About the Company
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stands with every eye, lip, face and paw. Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, pioneering clean beauty brand Well People, Keys Soulcare, a groundbreaking lifestyle beauty brand created with Alicia Keys, Naturium, high-performance, biocompatible, clinically-effective and accessible skin care, and our newest brand, rhode, a line of curated skincare essentials, formulated for a variety of skin types and needs with high performance ingredients, it’s a daily routine that nourishes your skin barrier over time.
In our Fiscal year 25, we had net sales of $1 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 26 consecutive quarters of net sales growth. We are the #2 mass cosmetics brand in the US and are the fastest growing mass cosmetics brand among the top 5. Our total compensation philosophy offers every full-time new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last six fiscal years), equity, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry.
Purpose of Job
Independently develop formulas and process of color cosmetics and lead problem solving for developing related issues to ensure the smooth launch.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Product development
- Develop color cosmetics formulas with high technical challenges, finish the validation of formula part
- Co-work with process engineer to finish the pilot trial
- Compile and review all related technical files
- Coach fillers to develop the products and solve relative technical issues
2. Problem solving
- Identify, analyze and drive resolution of technical issues
- Lead fillers and suppliers for the action plan execution
Education/Knowledge/Experience
Minimum request:
- Mater degree or above, exceptional candidates with a bachelor's degree may be considered, major in fine chemistry, applied chemistry, biology, materials or other related, 3~5 years’ color cosmetics formula developing experience in large cosmetics company.
- Developed independently more 20+ products and launched in market successfully, including lip stick, lip gloss and other wax base color cosmetics, emulsion type color cosmetics and liquid color cosmetics.
Competency:
- Technical skills: Independently develop formulas and process of color cosmetics, identify and drive resolution of technical issues of color cosmetics in products’ life cycle
- Well communication and logic thinking ability
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to keep learning
- Be skilled at writing, listening and speaking in English.
Relevant knowledge demands:
- Be familiar with raw materials, formula design and quality standard of color cosmetics
- Familiar with regulatory requirements of US /EU/China
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this position. It also reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified, and shall not be considered, as detailed description of all the work required inherent in the job. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, and it is subject to changes and exceptions at the supervisors’ discretion.
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