R&D Formulation Scientist
Edison, NJ
Full Time
R&D
Entry Level
Reliance Vitamin is a dietary supplement manufacturer based in Edison, New Jersey, specializing in private label and contract manufacturing. We partner with brands to develop and manufacture vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and other nutritional supplements in tablets, capsules, and powders. Our team brings together expertise in research and development, quality, and manufacturing to support customers from product concept through finished production.
About the role
Develop nutraceutical products from initial formulation through commercial production. As our R&D Formulation Scientist, you will combine laboratory development, stability evaluation, pilot trials, and technical documentation to create products that meet scientific, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, and customer requirements. You will work across departments to deliver projects on schedule and support successful product commercialization.
Essential responsibilities
Pay and Benefits
Base salary: $60,000–$75,000 per year.
Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance; a Flexible Spending Account (FSA); an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); AFLAC supplemental insurance options; life insurance; a 401(k) plan with an employer match; Deep Employee Ownership Shares (DEO); and a $50 monthly company store dietary supplement allowance.
Paid time benefits: Paid time off (PTO), earned sick time, and paid holidays.
Benefits are subject to applicable eligibility requirements, plan terms, and legal requirements.
Work environment
This full-time, on-site role works in laboratory, office, and manufacturing environments, with frequent pilot plant and production support activities.
Equal employment opportunity
Reliance Vitamin, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants and employees as required by applicable law.
About the role
Develop nutraceutical products from initial formulation through commercial production. As our R&D Formulation Scientist, you will combine laboratory development, stability evaluation, pilot trials, and technical documentation to create products that meet scientific, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, and customer requirements. You will work across departments to deliver projects on schedule and support successful product commercialization.
Essential responsibilities
- Develop and optimize tablets, capsules, powders, sachets, and effervescent products. Select active ingredients, excipients, flavors, sweeteners, and delivery systems to meet product requirements.
- Prepare technical quotations and laboratory bench samples for customer evaluation and internal development.
- Conduct laboratory development and pilot trials; support technology transfer, commercial scale-up, troubleshooting, and product improvements.
- Run accelerated and real-time stability studies, interpret results, and recommend formulation improvements.
- Evaluate raw materials and Certificates of Analysis, support alternate material and supplier qualification and approval.
- Prepare product development reports, master formula, batch manufacturing instructions, product specifications, SOPs, and other technical records.
- Support label review, ingredient verification, and technical and regulatory documentation. Follow GMP, Good Documentation Practices (GDP), and applicable quality and regulatory requirements, including relevant FSSAI and export-market requirements and ISO/FSSC 22000 standards.
- Assess change requests, deviations, reworks, and raw material and packaging material qualifications.
- Maintain ERP item codes, item masters, manufacturing and packaging bills of materials, label item numbers, and revision controls. Manage related substitutions, item changes, and rework instructions.
- Coordinate technical updates, quotations, sample evaluations, fill studies, and project tracking with internal teams, customers, suppliers, laboratories, and consultants. Support improvements in quality, efficiency, innovation, and cost.
- A bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nutraceuticals, Food Technology, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Chemistry, or a related discipline.
- At least one year of product development experience in nutraceuticals, dietary supplements, pharmaceuticals, food, or herbal products.
- Knowledge of nutraceutical formulation, ingredient selection, excipient functionality and compatibility, and stability and shelf-life evaluation.
- Knowledge of vitamins, minerals, botanicals, amino acids, probiotics, enzymes, and specialty ingredients.
- Knowledge of tablet compression, capsule formulation, powder blending, and granulation.
- Knowledge of cGMP, GDP, and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP).
- Technical writing and documentation skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Scientific and analytical thinking, clear communication, teamwork, planning, time management, and accountability for project outcomes.
- A master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nutraceuticals, Food Technology, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Chemistry, or a related discipline.
- Experience with a contract manufacturing organization or contract development and manufacturing organization (CMO/CDMO).
Pay and Benefits
Base salary: $60,000–$75,000 per year.
Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance; a Flexible Spending Account (FSA); an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); AFLAC supplemental insurance options; life insurance; a 401(k) plan with an employer match; Deep Employee Ownership Shares (DEO); and a $50 monthly company store dietary supplement allowance.
Paid time benefits: Paid time off (PTO), earned sick time, and paid holidays.
Benefits are subject to applicable eligibility requirements, plan terms, and legal requirements.
Work environment
This full-time, on-site role works in laboratory, office, and manufacturing environments, with frequent pilot plant and production support activities.
Equal employment opportunity
Reliance Vitamin, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants and employees as required by applicable law.
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