Senior R&D Chemist – Technical Lead

Empack Spraytech is seeking a senior formulation chemist who can combine hands-on product development with technical leadership. This is an opportunity to help shape how our R&D group develops products, solves technical problems, supports customers, and builds long-term innovation capability. The role will initially be hands-on, with an emphasis on learning aerosol development, packaging, scale-up, and manufacturing. Over the first 6–12 months, the successful candidate will transition toward greater ownership of complex technical programs, development systems, customer-facing work, mentoring, and the technical direction of the R&D group. This is a technical leadership role without direct reports. You will mentor other chemists, own your technical decisions, and work with the R&D Manager as a guide and strategic partner. What You Will Own Lead personal-care and consumer-product development programs from concept and feasibility through scale-up, validation, and commercialization. Formulate and troubleshoot products, initially working hands-on to develop practical expertise in aerosol systems, packaging, processing, and manufacturing. Own technical decisions, experimental strategy, risk assessment, and recommendations for assigned development programs. Establish and standardize R&D best practices, SOPs, technical procedures, documentation standards, and structured product-development methods. Apply disciplined experimental design and data-based decision-making to improve development speed, robustness, and technical confidence. Mentor chemists through technical coaching, project guidance, review of experimental work, and practical problem-solving. Lead customer-facing development projects, technical presentations, product and process assessments, and feasibility evaluations. Support proposals and technical sales by translating customer needs into credible development plans, resource requirements, risks, and commercialization pathways. Solve complex formulation, stability, compatibility, scale-up, and manufacturing challenges in partnership with Operations, Quality, Regulatory, Sales, and customers. Develop product specifications, master formulas, manufacturing instructions, test methods, stability protocols, and technical transfer packages. Assess new technologies, raw materials, packaging systems, and development opportunities that can strengthen Empack’s capabilities and support growth. Challenge existing practices where needed and help define the longer-term technical direction of the R&D group. What You Bring A bachelor’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, formulation science, or a related scientific discipline. Approximately 5–10 years of progressive formulation and product-development experience in personal care, cosmetics, consumer products, or a related industry. Deep practical knowledge of formulation, raw-material selection, testing, stability, scale-up, manufacturing, and technical transfer. A demonstrated record of taking products from concept through commercialization. Experience leading complex technical projects and making sound decisions with incomplete or evolving information. The ability to mentor other technical professionals and raise the quality of their experimental work, documentation, and problem-solving. Strong customer-facing communication skills and the ability to explain technical issues, trade-offs, risks, and recommendations clearly. Commercial awareness and the ability to balance technical performance, manufacturability, timing, cost, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations. Comfort working in a fast-moving contract manufacturing environment where priorities may shift and practical execution matters. Assets Experience with aerosols, pressurized packaging, pumps, or other specialized delivery systems. Experience developing hair care, skin care, styling, grooming, or other personal-care products. Knowledge of GMP, quality systems, stability programs, regulated consumer products, or North American cosmetic requirements. Experience creating technical procedures, implementing design-of-experiments approaches, or improving R&D systems. What Success Looks Like You quickly establish credibility through strong technical judgment and hands-on contribution. You develop the aerosol and manufacturing knowledge needed to lead projects confidently within Empack’s environment. You improve the consistency, rigor, and speed of product development through better methods, standards, and documentation. You become a trusted technical partner to customers, colleagues, and leadership. You expand the capability of the R&D group—not simply the number of projects it can manage. About Empack Spraytech Established in 1999 and located in Brampton, Ontario, Empack Spraytech Inc. is a contract manufacturer and product-development partner specializing in aerosols, liquids, and custom packaging. We serve personal care, household, automotive, industrial, outdoor, and other consumer-product markets through customer programs and established house brands. Why Join Empack A visible technical leadership role with meaningful influence over how R&D operates and grows. Direct exposure to customers, commercialization decisions, manufacturing, and a broad range of consumer-product technologies. Annual bonus eligibility and comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits. Paid vacation and holidays, professional-development support, and opportunities for career growth. A collaborative, practical environment where innovation, strong ideas and technical ownership are valued.

Lead personal-care and consumer-product development from concept through commercialization, focusing on aerosol systems and manufacturing scale-up. Establish R&D best practices and mentor other chemists while serving as a technical partner for customers and leadership.

Requires a bachelor's degree in chemistry or chemical engineering with 5-10 years of progressive formulation experience in personal care or consumer products. Candidates must demonstrate a record of taking products to market and possess strong technical communication skills.

• Annual Bonus • Health Insurance • Dental Insurance • Vision Insurance • Paid Vacation • Paid Holidays • Professional Development Support

• Project managementPreferred

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• Formulation Chemistry
• Product Development
• Aerosol Systems
• Scale-up
• Technical Leadership
• Experimental Design
• Project Management
• Customer Relationship Management
• Technical Transfer
• Stability Testing
• SOP Development
• Mentoring
• Risk Assessment
• Packaging Systems
• GMP

• Science & Research
• Manufacturing
• Engineering
• Management & Leadership

Minimum education

Bachelor’s degree

Minimum experience

5+ years

Apply by

Sep 18, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week

Seniority

Mid-Senior level

Application method

Direct apply is available