Principal Process Engineer - Scale-Up & Tech Transfer

Melaleuca Inc.; Idaho Falls, Northern (ID, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Melaleuca Inc. in Idaho Falls is seeking a Principal Process Engineer to lead development and scale-up of formulations for dietary supplements and other products.

This role drives tech transfers, process improvements, and cross-functional collaboration with Manufacturing, Quality and R&D. You will ensure robust, compliant processes across capsules, tablets, and powders, meeting DSHEA and GMP standards while delivering project milestones on time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related field with minimum 10 years’ experience in supplement formulation, process development and manufacturing scale-up.
• Master’s degree with minimum 7 years’ experience in supplement formulation, process development & manufacturing scale up.
• Other science degrees with experience in plant and process development will be considered.
• Demonstrate proficiency with structured methodologies such as Quality by Design, Process Control Strategies and Good Engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver robust and efficient processes, scale-up and technology transfer of formulations and processes to Manufacturing.
• Work with manufacturing to scale up all products, improvement processing steps and formulation for optimized manufacturing and product delivery.
• Establish blend sizes, protocols, and testing requirements for scale up as well as production.
• Provide technical support and expertise, ensuring a smooth and efficient process development, scale up and manufacturing transfer of several dosage forms including capsules, tablets and powders.
• Perform data gathering, root cause analysis and performance trending to develop appropriate process control for key parameters affecting product performance.
• Prioritize and implement process change requirements based on the critical project needs.
• Demonstrate experience with development and process scale up of capsules, tablets and powders.
• Lead change management system with process changes and new processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Manufacturing and Quality to develop and implement process improvements that ensure optimized and efficient manufacturing operations that are compliant with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.

Skills

Process development

Scale-up

Quality by Design

GMP knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Master's in Chemical Engineering

Other science degrees

Job description

Melaleuca Inc. in Idaho Falls is seeking a Principal Process Engineer to lead development and scale-up of formulations for dietary supplements and other products.

This role drives tech transfers, process improvements, and cross-functional collaboration with Manufacturing, Quality and R&D. You will ensure robust, compliant processes across capsules, tablets, and powders, meeting DSHEA and GMP standards while delivering project milestones on time.