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Product Development Scientist
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2 November 2026 (11 hours ago)
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Application Deadline:
30 January 2027
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Position Title: Product Development Scientist (Confidential Client)
Location: Ayer MA On-site
Employment Type: Permanent
Compensation
- Salary: $111000$130000
- Bonus: Performance-based bonus (12.5%) program
Benefits
Comprehensive health dental and vision insurance; paid time off and holidays; 401(k) with company match; opportunities for professional growth and advancement; employee discount programs.
Company Overview (Confidential)
Our Client is a manufacturing company in Ayer MA that develops medical nutrition beverage and powder products.
Position Summary
Our Client is seeking a Product Development Scientist. You will develop and optimize medical nutrition beverage and powder formulations using food science expertise while supporting clinical evidence ingredient initiatives IP protection and GMP and food safety compliance.
Primary Functions
- Apply food science and ingredient expertise to develop and execute medical nutrition formulas aligned with the companys 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.
Must-Haves
- Bachelors degree in Food Science Nutrition or related field.
- 5 years of hands-on product development experience in food beverage nutrition supplement or nutraceutical environments.
- Proven bench-level formulation testing and troubleshooting experience.
- Strong understanding of ingredient functionality processing impact and nutrient stability.
- Experience executing shelf-life and stability studies.
- Familiarity with GMPs and FDA regulations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters preferred; PhD or PharmD a plus.
- EU exposure a plus.
