Job Title: Formulation Scientist
Location: Kolkata (Onsite - Work from Office)

About the Role:
We are looking for an creative and execution-focused Formulation Scientist to support skincare and cosmetic product development across multiple categories. The role will have a strong 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 environment.

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.
• Good 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 (West Bengal)
🏢 Dot & Key Skincare
📍 West Bengal