure and pivot as needed when priorities change.
• Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit, in concept and in application

• Collaborative in the Autumn Harp team-oriented environment, as well as in service to customers
• Comfortable communicating technical updates via written dialogue or presentation
• Always looking for ways to continuously improve work processes, in order to better serve customers, external and internal
• May develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), so good writing skills are desirable.

Qualifications

• Minimum of BA or BS in chemistry, chemical engineering or equivalent science
• Previous formulation experience within a lab environment
• Knowledge of chemistry, skin biology, raw materials and emulsion technology

• Compliant with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)

• Proficient with the Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Solid written and verbal communication skills

• Leadership skills and experience mentoring others would be a plus