Associate Scientist Product Development R&D - Nutrition - Columbus, OH

Abbott • Columbus, OH

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Nutrition business at Abbott develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives. In Research & Development, our ambition is providing innovative high-quality products, creating sustainable value, delivering superior user experience, and enhancing health outcomes at all stages of life. This position works out of our Columbus, OH location in the Nutrition Division.

Requirements

• Required BS in Food Science / Nutrition / Chemistry / Engineering or in related scientific field with 3+ years practical related experience in CPG development, typically.
• MS in Food Science / Nutrition / Chemistry / Engineering or in related scientific field with 0 – 3 years practical related experience in CPG development, typically.
• Has familiarity with ingredient standards and evaluations (USP, FCC).
• Technical writing skills to produce reports and technical documents from multiple sources of information.
• Attention to detail, strong math skills, logical thinker, independent, self-motivated are important traits for success in this role.

Nice To Haves

• Prior CPG application development or closely related experience desired; experience with nutraceutical formulations is a plus.
• Understanding of formulations, ingredients, and processing requirements for commercial manufacture and can communicate this knowledge to management and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for timely project task completion for multiple concurrent projects to include projects focused on new ingredients and ingredient sourcing, new/revised product formulations, packaging materials, and/or processes.
• Under supervision, designs/executes development strategy for the projects, experiments, and tests application hypotheses.
• Communicates findings and technical opinions clearly and effectively via reports, conference calls, and emails.
• Conducts formulation development in compliance with various regulations.
• Applies knowledge of formulations, ingredients, and manufacturing processes to projects.
• Conduct ingredient assessments and research application development for multiple projects to make them ready for commercial production.
• Actively contributes to supply chain operational idea generation (improved process, improved margin).
• Provides technical input into Design-To-Value process.
• Works with R&D lead scientists, formulation experts, project management, purchasing, regulatory, supplier quality, design quality, and/or process engineering as part of large cross-functional project teams to assess ingredient and/or formulation changes.
• Assessments can include scale-up from bench top analysis, analyses in research facilities or pilot plants, and commercial implementation.
• Tracks hours and monthly activities.
• Is accountable for timely project task completion as assigned.
• Under supervision, executes experiments and completes documentation.
• Summarizes data and analyzes results; formulates conclusions / recommendations and communicates these to management and project teams.
• Assess ingredient sourcing concepts for feasibility and understand formulation implications of related requests.
• Execute approved project concepts, to include formulation calculations, research trials, data organization, report writing, and commercialization.
• Understand nutritional formulations and impacts of individual ingredients on formulations, including physical characteristics, nutritional inputs, and sensory attributes.
• Evaluate ingredient technical and compliance requirements for Abbott Nutrition manufacturing and use in formulations as applicable.
• Executes testing plans and experiments to assess new ingredient sources.
• Ensure ingredients and suppliers comply with all regulatory and functional requirements and Abbott standards.
• Manages own time related to assigned activities.

Benefits

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level