PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SCIENTIST:$105k-$130

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SCIENTIST: $105,000-$130,000/YEAR + 12.5% POTENTIAL ANNUAL BONUS SHIFT/HOURS: Full-time; schedule not specified JOB TYPE: Full-time LOCATION: Ayer, MA POSITION SUMMARY: Ajinomoto Cambrooke is seeking a Product Development Scientist to support the development of new and revised medical nutrition products. This position will contribute to product ideation, formulation, process development, shelf-life evaluation, clinical development support, ingredient research, and commercialization activities. The Product Development Scientist will collaborate with Medical Nutrition, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, and other cross-functional teams to develop nutritional beverages and powder blends that meet nutritional, stability, sensory, quality, and patient-outcome objectives. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Co-create and execute medical nutrition product formulations in alignment with ACI?s strategic research and development roadmap. - Support the development of nutritional beverages and powder blends from concept through commercialization. - Apply food science and ingredient expertise to develop products that meet internal quality expectations and defined product specifications. - Support Leadership and Management teams with scientific guidance related to product development, clinical development, product manufacturing, and new ingredient or product initiatives. - Research and support the development of clinical evidence for existing and new products and ingredient compounds. - Participate in conferences, clinician meetings, and other forums to present ACI?s clinical evidence. - Collaborate with Medical Nutrition, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and other teams to support successful product development and commercialization. - Build relationships with vendors to source ingredients that meet product specifications. - Define product requirements, including process needs, product characteristics, organoleptic attributes, and applicable claims. - Evaluate ingredient interactions within food and beverage matrices throughout processing and shelf life. - Design and monitor regular and accelerated shelf-life studies for nutritional products. - Develop shelf-life evaluation matrices that consider product composition, processing conditions, and other critical factors. - Apply nutritional modeling software and review primary scientific literature to support product development decisions. - Support the protection of intellectual property associated with products, processes, and ingredient compounds. - Ensure adherence to standard operating procedures related to product development, process development, and shelf-life determination. - Perform other duties as assigned. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: - Bachelor?s degree in Food Science, Nutrition, or a related field. - Minimum of five years of product development experience, including taking concepts from the benchtop stage through commercialization. - Minimum of five years of basic and applied research and development experience, preferably within a small- or mid-sized nutrition, food, or biotechnology company. - Experience with food or beverage formulation and the manufacture of nutritional products that meet stability, sensory, and nutritional requirements. - Expert knowledge of food science, including ingredient interactions and the impact of processing techniques on micronutrients. - Experience designing and monitoring regular and accelerated shelf-life studies for nutritional products. - Strong translational science background, with the ability to convert nutrition-science insights into consumable products. - Familiarity with FDA regulations and food safety requirements. - Understanding of human nutrition and the ability to review and interpret primary scientific literature. - Knowledge of macronut