Applied Product Development Scientist - Beverages & Bars

PennPak Solutions; Bethlehem (Northampton County); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Uniting Holding is seeking a Product Development Application Scientist to lead formulation and optimization for powdered beverages, supplements, and bars. You will drive benchtop to commercialization, support plant trials, and ensure compliance across nutrition labeling and regulatory requirements.

The role emphasizes collaboration with R&D, Operations, Quality, and Packaging on scalable, GMP‑compliant products and accurate documentation for ongoing improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Chemistry, or related field.
• 5+ years of product development experience in food, beverage, or dietary supplements.
• Experience with powdered products and/or nutritional bars.
• Knowledge of GMPs, food safety standards, and PPE requirements.
• Experience scaling up from benchtop to production.

Responsibilities

• Develop and formulate new products and line extensions across powders and bar applications.
• Create benchtop and pilot-scale samples for internal evaluation, customer review, and lab testing.
• Build bulk samples to support stability, sensory, and analytical testing.
• Support product scale-up activities, including bar trials and production runs.
• Assist in troubleshooting product and process issues during development and commercialization.
• Collaborate with Operations to evaluate formulations on production equipment; provide recommendations for improvements.
• Assist in building and validating production targets to align R&D and manufacturing outputs.
• Review batch sheets to confirm alignment with formulation, label claims, and quality standards.
• Conduct and support shelf-life and stability testing programs.
• Support label review activities for R&D, ensuring alignment between formulation, claims, and regulatory requirements.
• Create and maintain Nutrition Facts Panels (NFPs) and Supplement Facts Panels (SFPs) for new and existing products.
• Evaluate raw material documentation (COAs, specifications, allergen statements) to support compliance and formulation accuracy.
• Apply knowledge of ingredient functionality, macro composition, potency, and overages in formulation development.
• Collaborate with the Packaging Engineer on packaging validation and testing to support product integrity and shelf-life performance.
• Maintain accurate documentation of formulations, trials, and results within internal systems.

Skills

Problem-solving

Detail-oriented

Project coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Manufacturing floor experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Chemistry, or related field

Tools

Genesis R&D

Smartsheet

SharePoint

Outlook

Job description

Uniting Holding is seeking a Product Development Application Scientist to lead formulation and optimization for powdered beverages, supplements, and bars. You will drive benchtop to commercialization, support plant trials, and ensure compliance across nutrition labeling and regulatory requirements.

The role emphasizes collaboration with R&D, Operations, Quality, and Packaging on scalable, GMP‑compliant products and accurate documentation for ongoing improvements.