What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Research Scientist II - Food Formulation position at Amway Inc.?
Job title : Food Formulation Scientist
Department / Division : Nutrition Center of Excellence / Research and Development
Salary Range : $78,875 / yr - $102,074 / yr, plus bonus
Location : Ada, MI
What do we need :
Are you passionate about creating innovative and high-quality supplement products that improve the health and wellbeing of consumers around the world? Do you have the skills and experience to lead the formulation design and development of various products, such as gummies and protein shakes? If so, you may be the perfect fit for our Formulation Scientist position.
As a Formulation Scientist, you will :
- Work with a cross-functional team of experts to design, develop, and optimize food products that meet customer taste, stability and regulatory requirements
- Lead focus groups to ensure wide product appeal
- Lead the innovation and technology assessment of new ingredients and processes for product development
- Review scientific literature and conduct experiments to evaluate the stability, efficacy, and safety of formulations
- Collaborate with our internal manufacturing plants or co-manufacturers to ensure the successful transfer and scale-up of formulations
- Prepare and present technical reports, documents, and presentations to support product development and regulatory submissions
Your key deliverable in this role will be ensuring that your formulations meet the profile and cost parameters provided by our Marketing teams. A secondary deliverable is ensuring that you are always thinking about innovation, finding new ways to deliver, new ingredients, new partnerships, etc.
Required qualifications :
A Bachelor’s degree and 1 year of experience is also acceptable
Skills to be successful in the role :
This position is NOT eligible for sponsorship
What’s special about this team :
Amway is the leading direct selling company in the world, and its global Research and Development team delivers new product development for our global markets around the world. This talented team balances both science and creativity, working closely with Marketing partners to deliver new product innovation in the core nutrition categories, supporting fundamental health and wellbeing solutions. This team collaborates with myriad cross-functional partners, including Marketing, Regulatory, Quality, Manufacturing, Packaging, etc. There is also a close partnership with our global affiliate teams around the world, ensuring we are meeting the needs of consumers.
Salary : $78,875 - $102,074
