One of the market leading speciality chemical distributors to the personal care, pharmaceutical and chemicals industries is currently hiring for a junior R&D Chemist.
The successful applicant will most likely be a recent cosmetic science or chemistry graduate or certainly a life science graduate, and will be looking for their first or next role in industry.
Key responsibilities:
- Using the company principal raw materials to develop on trend demonstration formulations
- Explore synergistic benefits of principal raw materials
- Develop bespoke formulations for their substantial client base, whilst answering technical questions and solving problems
- Creating promotional and sales tools to promote services and materials hand in hand with the sales and marketing teams
- Presenting to customers, both within technical meetings and during events and promotional shows
- Occasional travel within the UK, Ireland and Europe
- Attend UK and global conferences
- Track industry trends and conduct market research
Skills, experience and qualifications:
- Life science graduate, ideally within cosmetic science or chemistry
- Good grasp of R&D / Formulation chemistry within personal care and cosmetic products
- MUST have own vehicle due to elements of travel within the role