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Market evidence report — cosmetic-chemist
Source: 59 real job ads (JSearch API, countries: us 45, gb 14), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-10. This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is reproduced (copyright / platform terms).
Seniority distribution
| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 39 | 66 % |
| senior | 10 | 17 % |
| junior | 10 | 17 % |
Tools — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Office | 3 | 5 % |
Hard skills — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cosmetic formulation | 23 | 39 % |
| 2 | stability testing | 21 | 36 % |
| 3 | product development | 15 | 25 % |
| 4 | data analysis | 11 | 19 % |
| 5 | formulation development | 9 | 15 % |
| 6 | product formulation | 9 | 15 % |
| 7 | quality control | 9 | 15 % |
| 8 | raw material evaluation | 9 | 15 % |
| 9 | compatibility testing | 7 | 12 % |
| 10 | regulatory compliance | 6 | 10 % |
| 11 | chemical analysis | 5 | 8 % |
| 12 | emulsion formulation | 4 | 7 % |
| 13 | formulation chemistry | 4 | 7 % |
| 14 | laboratory experimentation | 4 | 7 % |
| 15 | problem solving | 4 | 7 % |
| 16 | color matching | 3 | 5 % |
| 17 | experimental design | 3 | 5 % |
| 18 | formulation science | 3 | 5 % |
| 19 | laboratory testing | 3 | 5 % |
| 20 | performance testing | 3 | 5 % |
| 21 | physical parameter measurement | 3 | 5 % |
| 22 | process development | 3 | 5 % |
| 23 | sample preparation | 3 | 5 % |
| 24 | troubleshooting | 3 | 5 % |
Methods — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | standard operating procedures | 5 | 8 % |
| 2 | stability study design | 3 | 5 % |
| 3 | standard operating procedures (SOPs) | 3 | 5 % |
Responsibilities — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | product formulation | 9 | 15 % |
| 2 | formulation development | 7 | 12 % |
| 3 | lab notebook maintenance | 6 | 10 % |
| 4 | product development | 6 | 10 % |
| 5 | cross-functional collaboration | 4 | 7 % |
| 6 | formula design | 4 | 7 % |
| 7 | formula development | 4 | 7 % |
| 8 | laboratory equipment maintenance | 4 | 7 % |
| 9 | problem solving | 4 | 7 % |
| 10 | regulatory compliance | 4 | 7 % |
| 11 | batch compounding | 3 | 5 % |
| 12 | batch creation | 3 | 5 % |
| 13 | data analysis | 3 | 5 % |
| 14 | data documentation | 3 | 5 % |
| 15 | experiment execution | 3 | 5 % |
| 16 | formulation entry | 3 | 5 % |
| 17 | ingredient list creation | 3 | 5 % |
| 18 | inventory management | 3 | 5 % |
| 19 | lab equipment maintenance | 3 | 5 % |
| 20 | new product development | 3 | 5 % |
| 21 | performance optimization | 3 | 5 % |
| 22 | pilot run support | 3 | 5 % |
| 23 | problem resolution | 3 | 5 % |
| 24 | product improvement | 3 | 5 % |
| 25 | stability monitoring | 3 | 5 % |
| 26 | technical documentation | 3 | 5 % |
| 27 | vendor communication | 3 | 5 % |
Regional breakdown
Corpus note: 59 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.
US (us)
45 ads.
Top hard skills:
- cosmetic formulation — 36 % (16 ads)
- stability testing — 36 % (16 ads)
- product development — 24 % (11 ads)
- product formulation — 20 % (9 ads)
- raw material evaluation — 18 % (8 ads)
- data analysis — 16 % (7 ads)
- formulation development — 16 % (7 ads)
- compatibility testing — 13 % (6 ads)
- chemical analysis — 11 % (5 ads)
- quality control — 11 % (5 ads)
Top tools:
- Microsoft Office — 7 % (3 ads)
Seniority: mid 64 % · senior 20 % · junior 16 %
UK (gb)
Insufficient evidence — 14 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.
EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)
Insufficient evidence — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.
Job title variants in the market
| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Formulation Chemist | 8 |
| Cosmetic Chemist | 4 |
| R&D Chemist (Junior Level) - Cosmetics & Skincare | 3 |
| Soft Products Formulation Chemist | 2 |
| Beauty Formulation Scientist Intern | 1 |
| Chemist/Formulation Chemist | 1 |
| Cosmetic Chemist - Long Term Relationship | 1 |
| Cosmetic Chemist and Compounder | 1 |
| Cosmetic Chemist for Body Care Formulations | 1 |
| Cosmetic Formulation Chemist | 1 |
| Cosmetic Formulation Chemist Onsite NJ, Prototyping & Stability | 1 |
| Cosmetic Formulation Scientist - Onsite Lab | 1 |
| Cosmetic R&D Associate Scientist (Onsite) | 1 |
| Cosmetics & Skincare Chemist R&D Formulation | 1 |
| Cosmetics Chemist — Formulation & Prototyping | 1 |
| Cosmetics Formulation Chemist | 1 |
| Cosmetics Lab Chemist - Stability & Characterization | 1 |
| Cosmetics R&D Intern: Hands-On Formulation & Production | 1 |
| Creative Personal Care Formulation Chemist | 1 |
| Entry-Level Hair Product Formulation Chemist | 1 |
| Formulation and Process Development Chemist | 1 |
| Formulation Chemist - 396627 | 1 |
| Formulation Chemist Personal Care R&D Innovator | 1 |
| Formulation Scientist (Cosmetics / Personal care Industry) | 1 |
| Formulations Chemist | 1 |
Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.