Hands-on Dietary Supplement Formulation Scientist

Nature's Lab

Las Vegas, Northern (NV, KY)

Hybrid

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid medical, dental, vision,

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Eight paid holidays

Job summary

Nature’s Lab in Las Vegas, NV is seeking a hands-on Formulation Scientist to join our Research and Development team. Develop and optimize dietary supplement formulations across capsules, tablets, powders, and gummies from concept to commercial production.

The role emphasizes troubleshooting, scale-up, and transfer to manufacturing with close collaboration across Quality, Regulatory, Purchasing, and Manufacturing. Requires a science degree and 2+ years in formulation development.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in food science, pharmaceutical science, chemistry, chemical engineering, biology, nutrition, or a related scientific discipline.
Or a combination of relevant education and substantial hands-on formulation experience in dietary supplements, pharmaceuticals, food products, or a closely related industry.
At least two years of experience in formulation development, process development, product development, or a related technical manufacturing role.
Hands-on experience developing or troubleshooting at least one of the following dosage forms: Tablets, Gummies, Capsules, Powders.
Working knowledge of ingredient functionality, excipient selection, material behavior, and manufacturing-process development.
Experience conducting laboratory or pilot-scale trials and documenting results.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work in both laboratory and manufacturing environments.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and similar business applications.
Ability to maintain accurate technical documentation in a cGMP-regulated environment.

Responsibilities

Develop new dietary supplement formulations in capsules, tablets, powders, and gummies from initial concept through commercial production.
Select appropriate active ingredients, excipients, flavors, colors, sweeteners, coating systems, and processing aids based on product requirements.
Evaluate raw-material characteristics such as particle size, density, flow, compressibility, hygroscopicity, solubility, compatibility, and organoleptic properties.
Design and conduct laboratory and pilot-scale trials to evaluate formulation performance and manufacturing feasibility.
Develop formulations that meet target potency, serving-size, dosage-form, sensory, stability, cost, and label-claim requirements.
Troubleshoot formulation and processing issues, including poor powder flow, segregation, sticking, picking, capping, lamination, friability, hardness, disintegration, coating defects, gummy texture, setting, depositing, flavor, and stability.
Optimize formulations and manufacturing processes to improve product quality, consistency, throughput, yield, and scalability.
Operate or support the operation of development and pilot equipment, including tablet presses, tablet coaters, blenders, mills, encapsulation equipment, powder-processing equipment, and gummy-processing equipment, as applicable.
Prepare formulas, processing instructions, trial protocols, technical reports, specifications, and manufacturing documentation.
Establish critical process parameters and clearly communicate processing requirements to Manufacturing.
Lead or support the transfer of formulations from laboratory development to pilot and commercial-scale production.
Provide hands-on support during first production runs, validation batches, troubleshooting trials, and product rework activities.
Investigate formulation deviations, manufacturing failures, and out-of-specification performance using structured root-cause analysis.
Recommend and evaluate alternate raw materials, suppliers, and excipient systems when needed.
Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Purchasing, Inventory Control, Planning, and other departments throughout the product-development process.
Maintain complete and accurate records in accordance with company procedures and cGMP requirements.
Support continuous-improvement projects related to formulation practices, manufacturing processes, laboratory capabilities, and departmental procedures.