Product Development Scientist

Company Overview

Balchem is committed to making the world a healthier place by delivering trusted, innovative, and science-based solutions for the health and nutritional needs of the world. Balchem employs approximately 1,400 employees worldwide who provide the service, quality, and technology that enables our customers to win with their customers. We have built a reputation for delivering results to all of our stakeholders.

Founded in 1967, Balchem, a Maryland corporation, became a publicly-traded company in 1970 and is listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “BCPC.” Our corporate headquarters is located in Montvale, New Jersey, and we have a broad network of sales offices, manufacturing sites, and R&D centers, primarily located in the U.S. and Europe. The Company consists of three business segments:
Human Nutrition and Health, Animal Nutrition and Health, and Specialty Products.

Balchem is committed to making the world a healthier place by delivering trusted, innovative, and science-based solutions for the health and nutritional needs of the world. Balchem employs approximately 1,400 employees worldwide who provide the service, quality, and technology that enables our customers to win with their customers. We have built a reputation for delivering results to all of our stakeholders.

Founded in 1967, Balchem, a Maryland corporation, became a publicly-traded company in 1970 and is listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “BCPC.” Our corporate headquarters is located in Montvale, New Jersey, and we have a broad network of sales offices, manufacturing sites, and R&D centers, primarily located in the U.S. and Europe. The Company consists of three business segments:
Human Nutrition and Health, Animal Nutrition and Health, and Specialty Products.

The Food Scientist position will leverage scientific training and industrial experience to develop and scale-up new products for the food and beverage market. This position is expected to tackle projects with meaningful technical complexity, ensuring diligence in the development, scale-up, and commercialization of innovative products that deliver on business goals.

The position requires a strong ability to work cross-functionally to set goals and timetables, drive innovation, and support commercialization efforts. Additionally, this individual will support execution of local and global strategies and business initiatives while providing technical expertise to internal and external customers.

• Lead and champion a culture of safety across all activities
• Develop new products in the food and beverage space which may include, but is not limited to, the following: beverage and frozen dessert bases, variegates, coatings, and lipid-based inclusions. This includes sourcing of ingredients and documents, as well as evaluating and mitigating potential risks (ie costing, lead times, minimum order quantities, etc)
• Create benchtop prototypes for both internal and external customers that utilize flavors, colors, stabilizers, and other ingredients to create delivery systems customized to specific customer requirements as well as current food trends.
• Oversee production of newly commercialized products and monitor initial batches to ensure a successful scale-up.
• Drive the conceptualization, development, and commercialization of new products
• Support cross functional internal initiatives including, but not limited to, cost reduction initiatives, production efficiencies, and quality improvements
• Optimize and validate functional performance and sensory properties of various food products.
• Conduct product testing, including sensory analysis and analytical testing, as well as review and analyze resulting data.
• Help manage and maintain inventory of ingredients and supplies which may include obtaining materials from Balchem’s warehouse.
• Support the commercial team by translating unmet consumer needs into actionable scientific and technological insights.
• Execute experiments to create technical data supporting the business's commercial strategy.
• Exhibit conceptual, creative and analytic problem solving – the ability to break down complex issues and simplify by focusing on what…