Senior Formulation Scientist

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Department: R&D, Solutions

Location: Carol Stream, IL

Type: Full-time

The Senior Formulation Scientist serves as a senior technical authority within the Solutions R&D team, responsible for leading complex formulation projects from concept through commercialization. This senior individual contributor supports organizational capability through technical mentorship, customer partnership, and process excellence, while operating with a high level of autonomy and scientific judgment. The role does not have people management responsibilities but plays a critical role in developing technical depth across the R&D function.

• Lead the design, optimization, and commercialization of complex formulations and create technical documents.
• Serve as a technical owner of assigned key global accounts.
• Create, review, and maintain formulation documentation, specifications, and technical deliverables.
• Support formulation scale‑up activities in partnership with the R&D sample lab, manufacturing, and operations teams.
• Apply analytical, stoichiometric, and scale‑up principles to formulation problem solving and optimization.
• Act as the primary technical contact for customer discussions, including unsupervised customer visits and technical presentations.
• Collaborate effectively with Sales, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, Manufacturing, and other cross‑functional partners on formulation initiatives.
• Participate in ECOs, ingredient substitutions, and formulation refinements to support continuous improvement.
• Support technical onboarding, training delivery, and mentorship of R&D team members.
• Serve as an internal technical resource and represent R&D in cross‑functional forums or onboarding discussions.
• May provide temporary coverage for select formulation approvals or project acceptance, at the direction of the R&D Manager, to support business continuity.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of departmental and organizational objectives.
• Other duties may be assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• BS/BA Degree in Food Science/Nutrition/Chemistry preferred.
• 10+ years’ experience in the food industry in a scientific role OR 7+ years in a food/supplement formulation role at a food/supplement company.

• Advanced formulation design expertise with production blending or process flow experience (both preferred).
• Strong understanding of formulation scalability and manufacturing constraints.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Experience working with and reading work orders and technical documentation.
• Must have competence in analytical or mathematical calculations, especially those in stoichiometric and/or scale‑up processes.
• Be able to use wet chemical lab equipment, including but not limited to lab scales.
• Be able to manage large projects by themselves or with a team.

Light, including customer site visits as needed.

• Ability to view a computer screen and type for extended hours.
• Ability to adjust work schedule as business needs require.