{"id":3378177,"url":"https://alion.io/job/vantage-specialty-chemicals-formulation-scientist","title":"Formulation Scientist","company":{"id":2642718,"name":"Vantage Specialty Chemicals","domain":"vantagegrp.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/vantagegrp","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":null},"role":"Biotech","role_family":"Biotech","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Bogotá, Colombia"],"countries":["CO"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":17000,"max_usd":43000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":183},"experience_years_min":1,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-27","last_verified_at":"2026-11-06T00:21:52Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":10,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":10},"description":"Position Title: Formulation Scientist\nPosition Summary\nThe role will provide technical support for local laboratory work, with a primary focus on formulation development to support customer projects, the promotion of Vantage™ products, and customer events. Responsibilities include preparing reports and applying Vantage™ raw materials in formulations, with the goal of providing practical tools for the sales force and supporting strategic customers in the region.\nThe Research Scientist - Formulation & Application will be a science-driven project leader, responsible for planning, managing, supporting, and executing formulation and product development projects in LATAM, with a special emphasis on Brazil. This role will work closely with global R&D and Marketing teams, ideating, identifying, and developing new products for market launch, contributing to the growth of Vantage Personal Care in LATAM and globally.\nKey responsibilities include developing formulations for major customers and evaluating their performance to demonstrate the benefits of our technologies, developing new personal care applications, and creating market-relevant concepts that promote Vantage™ technologies through marketing campaigns, customer events, trade shows, and industry activities. In addition, this role will design and perform (or coordinate) the necessary performance tests to demonstrate and reinforce the value proposition of Vantage™ technologies.\nPosition Scope\nThe role will be located in Colombia.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities\nKey responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:\nDevelopment of new formulations to highlight ingredients from Vantage portfolio and their added values in formulation (skin care, hair care, makeup, and toiletries applications) according to internal and external needs, such as Marketing campaigns, trade shows, customers events and needs etc.\nSupport in tests for performance studies and sensorial tests for costumer projects.\nContribute to new product development projects to improve VPC product portfolio, including discovering new products based on market trends and customers feedback, assessing technical feasibility, developing the new product, designing and conducting needed performance tests to improve the product design, and finalizing product specs, etc.\nMonitor stability testing of formulations: organoleptic and physicochemical analyses.\nQualification of Vantage ingredients and issue the report with the results.\nEnsure the efficient operation of the laboratory (respect for SOPs, raw materials and packaging inventory management…).\nUse knowledge of routine laboratory safety procedures, SDS’s and interpretations of hazards/toxicity data to perform all laboratory work in accordance with the written safety manual and site safety policies.\nBe a steward for safety and continually drive awareness to ensure a safe work environment for all employees.\nUnderstand formulation procedures and technologies and incorporate this understanding into applications that add value to customer products.\nMaintain accurate records of all laboratory work and research in accordance with generally accepted laboratory principles.\nManage the calibration and maintenance of laboratory equipment.\nundefined\nundefined\nEducation & Experience\n Education: Education: Bachelor of Chemistry, Pharmacobiology, Cosmetics Technology, Pharmacy or related areas, linked to sciences (Chemistry).\nExperience: between 1 to 3 years’ working experience in the cosmetics and chemical industry.\nKnowledge, Skills, & Talents\nSpanish and English speaker.\nKnowledge of development Personal Care products (Formulation & process).\nBeing responsible, organized, proactive, problem-solving, easy to work in a team are characteristics inherent to the vacancy profile\nAbility to apply logical and scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.\nAbility to influence and work in cross functional teams.\nExcellent communication skills (oral and written) and interpersonal skills.\nNatural collaborator, contributing to a positive team dynamic.\nContinuous improvement mindset, always seeking opportunities to optimize processes.\nEqual Employment Opportunity\nVantage is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected category.\nAbout Vantage\nVantage provides natural solutions to our customers’ technical performance and marketing needs through a unique combination of chemistry, application expertise and service. Underpinned by our broad portfolio of formulations, ingredients and actives that are built on a backbone of sustainable oils, fats and their derivatives, Vantage targets selected markets and applications including personal care, food, surface treatment, agriculture, pharma, and consumer and industrial performance. Vantage is headquartered in Deerfield, IL., operates in 11 countries worldwide and employs more than 1,000 talented professionals focused on delivering exceptional customer experiences with every interaction.\nWe are a dynamic people-centered organization where you’ll be part of a collaborative global team. Embracing our cultural diversity, we learn from each other to constantly improve, adapt and iterate. We value the voices and talents of our colleagues, empowering them to drive their unique ideas to completion. We’re convinced that exceptionally motivated employees produce outstanding results, and we celebrate them by fostering a culture of recognition, development, learning, excellence and shared achievement. Most importantly, we know you’re going to like it here. 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