Job title: Associate Research Scientist II – Nutrition Formulation

Department / Division: Nutrition Center of Excellence / Research & Development

Salary Range: $78,875/yr - $97,434/yr, plus bonus

Location: Ada, MI (Hybrid)

*You must report to the Ada, MI headquarters at least 3 times per week

What do we need:

Are you passionate about creating innovative and high-quality supplement products that improve the health and wellbeing of consumers around the world? Do you have the skills and experience to lead the formulation design and development of various products? If so, you may be the perfect fit for our Formulation Scientist position.

As a Formulation Scientist, you will:

• Work with a cross-functional team of experts to design, develop, and optimize nutrition products that meet customer needs, stability and relevant regulatory requirements
• Lead focus groups to ensure wide product appeal for our customers globally
• Lead the innovation and technology assessment of new ingredients and processes for product development
• Review scientific literature and conduct experiments to evaluate the stability, efficacy, and safety of formulations
• Collaborate with our internal manufacturing plants or co-manufacturers to ensure the successful transfer and scale-up of formulations
• Collaborate with internal marketing and technical counterparts to bring innovative products to market in a timely manner
• Prepare and present technical reports, documents, and presentations to support product development and regulatory submissions
• Work on formulation development of gummies, lozenges, protein shakes/bars, powder, RTD’s. You will also work on tablets, capsules and softgels

Your key deliverable in this role will be ensuring that your formulations meet the profile, regulatory and cost parameters while always thinking about innovation, finding new ways to deliver, new ingredients, new partnerships, etc.

Required qualifications:

• Industry experience in food chemistry, agriculture, or nutrition
• Master’s degree in Food Science or similar
  • A Bachelor’s degree and 1 year of experience is also acceptable
• Prior experience in Statistics

Skills to be successful in the role:

• Proven exposures in scouting new technologies, ingredient assessments, formula and delivery form design, and product profile design
• Progressive experiences in formulation design from bench top development to pilot scale up, thru manufacturing/commercialization
• Strong communication skills with talent to work both independently and with a team, as well as cross culturally
• Customer focused mindset demonstrating support for competing priorities

This position is NOT eligible for sponsorship

What’s special about this team:

Amway is the leading direct selling company in the world, and its global Innovation & Science team delivers new product development for our global markets around the world. This talented team balances both science and creativity, working closely with Marketing partners to deliver new product innovation in the core nutrition categories, supporting fundamental health and wellbeing solutions. This team collaborates with myriad cross-functional partners, including Marketing, Regulatory, Quality, Manufacturing, Packaging, etc. There is also a close partnership with our global affiliate teams around the world, ensuring we are meeting the needs of consumers.