Formulation Scientist

TH Daniels Global Executive Search & Selection works globally with an established portfolio of clients, providing best-in-class Executive Search results.

We have partnered with a leading nutraceutical contract manufacturing organisation to recruit for a Formulation Scientist, California (On-Site). This technical role is focused on developing, optimising, and scaling dietary supplement formulations across powders, capsules, tablets, and functional delivery formats.

As Formulation Scientist, you will work closely with R&D, quality, regulatory, and operations teams to bring innovative, compliant, and commercially viable nutraceutical products from concept through to manufacturing.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 3–7+ years of formulation experience within dietary supplements, nutraceuticals, food, or pharmaceutical environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with powder blends, encapsulation, tableting, and excipient selection.
• Working knowledge of cGMP, stability testing, and regulatory considerations for dietary supplements.
• Experience supporting scale-up and technology transfer into manufacturing.
• Strong problem-solving, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and optimise dietary supplement formulations across multiple delivery formats.
• Support customer-driven formulation projects from concept through pilot and commercial scale.
• Collaborate with operations to ensure smooth scale-up, validation, and manufacturing readiness.
• Partner with quality and regulatory teams to ensure formulations meet cGMP and compliance standards.
• Conduct stability testing, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement activities.
• Maintain detailed formulation documentation and technical reports.

If you are a hands-on formulation scientist with a passion for innovation and product development in nutraceuticals, we encourage you to explore this opportunity.

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