Product Development Scientist – Powders & Bars

W3Global; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

W3Global in Bethlehem is seeking a Product Development Application Scientist to lead the development of powdered beverages, nutritional bars, and supplements from benchtop to commercialization. You will collaborate with R&D, Operations, Quality, and Packaging to ensure formulations are scalable, compliant with FDA labeling and GMPs, and aligned with production capabilities.

In this role you will create samples, support plant trials, review batch sheets, and contribute to shelf-life and nutrition

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Chemistry, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in product development within food, beverage, or dietary supplement manufacturing.
• Experience with powdered products and/or nutritional bars.
• Working knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), food safety standards, and PPE requirements.
• Experience supporting product scale-up from benchtop to production.

Responsibilities

• Develop and formulate new products and line extensions across powders and bar applications.
• Create benchtop and pilot-scale samples for internal evaluation, customer review, and lab testing.
• Build bulk samples to support stability, sensory, and analytical testing.
• Support product scale-up activities, including bar trials and production runs.
• Assist in troubleshooting product and process issues during development and commercialization.
• Collaborate with Operations to evaluate how formulations perform on production equipment; provide recommendations for improvements.
• Assist in building and validating production targets to align R&D and manufacturing outputs.
• Review batch sheets to confirm alignment with formulation, label claims, and quality standards.
• Conduct and support shelf-life and stability testing programs.
• Support label review activities for R&D, ensuring alignment between formulation, claims, and regulatory requirements.
• Create and maintain Nutrition Facts Panels (NFPs) and Supplement Facts Panels (SFPs) for new and existing products.
• Evaluate raw material documentation (COAs, specifications, allergen statements) to support compliance and formulation accuracy.
• Apply knowledge of ingredient functionality, macro composition, potency, and overages in formulation development.
• Collaborate with the Packaging Engineer on packaging validation and testing to support product integrity and shelf-life performance.
• Maintain accurate documentation of formulations, trials, and results within internal systems.

Skills

Product development

GMPs knowledge

Regulatory labeling

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science

Tools

Smartsheet

Genesis R&D

Microsoft SharePoint

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

W3Global in Bethlehem is seeking a Product Development Application Scientist to lead the development of powdered beverages, nutritional bars, and supplements from benchtop to commercialization. You will collaborate with R&D, Operations, Quality, and Packaging to ensure formulations are scalable, compliant with FDA labeling and GMPs, and aligned with production capabilities.

In this role you will create samples, support plant trials, review batch sheets, and contribute to shelf-life and nutrition