Sr. Formulations Chemist

Innospec is looking to add a Senior Formulations Chemist to our Personal Care team in Salisbury, NC.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide technical assistance to Innospec customers as required through support such as:

answering inquiries on products and applications

independently develop formulations, meeting trends and market research

performing application tests

formula scale-up recommendations

• Develop commercially viable formulations that successfully meet customer and market demands for performance, economics, and regulatory compliance.
• Research new developments and raw materials for product development to meet new market demands.
• Work with Innospec customers, sale, and production teams to define and develop new products.
• Visit customers to promote our products, develop opportunities for collaboration and to help solve application technical issues involving our products.
• Assist manufacturing plant or QC on occasion to assess issues and trouble shoot.
• Train Innospec sales team members as well as distributors that promote our products.
• Develop relationships with key vendors to maintain an awareness of market trends for both raw materials and finished goods.
• Represent the company at various industry technical events including but not limited to tradeshows and industry meetings.

Requirements:

Candidates with a strong background in formulation development across a wide range of Personal Care formulation categories including hair care, body care, and oral care. A working knowledge on surfactants, their properties and chemical composition with demonstrated formulation experience in detergents or surfactant-based products is required. Understanding and application knowledge of formulations, performance testing, stability and other physical characteristics is also required.

• Minimum of a BS in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or Biochemistry. Degrees in other scientific disciplines will be considered with an advanced degree in a relevant field a plus.
• 7 years of experience in formulation and applications in detergents industry or with surfactants manufacturers.
• Domestic travel will be required, with up to 25% of time on travel.
• Very effective communicator, both written and oral, and excellent team player. Presenting skills are required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite
• Position will be located on-site in Salisbury, NC.

Daily Responsibilities:

• Take care of the day-to-day customer tech service support through lab work performing standard laboratory analytical application tests with little supervision.
• Work closely with customers and sales team on customer tech service requests.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Collect analytical and performance data on existing product portfolio.
• Develop formulations for the promotion of Innospec products.
• Produces R&D samples on Lab and Pilot scale.
• Keep accurate records of the day-to-day lab activities, issue detailed technical reports in a reasonable time frame.
• Phone or visit customers to help them solve application technical issues involving our products.

The Sr. Formulation Chemist – Formulations will be part of Innospec’s Personal Care technical team that supports the business in the Americas region. In this role, the primary functions will be in formulation development and customer technical service. Formulation demands will come from customers, market trends and novel concepts developed by Innospec R&D. This position requires a detail-oriented individual who can independently manage and organize data on numerous lab activities, be able to multi-task and problem solve, while maintaining a clear sense of priorities and focus. An ideal candidate will have a unique blend of independent hands-on formulation experience, skills in organic chemistry with the ability to provide technical expertise in written and oral presentations. As a part of the Personal Care technical and business organization, you will participate in joint development projects and share customer opportunities with the global team. This position reports to the Sr. Technical Manager for Personal Care, Americas.