Scientist, Nutritional Supplements & Innovation (Onsite)

Melaleuca: The Wellness Company; Idaho Falls (ID); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

On-site amenities at HQ

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Melaleuca: The Wellness Company in Idaho Falls, Idaho, is seeking a Scientist to advance nutrition innovation and develop dietary supplements and functional foods. The role focuses on formulation, ingredient research, and product improvement, with opportunities to contribute to commercialization.

You'll join a collaborative Product Development team, work with experienced scientists, and translate consumer needs into viable formulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Food Science, Nutrition, Biology, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related discipline.
• 3–6 years of experience in product development, dietary supplement formulation, food/beverage development, manufacturing scale-up, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize formulations for dietary supplements, sports nutrition products, functional foods, and other nutraceuticals.
• Research and evaluate ingredients, technologies, literature, and competitors to support product development.
• Prepare lab formulations, conduct trials, evaluate prototypes, and resolve issues with ingredient functionality, stability, quality, and processing.
• Develop products meeting performance, regulatory, quality, cost, and manufacturing requirements.
• Evaluate raw materials for functionality, quality, availability, cost, and suitability for formulations.
• Collaborate with suppliers, manufacturing teams, and outside manufacturers on pilot trials and scale-up.
• Maintain formulas, ingredient specs, product specs, lab records, and technical docs.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing products, processes, and costs.
• Translate consumer needs into commercially viable formulations with cross-functional teams.
• Communicate findings and progress to project teams.

Skills

Strong problem-solving

Strong communication

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry or related scientific discipline

Tools

Laboratory formulation

Manufacturing trials

Job description

Melaleuca: The Wellness Company in Idaho Falls, Idaho, is seeking a Scientist to advance nutrition innovation and develop dietary supplements and functional foods. The role focuses on formulation, ingredient research, and product improvement, with opportunities to contribute to commercialization.

You'll join a collaborative Product Development team, work with experienced scientists, and translate consumer needs into viable formulations.