R & D Lab Director
Company: Prime Matter Labs
Location: Torrance
Posted on: November 15, 2023
Job Description:
R&D Lab DirectorLocation: Torrance, CA Salary range:
$120,000.00 to $150,000.000Who we are:We're Prime Matter Labs, a
personal care product manufacturer with over 35 years of experience
formulating, compounding, and filling products for some of the most
successful and respected brands in the world.We exist to bring
better products to the world by empowering our customers to bring
their ideas to life. We strive to be their most valuable partner,
delivering a level of efficiency, service, and support unmatched in
the industry.Last year, we embarked on a bold new vision to be the
leading product development and production partner in the country
for emerging and established brands. To realize that vision, we're
investing at an unprecedented level in new technology, processes,
and plans that will completely rethink the way that brands view and
interact with their manufacturer. We're building the platform that
will allow us to serve as the foundation of our customer's branded
products, from their first sample to their million-unit product
run, and every step in between.Come help us build the future of the
personal care and beauty landscape, one partnership at a time.What
we're looking for:We're searching for team members to help
envision, build, and execute the growth strategy of the company in
2020 and beyond. We're looking to add ambitious leaders across the
company. We're seeking individuals with an impressive track record
of overdelivering on goals and expectations, who are constantly
looking for new ways to push the envelope in their area of
expertise. How you'll fit in: As a leader of our R&D team, you
will report directly to our Chief Science Officer and work with a
team of scientists who create an engaging, exciting atmosphere full
of learning opportunities and innovative new discoveries. As an
R&D Lab Director, you will lead a team of chemists who will be
working together to enhance our current products and develop new
products that leverage the latest market trends and technologies.
You will use your technical knowledge and background to create
products and services that drive the growth of our customers and
improve the lives of their consumers. Strong communication skills
and a history of developing forward thinking, innovative approaches
to formulation will help you collaborate with and lead the rest of
the team.What you'll do:
- Be the leader of our R&D team at your specific
location.
- Recruit, train, and coach R&D chemists that are focused on
building a reputation for best-in-class partnership, and industry
leading NPS scores for our company.
- Research, formulate, and refine new personal care product
formulas for our branded clients.
- Create new product innovations based on your research in market
and ingredient trends.
- Make lab batches
- Update lab books with formula, specifications and applicable
notes and observations
- Enter formulas in Louis (PML formulation software)
- Create applicable R&D documents (ie. certificates of
analysis, specification sheets, ingredient lists, etc)
- Verify and double sign lab books daily
- Provide project updates in the system
- Assign projects to chemists and Maintain an attainable weekly
lab schedule with on time deliverables
- Technical support for R&D, troubleshoot to move projects
along and meet deadlines
- Customer meetings/presentations
- Communicate to the company on behalf of R&D
- Verify formulas against lab books and the product brief for
approval and publishing
- Determine lab budget annually
- Establish scorecard with KPIs and goals to present progress to
the company
- Evaluate R&D resources to maintain business goals
- Annual performance reviews
- Create pathways and annual goals with the members of your
R&D team.
- Establish and maintain a strong team spirit in the lab
- Continuous process improvement
- Drive new innovation ideas or concepts with the team and
present internally
- Work on specialty projects with CSO
- Partner with the Head of Regulatory and Quality to develop and
implement robust quality control and regulatory processes for our
Miami R&D team.
- Partner with business development to develop and deliver
against customer growth goals and an expansion of our relationship
across SKUs, categories, and price points.
- Partner with the VP, Head of Software Engineering to develop
innovative new technology tools to enable a more efficient,
effective product development process.
- Solidify Prime as an industry leading in new product and
ingredient development. What you have:
- 10+ years' experience working in personal care and OTC formula
development
- 8+ years leading product development of new, innovative
formulas and ingredients
- 5+ years of experience with production and scale up
- Experience leading R&D teams across at a medium to large
contract manufacturer
- Track record of being able to deliver innovative solution to
tough formulation problems
- Strong team building skills
- Impressive interpersonal and communication skills in small and
large groups
- An interest in the role that new technology can play in product
development
- The ability to make tough decisions quickly, and to take
ownership over the outcome
- Undergraduate level study in organic chemistry and physical
chemistry
- Preferred: Master's degree in chemistry or related field
- Preferred: Study focus on personal care/cosmetic chemistryWhat
we're offering:
- Competitive compensation package
- Health, dental, and vision benefits
- 401K program
- The spirit of a startup with the security of an established,
profitable industry leader
- The opportunity to make waves in a $250B industryAt Prime, we
believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace makes us
a more relevant, more competitive, and more resilient company. We
welcome people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and
experiences. Prime is an equal opportunity employer.
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