Skincare Research & Development (Lab) Associate
AMINU
Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Product Management, Science / R&D / Research
It’s where ideas turn into textures, ingredients turn into impact, and curiosity turns into products people actually trust with their skin.
We’re looking for an R&D Associate who doesn’t just follow formulations — but questions them. Someone who enjoys the science and the messiness of building products from scratch: thinking with the founder, experimenting freely in the lab, and seeing formulations all the way through to production. You will be expected to take ownership of formulations, not just execute experiments. If you’ve worked in a cosmetic/skincare/haircare lab and often thought, “I’d do this differently,” this role is for you.
Please note this role requires prior hands-on experience in cosmetic formulation within skincare, haircare, or personal care labs.
What You Will Do
- Directly work with the founder on new product development and reformulations.
- Design, execute, and interpret lab trials including stability testing, compatibility studies, and performance evaluations.
- Troubleshoot formulation challenges
- Handle end to end process from idea to commercialization
- Manage ingredient selection, sourcing inputs, and formulation documentation
- Maintain and organise technical documentation including COAs, MSDS, SOPs, and formulation dossiers in line with regulatory and quality requirements.
- Research about emerging ingredients, formulation technologies, and global trends, and bring those insights into product development.
- 3–7 years of hands-on experience in a cosmetic or personal care lab (this is non-negotiable).
- Academic background in Pharmacy, Cosmetic Science, Chemistry or related fields.
- Someone who understands ingredients and enjoys experimenting beyond what’s already proven.
- Comfortable moving between lab work and production realities, you don’t disappear once the formula is “done.”
- Highly organised, but not rigid. Curious, but not careless.
- Genuinely excited by clean, thoughtful skincare and sustainability, not just as buzzwords.
Spend time on www.aminu.life.
Look at what we’ve formulated, how we speak about skin, and the kind of brand we’re building.
This role is not for someone who wants to be told exactly what to do.
It’s for someone who wants to build, question, and grow with the brand.
Other Details
Location: Kandivali West, Mumbai (fully in-office, the lab matters)
Work days: Monday to Saturday
Timings: 10 AM – 7 PM
Interview process: 3 interview rounds + a practical assignment
About the company
Company website•Personal Care Product Manufacturing
Skin health is both an art and a science!
and it's our mission to redefine your relationship with it!
We’re skincare pros committed to helping everyone - across all ages, genders, skin moods, skin needs, and your unique era - achieve their best skin. Every formula we create is made with high-performance ingredients, meticulously balanced for gentleness and pro-grade results. Our carefully crafted products work to restore, rebalance, and protect your skin, empowering it to repair itself, nurture healthy cells, and stand resilient against environmental stressors.
Catering to an ageless consumer is at the heart of what we do, and we’ve learned that achieving simplicity in something as multifaceted as skincare is no small feat. But balance is our philosophy—combining science and nature, inner and outer wellness, function and feeling, body and mind, maximalism and minimalism, targeted care and versatile products. This harmony defines who we are and what we stand for.
"BEAUTY IN BALANCE"