Senior Development Chemist

Senior Development Chemist at Orean Cleckheaton — lead client technical relationships, drive innovative cosmetic formulation development, and provide expert mentorship to the R&D team to ensure gold-standard technical excellence.

Location Cleckheaton, BD19 4TT

Job type Permanent

Reporting to Global Head of Research & Development

The Senior Development Chemist role is to serve as the business’s key technical contact for a range of clients and a key technical advisor to the wider business. The Senior Development Chemist plays a key role in developing new formulations for our clients and supporting the rest of the Development Team. The Senior Development Chemist is part of the Development Team’s management and, as such, is expected to support the Head of Research & Development in setting and achieving key performance indicators for the entire team.

The Senior Development Chemist provides technical advice to other departments to help manage project risks. The role supports the continuous innovation that the business strives to provide to our customers. This role is the gold standard for the rest of the Development Team. The Senior Development Chemist should deliver exceptional service, technical insight, and excellent, proactive internal and external communication.

• Identifying, scoping and delivering training and continuous improvement across the whole department – including but not limited to formulation, process improvement, testing and wider scientific and industry insights.
• Developing departmental key performance indicators (KPIs) and supporting the Head of Formulation in setting and delivering the KPIs.
• Attend international trade shows and provide feedback and findings to the business.
• Support the Business Development Team at international trade shows
• The key technical contact with clients on behalf of the business, maintaining regular professional written and verbal proactive communication on projects.
• Effectively manage projects across accounts, keeping to key project dates and timelines.
• Formulate and develop cosmetic formulations in line with client briefs.
• Supporting the Commercial & Marketing Team with proactive New Product Development on clients’ and wider businesses’ behalf, proactively creating innovative concepts for Orean Insights.
• Attend client meetings as required to support the Commercial Team.
• Contribute to the R&D team’s weekly lab batch capacity (guide of 5 per week).
• Send out presentable formulation samples to customers.
• Regular maintenance of batch-associated paperwork.
• Sign off on stability and compatibility reports to elaborate on shelf-life expectations to clients.
• Communicate regularly with raw material suppliers to stay up to date on the latest trends and innovations.
• Attend external seminars, workshops and trade shows and communicate findings to the broader business.
• COSHH assess raw material portfolio.
• Write MOMs and specs for successful manufacture.
• Assisted with formulation-related quality complaints and provided solutions.
• Provide solution-focused support for clients and key internal stakeholders on formulation-related issues.
• Any other duties requested by the Global Head of Research & Development

• A degree (BSc or higher) in Cosmetic Science, Chemistry, or a related scientific discipline . Proven expertise in developing innovative cosmetic formulations from concept to completion .
• Proven expertise in developing innovative cosmetic formulations from concept to completion .
• Ability to write Methods of Manufacture (MOMs) and technical specifications to ensure successful production scale-up .
• Proficiency in conducting COSHH assessments and managing stability/compatibility testing to determine product shelf-life .
• Experience in identifying training needs and delivering continuous improvement to upskill a technical department .
• Ability to help set, track, and achieve departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) .
• A track record of providing technical advice to resolve quality complaints and formulation-related issues .
• Strong ability to manage multiple accounts simultaneously while adhering to strict project timelines .
• Excellent communication skills to act as the…