Associate, Chemist - Eye & Face

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, SinfulColors, 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.

Basic Functions:

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

Knowledge & Skills Required

• Knowledge of global and China/Japan regulations on ingredient and colorant restrictions.
• Knowledge to operate lab equipment’s – mixers, viscometers, pH meters, etc.
• Strong oral, interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Experience working with TPM partners.
• Technical formulation experience in anhydrous formulations, and emulsion technology.

• Preferred education level;

  • B.S. in Chemistry or related discipline
  
  

• Willingness to take ownership and accountability to drive projects forward in a timely and efficient manner.
• Ability to anticipate and solve technical problems.

• Preferred years of experience;

  • 0-3 years of experience.
  
  

• Strong organizational and collaboration skills a must.

• Required technical/software skills

  • Knowledge of basic principles of cosmetic science.
  • Experience working with TPM partners.
  • 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.

• 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.
  
  

• B.S. in Chemistry or related discipline
• Knowledge of basic principles of cosmetic science.
• Ability to handle multiple projects while meeting tight time constraints.
• 0-3 years of experience.
• Ability to conceptualize and apply innovative solutions.
• Ability to apply interpersonal skills to resolve a wide range of problems.
• Ability to set up product specification and procedures