Formulator

MegaFood•PHV - 16 Delta Drive, NC

3d•$78,000 - $142,000•Onsite

About The Position

MegaFood, a Certified B Corporation and 1% for the Planet member, leverages 50+ years of scientific experience to thoughtfully craft quality supplements made with real food & nutrients that your body knows how to absorb. Since our founding in 1973, MegaFood has been committed to providing people safe, high quality supplements and takes food safety and quality seriously. MegaFood products are tested for 150+ pesticides are NSF GMP certified and are made without the top 9 food allergens (milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, fish, shellfish, and sesame.) MegaFood is also Certified Plastic Neutral through its partnership with rePurpose Global and has enabled recovery of over 740,000 pounds of nature-bound plastic since it became certified in 2023. Learn more at megafood.com or follow @megafood on Instagram, @realmegafood on TikTok and @MegaFood on LinkedIn. This role is not available for any form of immigration sponsorship or support, including completion of the Form I-983 training plan required for STEM OPT. Position Summary: Maximizes customer value by enhancing existing formulas and understanding supply chain inputs to ensure we have a reliable and repeatable product through its entire life cycle. The Formulator will own a portfolio of raw materials and provide technical support for the materials across all our dosage forms. Works with key business partners to identify innovative solutions to existing problems and discover future opportunities related to value engineering and reliability improvements. Understands raw ingredient specifications and impact on the finished product and can design experiments at the bench-top level and correlate them to full-scale production by using data.

Requirements

Requires a four-year college or university degree or its equivalent in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Food Science, Chemical Engineering or other relevant science degree.
Requires a minimum of two years of industry formulation development experience.
Competent knowledge and practical experience with supplement and/or pharmaceutical and/or functional foods product development, processing equipment and techniques, and regulatory requirements.
Strong, solid dosage, hands-on formulation, and scale-up experience.
Proven scientific and technical ability to design and execute experimental and/or protocol studies as well as statistically analyze data, author and review protocols and reports, and present the data to appropriate parties.
Excellent analytical, technical writing, communication, and data management.
Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
A firm foundation in chemistry and/or food science is preferred.
Basic computer literacy, including system log-in, navigation, keyboard, and Internet/web-based application use.
Basic Word, Excel, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) experience preferred.
Knowledge of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) or Lean preferred.
Project Management skills related to writing project scopes, charters, and leading small cross-functional teams to deliver results
Experience in the transfer of technical process information to manufacturing sites is a plus.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

A firm foundation in chemistry and/or food science is preferred.
Basic Word, Excel, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) experience preferred.
Knowledge of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) or Lean preferred.
Experience in the transfer of technical process information to manufacturing sites is a plus.

Responsibilities

Manages commercialized formulations for a specified portfolio of products, which includes a variety of dosage and delivery forms
Runs and monitors bench top, pilot, manufacturing scale-up, and verification batches.
Provides technical and scientific input, support, and assistance to other technical disciplines.
Supports technology transfer activities; guides product and process development activities, working closely with Strategic Sourcing, Analytical Research Services, Quality Control, Quality Standards, and Plant Operations team to deliver successful processes for production of supplements into the commercial environment.
Leads the technical transfer process related to sending existing products outside or bringing existing products in-house.
Works closely with key business partners to find synergies related to maximizing customer value and enhancing margins through formulation improvements and alternate raw materials
Leverages data to draw insights, identify risks, and demonstrates perseverance to turn opportunities into complete solutions.
Develops and refines raw material specifications to support bulk reliability and supply chain objectives related to simplification
Identifies and qualifies alternate raw materials and leads efforts related to Business Continuity Planning (BCP) as it relates to raw and bulk risk mitigation.
Perform root-cause analysis on assay failures and repeated physical rejects, and implement appropriate Corrective Actions/Preventive Actions (CAPA) as required.
Create and execute experimental design utilizing Design of Experiments (DOE) techniques.
Writes, edits, and updates batch records, raw material specifications, SOPs, and technical reports.
Ensures efficient operations in assigned project areas in accordance with Pharmavite safety requirements, SOPs, and GMPs.
Ensures functional operation and preventative maintenance of equipment to reduce/eliminate accidental injury.
Provide or assist in the training and development of Pharmavite personnel when required.
Network with outside groups like vendors, consultants, and educators to identify innovative solutions and future opportunities.
Provides external support to Co-Manufacturers.
Travel: up to 20%
Performs other related duties as assigned.