This role will lead the development and improvement of nutritional beverages and powders from concept to commercialization, driving innovation that ensures exceptional quality, stability, and clinical impact.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize nutritional beverage and powder formulations that meet nutritional, sensory, and stability goals.
• Partner with Medical Nutrition, Marketing, and Sales to align product design with business and patient needs.
• Research and evaluate new ingredients and explore new medical nutrition opportunities.
• Support leadership with technical and scientific expertise for product and clinical development.
• Build vendor relationships to source ingredients that meet product requirements.
• Present company research at scientific meetings and conferences.
• Ensure strong intellectual property protection for new products and processes.
• Follow all GMP, food safety, and workplace safety policies.

MUST HAVES:

• Bachelors degree in Food Science, Nutrition, or related field (Masters preferred; PhD or PharmD a plus).
• 5+ years of product development experience from concept to commercialization in nutrition, food, beverage, supplement, nutraceutical, or biotech industries.
• Previous experience in basic and applied research and development preferably in small/mid-sized nutrition, food, beverage and/or biotech company.
• Strong background in food science, ingredient interactions, and process impact on nutrient stability.
• Knowledge of food safety standards and aseptic processing