Nutritional Innovations Scientist — Supplements & Formulations

Melaleuca; Idaho Falls (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Melaleuca, The Wellness Company, seeks a Scientist at our Idaho Falls headquarters to develop dietary supplements and nutrition innovations. You’ll contribute to formulation, ingredient research, and product improvement with a cross-functional team.

Ideal candidates have a strong chemistry/food science background and 3–6 years in product development or related fields, with relocation assistance available and a focus on bringing products to market.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related scientific discipline.
• 3 to 6 years of experience in product development or dietary supplement formulation.
• Strong scientific foundation with ability to apply technical knowledge.
• Experience researching ingredients and evaluating formulations.
• Ability to research literature, supplier information, and technical resources.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills; ability to work independently and across departments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize formulations for dietary supplements, sports nutrition products, functional foods, and other nutritional products (capsules, tablets, softgels, powders, beverages).
• Research and evaluate ingredients, technologies, literature, and competitive products to support development.
• Prepare laboratory formulations, conduct trials, evaluate prototypes, and address functionality, stability, quality, and processing issues.
• Develop products meeting performance, regulatory, quality, cost, and manufacturing requirements.
• Evaluate raw materials for quality, availability, cost, and suitability for formulations.
• Collaborate with suppliers, manufacturing teams, and outside manufacturers on pilot trials, tech transfer, and scale-up.
• Develop and maintain formulas, ingredient specs, product specs, and technical documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing products, processes, and costs.
• Work with cross-functional teams to translate concepts into viable formulations.
• Communicate findings and project progress to teams.

Skills

Scientific foundation

Problem solving

Communication skills

Independent work

Literature research

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Food Science, Nutrition, Biology, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Job description

Melaleuca, The Wellness Company, seeks a Scientist at our Idaho Falls headquarters to develop dietary supplements and nutrition innovations. You’ll contribute to formulation, ingredient research, and product improvement with a cross-functional team.

Ideal candidates have a strong chemistry/food science background and 3–6 years in product development or related fields, with relocation assistance available and a focus on bringing products to market.