Product Development Scientist - Powders & Bars

RecruitPod Global LLC; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

RecruitPod Global LLC is seeking a Product Development Application Scientist to drive the development, optimization, and commercialization of powdered beverages, supplements, and bars. You will collaborate across R&D, Operations, Quality, and Packaging to ensure scalable, compliant formulations aligned with production capabilities.

Responsibilities include benchtop to pilot-scale testing, shelf-life studies, and labeling regulation support.

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 GMPs, food safety standards, and PPE requirements.

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.

Skills

Product development

Powdered products

GMP knowledge

Scale-up experience

Regulatory labeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Chemistry, or related field

Tools

Smartsheet

Genesis R&D

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft SharePoint

Job description

RecruitPod Global LLC is seeking a Product Development Application Scientist to drive the development, optimization, and commercialization of powdered beverages, supplements, and bars. You will collaborate across R&D, Operations, Quality, and Packaging to ensure scalable, compliant formulations aligned with production capabilities.

Responsibilities include benchtop to pilot-scale testing, shelf-life studies, and labeling regulation support.