Job Title: Formulation Scientist

Location: Kolkata (Onsite - Work from Office)

About the Role:

We are looking for an innovative and execution-focused Formulation Scientist to support skincare and cosmetic product development across multiple categories. The role will have a robust emphasis on colour chemistry and cosmetic formulations, contributing to innovation across textures, sensorial, pigments, shades, and product performance while ensuring stability, scalability, and seamless commercialization in a fast-paced beauty and personal care setting.

Key Responsibilities:
Develop skincare and cosmetic formulations across categories including sunscreens, moisturizers, serums, rinse-off products, lip care, and colour cosmetics.
Support formulation innovation with a focus on colour chemistry, pigment compatibility, texture optimization, sensorial performance, and shade development.
Execute product development activities including formulation trials, sensory evaluation, stability testing, and manufacturing feasibility.
Collaborate with NPD, sourcing, packaging, manufacturing, regulatory, and marketing teams for successful product launches.
Evaluate and help implement latest ingredient technologies, colour trends, and global beauty innovations into product development.




Support product scale-up and manufacturing processes to ensure formulation consistency and optimized output.
Maintain formulation documentation, stability reports, and technical protocols, ensuring compliance with quality and regulatory standards.

Preferred Skills & Know-how:
Working expertise in skincare, cosmetic, and colour cosmetic formulation development.
Hands-on exposure to colour chemistry — pigments, shades, textures, and cosmetic actives — is highly preferred.
Experience across suncare, moisturizers, serums, rinse-off, lip care, and colour cosmetic categories preferred.
Valuable understanding of ingredient technologies, formulation stability, and sensory optimization.
Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

Experience Requirements:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemistry, Cosmetic Technology, Chemical Engineering, Oil Technology, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics, or a related field.
Experience in the beauty, personal care, pharmaceuticals, or cosmetics industry is required.
Minimum 3 years of experience in skincare, beauty, personal care, or cosmetic formulation development.
Prior hands-on exposure to colour chemistry/colour cosmetics is highly preferred.

📌 Formulation Scientist Kolkata (India)
🏢 Dot & Key Skincare
📍 India