Sr. Scientist, Production Development & Innovation

About Metagenics For over 43 years, Metagenics has had the mission to help people live happier, healthier lives through the life-changing power of nutrition.

We believe the way we do business is as important as the business we do; that a company in the nourishment business should nourish its people, too. So, we incorporated healthy, sustainable care into every dimension of our culture. Our diverse and expansive team are a prime example of the power of a people-first approach. We know first-hand, when an organization prioritizes internal growth and fosters empathy, its people come together to set an example of what the world can become.

Join us in being the world’s leading healthcare professional-grade VMS company!

The Role The Product Development & Innovation Scientist combines formulation expertise, scientific research, and innovation to develop and optimize medical foods and dietary supplements. This role translates emerging science, ingredients, and technologies into differentiated, evidence-supported products that are technically robust, operationally feasible, and commercially viable.

The role also drives continuous improvement across Product Development & Innovation, simplifying processes and improving development speed and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities Product Formulation & Commercialization Develop and optimize tablets, capsules, powders, liquids, foods, medical foods, and dietary supplements from concept through commercialization.

Prepare and evaluate benchtop, pilot, scale-up, stability, sensory, and clinical-study batches; troubleshoot formulation and process challenges.

Evaluate ingredients, suppliers, manufacturing processes, specifications, stability requirements, cost, and operational feasibility.

Partner with Production, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Procurement, external manufacturers, and suppliers to deliver compliant, scalable products on schedule.

Create and maintain development records, specifications, manufacturing instructions, cost sheets, SOPs, and technology-transfer documentation.

Continuous Improvement Proactively identify opportunities to optimize formulations, ingredients and specifications, while improving manufacturing efficiency

Build technical and business cases for optimization opportunities and partner cross-functionally to implement them.

Drive process improvements across Product Development & Innovation to reduce development cycle times, eliminate non-value-added work and rework, standardize best practices, and improve right-first-time execution.

Research, Innovation & Scientific Leadership Serve as a scientific expert for assigned categories by evaluating scientific literature, clinical evidence, emerging ingredients, technologies, and market developments.

Identify and assess new ingredients, technologies, product formats, and concepts; develop prototypes and recommend opportunities with strong scientific and commercial potential.

Collaborate with Marketing, Innovation, and R&D teams on product concepts, scientific positioning, and evidence-based claims.

Build strong scientific, supplier, and manufacturing networks to strengthen the innovation and product-development pipeline.

Translate scientific and technical findings into clear recommendations for technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Basic Requirements Experience / Training /

Education:

Master’s degree in Chemistry, Food Science, Nutrition, Health Science, Naturopathy, or a related discipline. An advanced diploma may be considered with significant relevant industry experience.
5+ years of relevant experience in formulation, research, innovation, and commercialization within the food, dietary supplement, pharmaceutical, or related consumer-health industry.

Demonstrated experience locating and interpreting scientific literature and translating evidence into product, formulation, or claims recommendations.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Strong knowledge of product formulation, ingredient functionality, nutritional science, product innovation, experimental design, scale-up, stability, and commercialization.

Advanced analytical, research, problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.

Clear and engaging written, verbal, presentation, and public-speaking skills, including the ability to communicate complex science to varied audiences.

Ability to build strong internal and external relationships, influence cross-functional teams, lead change, and work effectively in a global environment.

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