Associate Scientist

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Balchem Corporation develops, manufactures and markets specialty ingredients that improve and enhance the health and well-being of life on the planet, providing state-of-the-art solutions and the finest quality products for a range of industries worldwide. Our corporate headquarters is located in Montvale, New Jersey, and we have a broad network of sales offices, manufacturing sites, and R&D centers, primarily located in the US and Europe. Founded in 1967, Balchem is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ – “BCPC”) with annual revenues over $900 million and a market cap exceeding $4.0 billion. The company consists of three business segments: Human Nutrition & Health; Animal Nutrition & Health; and Specialty Products. Balchem employs over 1,400 people worldwide who are engaged in diverse activities, committed to developing the company into global market leadership positions. To learn more about our dynamic, stable and growing company, visit www.balchem.com

POSITION SUMMARY:

This Assoicate Scientist position, within Flavors R&D team, will leverage their scientific training and industrial experience to develop and scale-up new flavor products and systems for the food and beverage market. This position is expected to take on projects with significant technical challenges. Ability to work cross-functionally to determine goals and timetables for projects; ensure diligence in development, scale up, and commercialization of products; to drive innovation and deliver on business goals is required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Lead and champion a culture of safety.
• Demonstrates knowledge and expertise in product development and innovation.
• Ensures diligence in development, scale up and commercialization of products and technologies.
• Drives change in a complex, fast-paced business environment.
• Conceptual, creative and analytic problem solving – the ability to break down complex issues and simplify by focusing on what matters.
• Leverage technical and functional expertise to solve broader business issues.
• Understand the commercialization process with proven experience of its application.
• Ability to learn new categories quickly and provide appropriate guidance.
• Achieves end-to-end success by taking ideas from their conceptual stage to marketplace execution.
• A professional who believes that the consumer is the starting point for all R&D activities.
• Have a proven track record of delivering extraordinary results.
• Take an independent and disciplined approach to organizing work activity, prioritizing tasks, and analysis; will also seek out additional projects and activities to drive the business forward
• Meet with customers and represent Balchem’s technology as required.

REQUIREMENTS:

• This position requires a scientist with experience in beverage novelty applications from both processing and formulation standpoint. The candidate will have expertise in formulation of a wide variety of beverage development projects including but not limited to tea, coffee, soft drinks, energy drinks, enhanced waters, dairy, and powdered beverages; as well as industrial experience to develop and scale-up new products. This individual will lead product development which includes formulation, testing, commercialization, cost reduction and quality improvement efforts.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science, or related fields
• Minimum 2 years of experience in food & beverage product development is required.
• Develop new formulations in collaboration with customers, sales, & marketing
• Ability to source and manage: ingredients, flavors, and equipment
• Determine functional performance and sensory properties of ingredients in finished products
• Create and document finished goods formulas for costing and production
• Provide technical support to customers and internal departments as required
• A solid track record of successful new technology development, new product innovation, and commercializing of new products.
• Experience in translating unmet consumer needs with commercial objectives into science and technology strategies and plans.
• Advanced problem solving and evaluation capabilities.
• Computer skills including Excel, Word, and product formulation software tools required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Collaborative skills allowing effective interactions with Marketing teams, Operations and Manufacturing Teams, Quality and Regulatory Compliance Teams and Senior Management.

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Balchem is committed to a workplace culture that values and promotes diversity, inclusion, equal employment opportunities, and a work environment free of harassment and hostility.

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