Associate - New Product Development

Origin Nutrition; Chennai District; On-site; INR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Origin Nutrition in Chennai is seeking an Associate NPD with expertise in plant-based health foods to lead end-to-end product development from concept to launch. You will handle formulation, ingredient selection, pilot trials, and regulatory approvals, ensuring quality and cost targets.

The role requires strong knowledge of GMP, HACCP, FSSAI, and solid documentation skills, with 0-5 years hands-on experience in food formulation. Plant-based ingredient experience is highly preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/M.Tech in food tech or related field is required.
• M.Sc. in Food Science or Nutrition adds advantage.
• Hands-on in plant-based formulation and product development.
• Experience with end-to-end development and scale-up.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of health and wellness products from concept to launch.
• Select ingredients, conduct lab trials, and validate pilot batches.
• Manage scale-up, technology transfer, and GMP-compliant documentation.
• Ensure nutritional targets, label claims, and cost objectives.
• Coordinate with Production during product commercialization and transfer.
• Maintain formulation docs, SOPs, specs, and technical records.
• Perform stability studies and drive formulation improvements.

Skills

Health foods formulation

Protein powder formulation

Plant-based ingredients

Product development

FSSAI regulatory knowledge

GMP/HACCP knowledge

MS Office / documentation

Education

B.Tech/M.Tech in Food Technology

M.Sc. in Food Science or Nutrition (added)

Job description

Job Description Associate New Product Development (NPD)

We are seeking an Associate NPD with expertise in health foods to lead the development of innovative, high-quality plant-based products. The role is responsible for end-to-end product development, including formulation, ingredient selection, pilot trials, fssai approvals for new products, scale-up, commercialisation, and continuous product improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of new health and wellness products from concept to commercial launch.
• Select and evaluate ingredients.
• Conduct laboratory trials, pilot batches, and production-scale validation.
• Improve product taste, texture, mouthfeel, mixability, solubility, and overall product performance.
• Ensure formulations meet nutritional targets, label claims, and cost objectives.
• Coordinate production scale-up and technology transfer to manufacturing.
• Work closely with Production team during product commercialization.
• Develop and maintain formulation documents, product specifications, SOPs and technical documentation.
• Conduct stability studies and recommend formulation improvements based on test results.
• Identify and evaluate new ingredients, flavours, and packaging solutions.
• Troubleshoot formulation and manufacturing challenges and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with FSSAI regulations, GMP, HACCP, and internal quality standards.
• Monitor market trends and competitor products to identify new product opportunities and innovative ingredients.

Qualifications

• B.Tech/M.Tech in Food Technology, Food Science, Nutrition, Biotechnology, or a related discipline.
• M.Sc. in Food Science or Nutrition is an added advantage.

Experience

• 0-5 years of hands-on experience in food formulation and development.
• Experience in plant-based ingredients is highly preferred.
• Proven experience in taking products from concept to commercial production.

Required Skills

• Strong expertise in protein powder formulation and product development.
• In-depth knowledge of plant proteins (Pea, Rice, Soy, etc.) and protein ingredient functionality.
• Experience in flavour balancing, sweetener systems, mixability, solubility, and texture optimization.
• Knowledge of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fibers, and functional ingredients used in protein powders.
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes.
• Strong knowledge of GMP, HACCP, FSSAI, and food safety regulations.
• Ability to conduct laboratory evaluations, pilot trials, and production validations.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office and technical documentation.

Preferred Industry

• Plant-Based Protein Manufacturing
• Sports Nutrition
• Nutraceuticals
• Health Supplements