Product Development Scientist [1299]

About

The Role

Key Responsibilities

• Apply food science and ingredient expertise to develop and execute medical nutrition formulas aligned with the company’s R&D roadmap and quality standards.
• Develop and optimize nutritional beverage and powder formulations to meet nutritional, sensory, and stability goals.
• Collaborate with Medical Nutrition, Marketing, and Sales to align product design with business and patient needs.
• Research and evaluate new ingredients and medical nutrition opportunities.
• Provide scientific support to leadership across product development, clinical development, manufacturing, and new ingredient initiatives.
• Support development of clinical evidence for existing and new products and ingredients.
• Participate in conferences and clinician meetings to present clinical evidence.
• Manage vendor relationships to source compliant ingredients.
• Support intellectual property protection for products, processes, and ingredients.
• Follow GMP, food safety, and workplace safety policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Nutrition, or related field (Master’s preferred; PhD or PharmD a plus)