Companion Animal Nutrition & Formulation Scientist

La Petite Labs; United States; Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Part time

Job summary

La Petite Labs in the United States is seeking a seasoned canine/feline nutrition specialist for a fractional consulting role to translate nutrition science into manufacturable pet products. You will develop and review supplement formulations for dogs and cats, evaluate nutrient doses, advise on palatability, stability, and shelf-life, and collaborate with manufacturers and researchers.

This remote, project-based engagement requires strong literature evaluation and experience with NRC/AAFCO

Qualifications

• PhD in animal nutrition, companion-animal nutrition, nutritional science, or closely related discipline, or veterinary specialist qualification with formulation experience.
• 5+ years of applied companion-animal nutrition or product-development experience.
• Direct experience formulating commercial products for dogs and/or cats.
• Strong working knowledge of canine and feline nutrient requirements and tolerances.
• Familiarity with NRC, AAFCO, FEDIAF, or equivalent nutritional frameworks.
• Experience working with commercial manufacturers.
• Understanding of ingredient specifications, stability, palatability, and practical dose constraints.
• Strong primary-literature evaluation skills.
• Experience with companion-animal supplements is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review companion-animal supplement formulations.
• Evaluate nutrient and ingredient doses.
• Assess nutritional interactions, tolerability, and bioavailability.
• Review canine and feline physiological constraints.
• Evaluate formulation architecture rather than isolated ingredients.
• Work with manufacturers and suppliers during formulation development.
• Review raw-material specifications and ingredient documentation.
• Advise on serving size, format, solubility, texture, palatability, and administration.
• Support pilot batches and formulation troubleshooting.
• Review stability and shelf-life considerations.
• Investigate tolerability or product-performance issues.
• Build reusable internal formulation standards.
• Work with pharmacology, geroscience, clinical research, and domain specialists on new systems.

Skills

Companion-animal nutrition

Product development

Formulation experience

Canine/feline nutrition knowledge

Ingredient specifications

Literature evaluation

Education

PhD in animal nutrition

Veterinary specialist in companion-animal nutrition

Job description

Role details

Engagement: Fractional / consulting / project-based

Location: 100% remote.Applicants must be based in the United States.

Date posted: August 25, 2026

Mandate

Turn nutritional and biological evidence into coherent, manufacturable, stable, palatable canine and feline products.

Scope

• Develop and review companion-animal supplement formulations.


• Evaluate nutrient and ingredient doses.


• Assess nutritional interactions, tolerability, and bioavailability.


• Review canine and feline physiological constraints.


• Evaluate formulation architecture rather than isolated ingredients.


• Work with manufacturers and suppliers during formulation development.


• Review raw-material specifications and ingredient documentation.


• Advise on serving size, format, solubility, texture, palatability, and administration.


• Support pilot batches and formulation troubleshooting.


• Review stability and shelf-life considerations.


• Investigate tolerability or product-performance issues.


• Build reusable internal formulation standards.


• Work with pharmacology, geroscience, clinical research, and domain specialists on new systems.

Requirements

One of the following:

• PhD in animal nutrition, companion-animal nutrition, nutritional science, or closely related discipline, or


• Veterinary specialist qualification in companion-animal nutrition with substantial formulation experience.

Plus:

• 5+ years of applied companion-animal nutrition or product-development experience.


• Direct experience formulating commercial products for dogs and/or cats.


• Strong working knowledge of canine and feline nutrient requirements and tolerances.


• Familiarity with NRC, AAFCO, FEDIAF, or equivalent nutritional frameworks.


• Experience working with commercial manufacturers.


• Understanding of ingredient specifications, stability, palatability, and practical dose constraints.


• Strong primary-literature evaluation skills.

Experience with companion-animal supplements is strongly preferred.