Senior Specialist, Technical Applications - Innovation & Scale-Up

Nestlé S.A.; Bridgewater Township (NJ); On-site; USD 113,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Healthcare coverage

Other benefits

Job summary

Nestlé Health Science seeks a Senior Specialist for the Technical Applications Group (TAG) in Bridgewater, NJ. You will lead medium-to-high complexity projects across development, scale-up, validation, and tech transfer, ensuring quality and regulatory standards are met.

You will collaborate with Quality, Regulatory, Marketing, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and R&D teams to deliver impactful solutions and drive business results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree as listed in the requirements.
• 3+ years of hands-on product development, formulation, and manufacturing experience.
• Experience with product scale-up, validation, and technology transfer.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Travel approximately 30%.

Responsibilities

• Lead product, process, and formulation development activities for innovation, renovation, optimization, and productivity projects.
• Provide technical expertise to support formulation improvements, process optimization, troubleshooting, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Lead scale-up, validation, and transfer of products and technologies to internal manufacturing sites and external partners.
• Conduct and oversee technical trials, risk assessments, and qualification activities to ensure successful commercialization and product performance.
• Anticipate and resolve manufacturing, formulation, and quality issues to maintain project timelines and product standards.
• Lead project execution, monitor progress, challenge assumptions, and ensure objectives and deadlines.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Project leadership

Structured problem solving

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Science, Food Science, or related field

Tools

SAP

SPSS

Minitab

Job description

Nestlé Health Science seeks a Senior Specialist for the Technical Applications Group (TAG) in Bridgewater, NJ. You will lead medium-to-high complexity projects across development, scale-up, validation, and tech transfer, ensuring quality and regulatory standards are met.

You will collaborate with Quality, Regulatory, Marketing, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and R&D teams to deliver impactful solutions and drive business results.