Senior Manager, Formulations & Technical Support - Princeton, NJ

Key Responsibilities People & Operational Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of experienced formulators, fostering technical excellence, innovation, and collaboration.
• Set team priorities, allocate resources, and manage workloads to support both innovation and commercial timelines.
• Build a strong talent pipeline through coaching, performance management, and succession planning.
• Promote cross‑functional collaboration and a culture of accountability, curiosity, change management, and continuous improvement.

• Drive formulation direction based on business priorities, market trends, customer needs, and competitive positioning.
• Ensure premix designs balance performance, cost‑in‑use, scalability, and speed‑to‑market.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to ensure formulations are practical, scalable, and commercially viable.
• Translate business objectives into clear formulation strategies and development roadmaps.

• Establish best practices, formulation standards, and decision frameworks to ensure consistent, high‑quality premix development in alignment with global frameworks and established processes.
• Provide guidance on formulation strategies including ingredient interactions, stability, bioavailability, processability, and regulatory considerations.
• Optimize existing premix platforms to improve performance, fit for purpose, cost structure, supply continuity, and lifecycle value.
• Identify opportunities for standardization, modular designs, and platform approaches to accelerate development and improve margins.
• Evaluate and recommend formulation trade‑offs aligned with region execution standards to support pricing strategies and profitability targets.

• Act as a formulation resource for key customers and strategic accounts, facilitating technical discussions and solution development as needed.
• Contribute formulation insights to customer‑facing materials, technical documentation, and value propositions.
• Promote dsm‑firmenich products, blends, and prototypes via exhibitions, trade shows, customer presentations, lectures at conferences, and publications.
• Keep current with scientific, professional society, and trade association developments, and disseminate learnings to the entire team through trainings, emails, reports, or presentations.

• A rich history and a promising future of bold scientific innovation and passionate creation with our customers.
• A space to grow by encouraging and supporting curiosity and an open mindset.
• A culture that prioritizes safety and well‑being, both physically and mentally.
• The opportunity to work for a company where sustainability is core to its strategy and purpose.
• A flexible work environment that empowers people to take accountability for their work and own the outcome.
• Barrier‑free communities within our organization where every employee is equally valued and respected regardless of background.
• A firm belief that working together with customers is key to achieving great things.
• An eagerness to be one team and learn from each other to bring progress to life and create a better future.

• Degree (B.S., M.S. preferred) in Food Science, Nutrition, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related field.
• Advanced knowledge of nutritional ingredients including vitamins, carotenoids, omega‑3s (functions, commercially available forms and regulations).
• Significant experience (8+ years) in medical nutrition, dietary supplement, food, including related formulation and premix development environments.
• Proven people‑leadership experience managing and developing technical teams.
• Proven ability to drive business impact, shape strategy, and drive change aligned with organizational needs.
• Intermediate knowledge of food & beverage and dietary supplement industry market segments including their manufacturing processes and requirements.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus.
• Strong understanding of formulation science, ingredient functionality, and manufacturing.
• Ability to travel up to 30% (domestic).

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