At least 3 years
This role is STARs-friendly: Skilled Through Alternative Routes.
71% STARs in role.
Job Title: R&D Formulation Scientist – Tablets, and Powders (Nutraceutical)
Top Must Have: Need to come from the Nutraceutical industry, working with vitamins and dietary supplements!
Job Description
The R&D Formulation Scientist – develops and optimizes formulations for nutraceutical products across multiple dosage forms, including, oils, waters, soft gels, powders, and granulations. This role partners closely with Sales, Customers, Sourcing, and Purchasing to translate product requirements into robust, scalable formulations while ensuring material availability and cost efficiency. The scientist performs hands-on work in the product development laboratory, utilizes advanced analytical instrumentation, and troubleshoots technical issues to support high-quality, sustainable products that promote health and wellness. This position offers significant growth potential as the R&D function expands and provides opportunities to move into leadership and people management over time.
Responsibilities
- Partner closely with Sales and Customers to understand product requirements and technical needs and translate them into effective formulation strategies.
- Develop and optimize formulations for oils, waters, soft gels, two-piece capsules, tablets, powders, and granulations within the nutraceutical and dietary supplement space.
- Apply expertise in powder, liquid, and tablet formulations to create stable, manufacturable, and high-quality products.
- Collaborate with Sourcing and Purchasing teams to ensure timely material availability, cost efficiency, and appropriate raw material selection.
- Troubleshoot technical formulation issues, identify root causes, and implement effective, data-driven solutions.
- Assist with analytical testing and quality assessments to ensure products meet specifications and regulatory and internal quality standards.
- Perform hands-on experimental work in the Product Development laboratory, including batching, blending, encapsulation, and related lab-scale processes.
- Utilize analytical instrumentation such as gas chromatography (GC), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to support formulation development and analytical chemistry needs.
- Support quality control activities by evaluating raw materials, intermediates, and finished products, including those involving fish oils and other nutraceutical ingredients.
- Evaluate laboratory capabilities, identify opportunities for future R&D expansion, and recommend new technologies, methods, or equipment to enhance innovation.
- Contribute to new product development projects from concept through commercialization, including experimental design, data analysis, and documentation.
- Collaborate effectively with a predominantly Spanish-speaking laboratory team, using translation tools as needed to maintain clear communication and teamwork.
- Maintain accurate records of experiments, methods, and results in accordance with internal procedures and good laboratory practices.
- Work cross-functionally with Quality, Manufacturing, and other internal stakeholders to ensure formulations are scalable and suitable for production.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives in R&D, quality, and manufacturing by sharing technical insights and best practices.
Essential Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, or a related field.
- 3+ years of R&D formulation experience, preferably in nutraceuticals or dietary supplements.
- Proven expertise in formulation of powders, liquids, and tablets.
- Manufacturing knowledge related to nutraceutical or dietary supplement production processes.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Bilingual skills, particularly Spanish, are a plus but not required.
- Interest in purpose-driven work focused on high-quality, ethically sourced, and sustainable products.
- Desire to grow into leadership and people management roles as the R&D team expands
This is a Permanent position based out of Clifton, NJ.
Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $75000.00 - $90000.00/yr.
401K, holiday, vacation and sick time offered to internal employees. Will have potential to grow into a leadership role - the R&D department is new and there will be room to expand to R&D formulators that report to them.
Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Clifton,NJ.
Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Jun 3, 2026.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
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Posting ID: JP-006039962
