Specialist- Technical Group; TAG

At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic‑related diseases.

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We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

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The Technical Application Group (TAG) Specialist supports product development, renovation, scale‑up, industrialization, and technology transfer of nutritional and solid dose products, including capsules and tablets. This role bridges Product Development and Manufacturing to ensure formulations and processes are successfully transferred from laboratory and pilot scale into commercial production. The position is hands‑on within both laboratory and manufacturing environments and collaborates cross‑functionally to improve products, resolve manufacturing issues, optimize processes, and support commercialization.

This is an onsite, Monday‑Friday role at our manufacturing location in Boca Raton, FL.

• Support product development, renovation, and formulation optimization across formats (solid dose, liquid RTD, powders)
• Design and execute formulation studies, development trials, and industrial trials
• Support scale‑up, validation, and production startup activities from pilot to commercial manufacturing
• Assist with technology transfer to internal sites and external manufacturers (CMOs), including documentation
• Prepare and maintain technical and manufacturing documentation (batch records, specifications, protocols, change controls)
• Define and support manufacturing processes, equipment parameters, and operational controls
• Troubleshoot manufacturing and process issues and implement corrective actions
• Apply scientific principles and material characteristics to formulation and manufacturing processes
• Analyze and report data to support process improvements and statistical evaluation
• Ensure compliance with SOPs, GMP, quality standards, and regulatory requirements
• Collaborate cross‑functionally (Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Procurement, Supply Chain, R&D, Marketing, Finance) to resolve product, process, and supply issues
• Support continuous improvement efforts to enhance product quality, yield, and efficiency
• Provide technical support for investigations, risk assessments, and process improvements
• Engage with suppliers and external partners and stay current on industry trends
• Communicate project updates, risks, and changes to stakeholders and management

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Food Science, or related technical field
• 1+ year of experience in product development, process development, scale‑up, or technology transfer
• Experience with development and characterization of nutritional or solid dose products
• Experience supporting manufacturing or industrial trials
• Familiarity with solid dose manufacturing processes (blending, encapsulation, tablet compression, coating preferred)
• Knowledge of laboratory activities, Quality by Design, Operational Excellence, and process capability concepts…