Research & Development Formulation Scientist

Reports to: Head of New Product Development | Permanent, Full-Time | Location: Copiague, NY

About Us

We provide full-service contract manufacturing, bottling, and packaging solutions for gummy natural health products, supporting clients from concept through launch. Operating within a regulated manufacturing environment, we are committed to quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.

The Opportunity

The R&D Formulation Scientist is responsible for developing new formulas or improving current formulas to meet customer expectations with efficiency and process reliability through cross-functional partnerships. In this role, you’ll apply your formulation expertise, technical insight, and project leadership to translate ideas into high-quality, commercial-ready products. You’ll collaborate closely with Gummy Tech Services, Operations, Product Development, and Quality to deliver formulations that are ready to scale.

What Success Looks Like

• Develop robust, scalable formulations that consistently meet customer, quality, and manufacturing requirements.
• Successfully lead formulation projects from concept to commercialization, delivering results on time and within project objectives.
• Collaborate effectively across R&D, Operations, Quality, and Gummy Tech Services to ensure seamless product scale-up and launch.
• Continuously improve formulations and processes to enhance product performance, process reliability, and manufacturing efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead rapid formulation experiments to bring multiple innovation ideas to life for new and existing business opportunities.
• Develop new products through benchtops, preparing them for successful scale up according to established critical process parameters and in close collaboration with Product Development and Gummy Tech Services.
• Lead formulation revisions based on customer's needs, process improvement, regulatory and quality requirements, and alternative raw material suppliers.
• Interface and collaborate with internal departments including purchasing, manufacturing, inventory control, quality assurance/quality control, sales, and customer service as required.
• Adhere to company guidelines, including cGMPs, SOPs, and safety procedures.
• Maintain organized work environment and equipment to support consistent experimentation and development.

Qualifications

Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Nutritional Sciences, Chemical Engineering, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• 3+ years in gummy product development with nutraceutical experience strongly preferred.

Technical Skills

• Formulation development and optimization for gummies, soft chews, dietary supplements, or functional food products.
• Scale-up and commercialization experience, translating bench-top formulas into robust manufacturing processes.
• Knowledge of GMP, FDA, and dietary supplement regulations related to product development and manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of ingredient functionality and interactions, including actives, excipients, sweeteners, flavors, colors, and texturizing systems.
• Experience with process validation, product stability, and shelf-life evaluation.
• Ability to analyze and interpret technical data, identify trends, and make data-driven formulation decisions.
• Knowledge of experimental design (DOE) and statistical analysis for formulation and process optimization.
• Proficiency with laboratory equipment, testing methods, and documentation systems.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes including mixing, cooking, depositing, drying, coating, and packaging.
• Project management skills with the ability to manage multiple development projects simultaneously.
• Technical report writing and documentation skills to support product development, validation, and regulatory requirements.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other data analysis tools for formulation calculations, data evaluation, and project tracking.

Competencies

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills is mandatory.
• Must be well organized and demonstrate effective time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
• Work with a focus on Continuous Improvement.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as needed to meet business, operational, quality, safety, or regulatory requirements.