PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SCIENTIST:$105k-$130

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SCIENTIST: $105,000-$130,000/YEAR + 12.5%

POTENTIAL ANNUAL BONUS **SHIFT/HOURS:** Full-time; schedule not

specified **JOB TYPE:** Full-time **LOCATION:** Ayer, MA **POSITION

SUMMARY:** Ajinomoto Cambrooke is seeking a Product Development

Scientist to support the development of new and revised medical

nutrition products. This position will contribute to product ideation,

formulation, process development, shelf-life evaluation, clinical

development support, ingredient research, and commercialization

activities. The Product Development Scientist will collaborate with

Medical Nutrition, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Quality, Regulatory,

and other cross-functional teams to develop nutritional beverages and

powder blends that meet nutritional, stability, sensory, quality, and

patient-outcome objectives. **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:** - Co-create and

execute medical nutrition product formulations in alignment with ACI?s

strategic research and development roadmap. - Support the development of

nutritional beverages and powder blends from concept through

commercialization. - Apply food science and ingredient expertise to

develop products that meet internal quality expectations and defined

product specifications. - Support Leadership and Management teams with

scientific guidance related to product development, clinical

development, product manufacturing, and new ingredient or product

initiatives. - Research and support the development of clinical evidence

for existing and new products and ingredient compounds. - Participate in

conferences, clinician meetings, and other forums to present ACI?s

clinical evidence. - Collaborate with Medical Nutrition, Marketing,

Sales, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and other teams to

support successful product development and commercialization. - Build

relationships with vendors to source ingredients that meet product

specifications. - Define product requirements, including process needs,

product characteristics, organoleptic attributes, and applicable

claims. - Evaluate ingredient interactions within food and beverage

matrices throughout processing and shelf life. - Design and monitor

regular and accelerated shelf-life studies for nutritional products. -

Develop shelf-life evaluation matrices that consider product

composition, processing conditions, and other critical factors. - Apply

nutritional modeling software and review primary scientific literature

to support product development decisions. - Support the protection of

intellectual property associated with products, processes, and

ingredient compounds. - Ensure adherence to standard operating

procedures related to product development, process development, and

shelf-life determination. - Perform other duties as assigned. **REQUIRED

QUALIFICATIONS:** - Bachelor?s degree in Food Science, Nutrition, or a

related field. - Minimum of five years of product development

experience, including taking concepts from the benchtop stage through

commercialization. - Minimum of five years of basic and applied research

and development experience, preferably within a small- or mid-sized

nutrition, food, or biotechnology company. - Experience with food or

beverage formulation and the manufacture of nutritional products that

meet stability, sensory, and nutritional requirements. - Expert

knowledge of food science, including ingredient interactions and the

impact of processing techniques on micronutrients. - Experience

designing and monitoring regular and accelerated shelf-life studies for

nutritional products. - Strong translational science background, with

the ability to convert nutrition-science insights into consumable

products. - Familiarity with FDA regulations and food safety

requirements. - Understanding of human nutrition and the ability to

review and interpret primary scientific literature. - Knowledge of

macronut