Assistant Manager – R&D Formulation (Aerosols)

Job Title  : Assistant Manager – R&D Formulation (Aerosols)

Department : R&D

Reporting Structure

Reports to: R&D Head

Roles that report into the role holder:

Role Location : Kheda, Gujarat India

Educational Qualifications Required

Must have a degree in Chemistry.

Those with a master’s degree would be preferred.

Number of Years’ Experience required

8 – 10 years of experience

Preferences

Must come from the aerosol industry (focusing on products like deodorants)

Job Purpose

To drive the formulation work for the group’s aerosol-based products.

Principal Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Carry out formulation development for the groups fragrance & aerosol brands.
• These will be products like; deodorants & hair sprays.
• Define product characteristics, technical concepts and ingredients composition.
• Prepare starting and finishing formula for batches.
• Match formulations of benchmark products – to carry out the end to end development of product formulations.
• Reformulate or improve existing formulas through NPD trials / batch trials.
• Detail trials, test data and lab observations. Document basic information, creative ideas, and guidance to formulators.
• Define and set specifications for new or reformulated products.
• Implement robust testing procedures for toxicology assessments, accelerated stability and preservative efficacy testing, microbial investigations.
• Support all documentation requirements for product registration in respective market zones.
• Validate Product information file, ingredients review, full formula, specifications, cautions / warnings, instructions, storage conditions, and the label and bar codes.
• Document and control data relevant to all cosmetic product/ ranges/ SKU’s.

Skills & Competencies Required

• Must come from the aerosol industry.
• We do not want some from analytical R&D (i.e. not actual formulation of products).

Job Category: R&D

Job Type: Full Time

Job Location:Kheda, Gujarat India