Associate Product Development Scientist

About the role

We support the medical nutrition business by developing new and revising existing product formulations to deliver positive patient outcomes through therapeutic nutrition. This role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure the development and commercialization of high-quality medical nutrition products.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to establishing a robust product development function through ideation and exploration into innovation and renovation of products.
• Collaborate with product development, regulatory affairs, quality, operations, and commercial team members to ensure development and commercialization of medical nutrition products of highest quality and sensory attributes that meet the needs of the patient population.
• Support the product development and regulatory teams in conducting thorough review of new product concept development in Stage gate process as needed.
• Work with product development, quality, and supply chain in sourcing new or replacement ingredients necessary to support product development and/or renovation.
• Aid in developing or updating process development to help support product quality as impacted by ingredient interactions along with impact of unit operations on these formulations.
• Assist Operations and Quality assurance teams to address product quality related CAPA to maintain quality of existing medical nutrition products.

Requirements

• BS in Food Science, chemistry, biology, nutrition, or related field; Master’s in a related field.
• 0 to 2 years’ experience in product development, production, or quality assurance in the food industry.
• Thorough working knowledge of Microsoft applications.

Qualifications

• Excellent grasp of food chemistry, food unit operations, and food microbiology.
• Able to utilize and translate academic learning into practical applications in product development activities.
• Self-starter, inquisitive, and eager to learn product development functions from concept to commercialization.
• Able to understand and follow all GMPs and GLPs.
• Detail orientation and thorough recording of observations.
• Able to interpret trial outcome, data, etc.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Able to collaborate with all levels of the organization.
• Sense of ownership and adaptable to learning new processes and techniques.

Skills

• Knowledge of GENESIS or similar nutritional databases is beneficial.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive total rewards package, including Competitive Pay and Annual Bonus Opportunity, 401(k) with Company Contributions, Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage (effective day 1), Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, and Floating Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, Wellness Programs and Yearly Wellness Reimbursement, Work Flexibility, Company-Paid Life and Disability Insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities, Career Growth and Development within a Global Organization, and Company-Provided Mental Health and Caregiving support.

Pay

$78,733.00-100,988.00 plus 12.5% potential bonus.

Schedule

The position is based in our Corporate Office located in Ayer, MA.