Innovation Scientist Lead, Scientific Affairs (Hybrid)

Liquid I.V.; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 116.000 - 174.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k plan with company match

Generous PTO and holidays

Wellness days

Employee assistance program

Tech and wellness reimbursement

Liquid I.V. hydration supply

Hybrid in-office in El Segundo

Zusammenfassung

Liquid I.V. is seeking a creative and highly technical Associate Principal Scientist, Innovation - Scientific Affairs to lead and execute delivery of our new product pipeline.

Reporting to the Manager of Innovation and Claims, this role is highly cross-functional and will engage with all levels of the organization and with Unilever counterparts. The successful candidate will translate cutting-edge science into commercially compelling concepts, scout new ingredients and evidence, influence

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree in nutrition, exercise physiology, or related field.
• 6+ years of relevant experience in scientific affairs, R&D, or innovation within CPG, dietary supplements, or functional foods with a strong track record of new product launches within the category
• Deep expertise and experience with a variety of dietary supplement ingredients, suppliers, and functional formats.
• Demonstrated experience supporting innovation engines from concept through commercialization
• Experience and willingness to evaluate new active raw materials in the lab; experience in PD formulation creation (preferred)
• Experience working cross-functionally with brand innovation, product development, regulatory affairs and other business groups
• Experience leveraging AI tools and platforms
• Ability to assess scientific feasibility of concepts, ingredients, and benefit territories
• Strong knowledge of dietary supplements, functional foods, and health claims
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Aufgaben

• Serve as a Scientific Affairs lead in the innovation engine, partnering with R&D, Regulatory, Brand Innovation, and other cross-functional teams to shape early-stage concepts and sprint work
• Scout globally for emerging science, ingredients, technologies and white space opportunities to inform the innovation pipeline and support differentiated benefit platforms
• Contribute to pipeline prioritization by assessing scientific feasibility, ingredient rationale, dosing considerations, mechanism alignment, and differentiation potential
• Design and support claims substantiation strategies aligned with product concepts, regulatory requirements, and commercialization needs
• Influence formulation development by ensuring alignment between scientific rationale, technical feasibility, ingredient selection, and intended product benefits
• Influence Innovation Strategy to drive science forward innovative thinking
• Maintain internal scientific databases, evidence tools, and knowledge-sharing resources to support efficient retrieval, reuse, and organizational learning
• Lead the active raw material and innovation technology scouting program which includes: discovery/intake of suppliers with procurement and PD, hosting live cross functional informational sessions with suppliers, synthesizing findings in a technical library
• Partner with Product Development (PD) on bench formulations and tastings; ensure scientifically sound concepts translates to delicious & efficacious products.
• Participate in live cross-functional Innovation creation sprints to deliver ideas to market in an agile fashion

Kenntnisse

Cross-functional collaboration

Scientific communication

Trend scouting

Formulation development

AI tools usage

Project leadership

Data interpretation

Ausbildung

Master’s degree in nutrition, exercise physiology, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Citation managers

PubMed

Jobbeschreibung

Liquid I.V. is seeking a creative and highly technical Associate Principal Scientist, Innovation - Scientific Affairs to lead and execute delivery of our new product pipeline.

Reporting to the Manager of Innovation and Claims, this role is highly cross-functional and will engage with all levels of the organization and with Unilever counterparts. The successful candidate will translate cutting-edge science into commercially compelling concepts, scout new ingredients and evidence, influence