Application and Technical Service Specialist

Shape the Future with Us. At Lubrizol were transforming themarket through science sustainability and a culture of inclusion. As part of our global team youll be empowered to make a real impacton your career your community and the world around you.

Job Title

Technical Service Scientist Food Supplements & Pharmaceutical Products

Department

Technical Service / Application Development Pharmaceutical & Nutraceuticals

Position Summary

The Technical Service Scientist will provide advanced technical support to customers and internal stakeholders in the development of food supplements and solid oral dosage forms (tablets) for the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical markets. This role acts as a technical interface between R&D Sales Regulatory and customers supporting formulation development troubleshooting scaleup and application of functional ingredients.

The position requires strong handson formulation expertise customerfacing experience and the ability to translate customer needs into technically robust compliant and scalable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Technical & Formulation Support

• Develop optimize produce and troubleshoot formulations for food supplements and pharmaceutical tablets including immediaterelease and functional solid semi-solid and liquid dosage forms.
• Provide technical support to customers throughout the product development cycle from concept and prototype to scaleup and commercialization.
• Conduct laboratory work including formulation trials performance testing and comparative benchmarking.
• Support customers in ingredient selection processing parameters excipient functionality and formulation robustness.
• Analyze technical issues and propose scientifically sound solutions based on formulation processing and raw material interactions.

Customer & Industry Support

• Act as a technical expert and trusted advisor in customer meetings technical presentations and project discussions.
• Support customer visits trials and problemsolving activities both onsite and remotely.
• Collaborate closely with Sales and Marketing to support technical positioning of ingredients and technologies.
• Prepare technical reports formulation guidelines and application documentation for internal and external use.

CrossFunctional Collaboration

• Work in close collaboration with Regulatory Quality Manufacturing and R&D teams to ensure formulations meet regulatory and quality requirements for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical markets.
• Support technology transfer scaleup activities and manufacturing troubleshooting when required.
• Contribute to innovation projects new application development and continuous improvement initiatives.

Compliance & Documentation

• Ensure all development activities comply with GMP principles internal procedures and applicable regulatory guidelines.
• Maintain accurate documentation of formulations test results and project activities.
• Support preparation of technical data packages for customer and regulatory use.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors degree in pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences Chemistry Chemical Engineering Food Science or related field.
• Postgraduate studies or specialization in Pharmaceutical Technology Formulation or related fields are an advantage.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in formulation development and technical service for:
• Food supplements and/or nutraceuticals
• Pharmaceutical solid dosage forms (tablets) liquids semi solids gummies etc.
• Proven experience supporting customers and industrial partners in a technical or application role.
• Handson experience with excipients actives and processing relevant to tablet development.

Technical Competencies

• Strong knowledge of solid dosage form formulation excipient functionality and processing principles.
• Experience with laboratory equipment and formulation testing relevant to tablets and supplements.
• Understanding of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical regulatory frameworks.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical customer solutions.

Soft Skills & Languages

• Strong communication and presentation skills with confidence in customerfacing interactions.
• Analytical thinking and structured problemsolving approach.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a dynamic environment.
• Fluent English (written and spoken); additional languages are a plus.

Travel

• Willingness to travel occasionally to support customers internal meetings and technical events in South Latino America