Formulation Chemist

The Formulation Chemist supports Mativ’s Healthcare and Wellness function. This position ensures product quality and consistency by formulating new products, analyzing chemical compositions, developing production processes, troubleshooting chemical reaction issues, conducting stability studies and identifying improvements to enhance product efficacy. We are looking for an experienced cosmetic/OTC formulator that would like to elevate their expertise into the medical device manufacturing area.

responsibilities:

• Produce lab-scale and production-scale new and/or customer formulations

• Works with procurement team to source and select materials compatible with product design, regulatory requirements, and process capabilities.

• Work with process engineering to design and develop transferable and scalable processes for existing production equipment.

• Deliver well-documented, dynamic design control for all products, meeting regulatory and internal procedural requirements (e.g., PLM, Design Control, etc.).

• Maintain compliance with relevant GMP, GLP, health, and safety requirements

• Perform chemical testing on samples using physical characterization and advanced instrumentation techniques, including Microscopy, FTIR, viscosity, specific gravity, pH, etc.

• Interpret the test data independently or with guidance to make sound technical evaluations for quickly resolving quality issues related to raw material issues, manufacturing challenges, and consumer complaints.

• Design and execute experiments to help improve the current testing procedures or develop new protocols.

• Routine testing of raw material, bulk batch, packaging, and stability samples.

• Ability to communicate test results effectively

• Document all the results by following company policies, scientific best practices and GLP practices

• When applicable, manage internal process improvement projects, including but not limited to raw material qualification, cost savings and production process improvements

qualifications: Required

• BS degree in Scientific Field (Chemistry or Material Science)

• Experience with statistical software, project management software, and Microsoft Office Suite

• 5 years+ of experience in formulation development or scale-up and >3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Skincare, haircare, or other cosmetic formulation experience, knowledge of FDA and GMP requirements

• Experience establishing and testing product stability and shelf-life assessment