Formulation Scientist
China
- Reference number: 254289
- City & country: China
- Date posted: 30/09/2026
- Type of contract: Fixed-Term
- Professional field: Research & Innovation
- Level of experience: 2 to 5 years experience
- Formulation & Valorization
Help create and ensure the prompt availability of quality products for businesses that are safe and effective, suitable for mass production, in line with the brand/category innovation strategy.
Ensure launch commitments are met with regard to lead times and costs.
- Assume responsibility for allocated projects product delivery in full and in time
- Check consumer background, competition environment, technical state of art and bibliographic research
- Plan retro planning for given projects, experimental plan
- Perform the lab trials and follow all the tests (stab, safety/efficacy, and consumer), write technical & project status recap and publish the reports.
- Scaling up and all industrialization studies
- Paperwork, maintain accurate/updated information in project management systems (ex. Orchestra, n driver, share.net)
- Connect with related lab for technology sharing and collaboration
- Risk assessment, prediction and actions to take
- Promote and coordinate cross-disciplinary technologies within the business line
- Contribute to safeguarding L’Oréal intellectual property (registering and protecting patents, etc.)
- Ensure and respect all company and R&I guidelines, ex. EHS rules and good laboratory practice. (ex. housekeeping)
AI Charter: our pact
Why a Pact? At L’Oréal, innovation has been in our DNA for over 115 years. As we invent the future of beauty, we see Artificial Intelligence as a powerful co-pilot, with the firm belief that technology must always serve people. This pact is our commitment to you: we want to be transparent about how we use AI during the recruitment journey, and we invite you to use it in a way that showcases your unique talents. Above all, we believe in a journey that is ethical, transparent, and human.
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What’s different
about working at L'Oréal?
People often expect a global company of our size to run on rigid rules and strict playbooks. We don’t. What makes L’Oréal different is our entrepreneurial mindset. Whether you work in tech, finance, supply chain, or marketing, you aren’t here just to follow instructions. You are here to take ownership and shape your own projects from day one.
The pace is fast, and the learning curve is steep. But in return, you get the trust to try new things and the support to make a real impact. If you want a role where your voice actually shapes the work and the chance to work in over 40 worldwide brands, this is where you do it.
You’d be a great fit. We’d love to see you apply.
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