R&D Manager – Sports Nutrition & Nutraceuticals

PT Talenta Eksekutif Asia; Batam; On-site; IDR 500,000,000 - 800,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PT Talenta Eksekutif Asia is seeking an experienced R&D Manager – Sports Nutrition & Nutraceuticals in Tangerang, Indonesia. This hands-on leadership role oversees research, formulation, trials, scale-up, and commercialization of sports nutrition products from concept to launch.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in R&D within dietary supplements or functional foods, strong cross-functional collaboration, and proven ability to optimize costs while maintaining quality and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree (S1) or Master's Degree (S2) in Food Technology, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Food Science, or a related scientific discipline.
• Minimum 5+ years of proven R&D experience within the dietary supplement, sports nutrition, nutraceutical, functional food, or related consumer health industry.
• Minimum 2–3 years of managerial or team leadership experience within an R&D function.
• Proven knowledge of BPOM requirements, Halal certification processes, GMP, HACCP, and relevant product quality standards.
• Experience leading end-to-end product development and cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end R&D and product development for sports nutrition, dietary supplement, nutraceutical, and functional food products.
• Translate consumer trends, market opportunities, scientific research, and business requirements into commercially viable product concepts.
• Develop and optimize formulations across powder blends, capsules, tablets, stick packs, RTDs, and other relevant product formats.
• Conduct and oversee laboratory trials to optimize taste, flavor masking, solubility, dispersibility, sensory profile, and active ingredient stability.
• Lead product development from initial concept and raw material evaluation through formulation, laboratory trials, pilot-scale testing, manufacturing scale-up, and commercial launch.
• Direct laboratory and pilot-scale trials at the BSD R&D facility and ensure effective technical transfer to manufacturing facilities.

Skills

R&D leadership

Product development

Formulation development

Pilot-scale testing

COGS optimization

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's in Food Technology

Master's in related field

Job description

PT Talenta Eksekutif Asia is seeking an experienced R&D Manager – Sports Nutrition & Nutraceuticals in Tangerang, Indonesia. This hands-on leadership role oversees research, formulation, trials, scale-up, and commercialization of sports nutrition products from concept to launch.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in R&D within dietary supplements or functional foods, strong cross-functional collaboration, and proven ability to optimize costs while maintaining quality and regulatory compliance.