Senior Product Engineer -Animal Safety

Neogen Corporation; Oakdale (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Neogen Corporation is seeking a senior technical lead to oversee maintenance, improvement, and lifecycle management of Animal Healthcare products including veterinary pharmaceuticals, supplements, and probiotics.

The role requires a strong background in chemistry, formulation science, and veterinary applications to solve complex challenges and drive commercially viable solutions across R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Operations teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Animal Science, or related field with minimum 8 years of industry experience; or master's with 6+ years; or PhD with 3+ years.
• Strong foundation in chemistry, formulation science, analytical science, biochemistry, or related applied discipline.
• Experience with animal health products, veterinary pharma is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct experimental testing to evaluate product performance, stability, quality, and manufacturability across the product lifecycle.
• Lead technical investigations and troubleshooting for Animal Health products in commercial and ongoing operations.
• Develop and implement product and process improvements to enhance quality, reliability, and cost performance.
• Lead projects related to formulation changes, raw material changes, manufacturing transfers, supplier qualifications, and continuous improvement.
• Support development, scale-up, validation, and commercialization of new products and line extensions.
• Evaluate product performance using lab studies, stability programs, analytical data, and customer feedback.
• Apply scientific principles to improve shelf life, ingredient compatibility, bioavailability, and palatability.
• Prepare and review technical reports, protocols, specifications, risk assessments, validation docs, and SOPs.
• Investigate failures, complaints, deviations, and CAPAs to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Chemistry

Biochemistry

Formulation science

Analytical science

Veterinary product knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Pharmaceutical sciences/ Biological sciences/ Animal science

Master's degree in a relevant scientific discipline

PhD in a relevant scientific discipline

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they are doing!

Job Summary:

Leads technical projects supporting maintenance, improvement, and lifecycle management of Animal Healthcare products, including veterinary pharmaceuticals, nutritional supplements, feed additives, probiotics, wellness products, and related technologies. Serves as a technical subject matter expert responsible for improving product performance, reliability, manufacturability, quality, cost, and regulatory compliance. Apply expertise in chemistry, medicinal chemistry, formulation science, veterinary applications, and product performance to solve complex technical challenges. Works collaboratively with Research and Development, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Operations, Supply Chain, Technical Services, and Commercial teams to deliver scientifically sound and commercially viable solutions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design and conduct experimental testing to evaluate product performance, stability, quality, and manufacturability throughout the product lifecycle.
• Lead technical investigations and troubleshooting activities for commercialized and ongoing operations for Animal Health products.
• Develop and implement product and process improvements to enhance quality, reliability, customer satisfaction, manufacturing efficiency, and cost performance.
• Lead technical projects associated with formulation changes, raw material changes, manufacturing transfers, supplier qualifications, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Support development, scale-up, validation, and commercialization activities associated with new products, line extensions, and reformulations.
• Evaluate product performance using laboratory studies, stability programs, analytical data, customer feedback, and field observations.
• Apply scientific principles to improve product shelf life, ingredient compatibility, bioavailability, palatability, and overall product performance.
• Author and review technical reports, protocols, specifications, risk assessments, validation documents, experimental records, and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Investigate product failures, customer complaints, deviations, nonconformances, and corrective and preventive action activities to identify root causes and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Collaborate with veterinary, regulatory, quality, and operational teams to ensure compliance with applicable regulations, quality standards, and product claims.
• Use statistical tools, Design of Experiments, risk assessment methods, and data analysis techniques to support technical decisions.
• Maintain technical expertise regarding scientific developments, regulatory expectations, and emerging technologies relevant to animal health products.
• Provide technical guidance and coaching to technical employees on assigned projects, as needed.

Skills and Competencies:

• Cultural Savvy: Demonstrates and lives One Neogen Pillars of Trust: Openness, Honesty, Credibility, Respect, and Service through actions, behaviors, and communication.
• Communication: Communicates complex scientific information effectively to technical and nontechnical stakeholders and actively listens to others.
• Technical Expertise: Applies chemistry, biochemistry, formulation science, analytical science, and veterinary product knowledge to product and process challenges.
• Decision Making and Problem Solving: Identifies information needed, evaluates technical risk, determines root cause, and makes timely, data-driven decisions.
• Project Leadership: Independently leads cross-functional technical projects, establishes clear plans, and drives execution through completion.
• Driving Performance: Maintains focus, meets productivity and quality standards, identifies improvement opportunities, and escalates barriers appropriately.
• Organizational Strategy: Understands how technical activities support Animal Health customers, product performance, supply continuity, compliance, and business objectives.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Animal Science, or a related scientific discipline with a minimum of eight years of relevant industry experience; or a master's degree in a relevant scientific discipline with a minimum of six years of relevant industry experience; or a PhD in a relevant scientific discipline with a minimum of three years of relevant industry experience.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong foundation in chemistry, formulation science, analytical science, biochemistry, or a related applied scientific discipline.
• Experience with animal health products, veterinary pharmaceut