Research and Innovation Scientist III (Remote in USA)

PetLabCo.

3d•$100,000 - $120,000•Remote

About The Position

PetLab Co.’s mission is to become the leader in science-based pet supplements. Our purpose is to help companion animals through science and innovation, creating products that make a meaningful difference to the lives of pets and their owners. With an exciting and ever-growing pipeline featuring novel ingredients and product formats, there is significant scope to shape what comes next. As a Scientist III, you’ll take ownership of new products from concept through to commercialization. This is a senior, innovation-led role that combines hands-on formulation and product development with market insight, trend scouting, and ingredient innovation. You’ll turn scientific and commercial opportunities into differentiated pet products that strengthen our pipeline. You’ll lead ingredient reviews, develop product formulations, and guide products through lab testing, substantiation, and nutritional testing. Working with internal specialists, external partners, suppliers, and manufacturers, you’ll be responsible for progressing products through each stage of development and preparing them for a successful launch. Acting as a bridge between R&D, marketing, and product development, you’ll bring together scientific expertise, consumer insight, and commercial thinking. You’ll identify emerging ingredients, formats, and category trends, influence product direction, and help ensure innovation is both scientifically credible and commercially relevant. We move and think quickly, so you’ll need to thrive in a fast-paced environment, take confident ownership of your work, and be ready to roll up your sleeves when needed. If that sounds exciting, we’d love you to join our pack!

Requirements

Bachelor & Masters of Science in a technical area including animal science and nutrition
Extensive experience with product formulation
Deep knowledge of ingredients, their mode of action, quality variance etc
Experience with R&D of early stage yet unproven ingredients
Experience with setting up and executing in-vitro and in-vivo trials, reviewing and reporting on data and results
Experience in clearly explaining and justifying final formulations and product formats
Proven project management skills typically acquired through 5+ years of professional experience leading NPD projects as the key technical member of a cross-functional team, with hands-on experience managing complex projects through to successful launch of new products, packages and processes
Excellent oral and written communication skills, people development skills and learning agility
Experience in working with a range of outside partners to deliver project requirements
Ability to translate market intelligence, competitor activity and scientific research into clear, actionable innovation strategy and briefs for cross-functional stakeholders

Responsibilities

Tracking category trends, ingredient research and scientific/clinical developments (new ingredient efficacy data, novel delivery formats, published studies) to keep the pipeline ahead of the market.
Leading the aggregation of insight and research findings across the R&D science team into a unified view of white space and pipeline opportunities and translating these into forward-looking innovation briefs.
Leading efforts with our Chief Scientist and external partners to formulate new products and bring projects from concept to commercialization.
Reviewing and optimising current products, including ongoing review of ingredient scientific data to assess suitability for new or existing formulations.
Working closely with compliance, and keeping abreast of evolving regulatory expectations to ensure ingredient, label and marketing claims stay compliant.
Working closely with the wider interdepartmental team (NPD, operations, growth and marketing) to support the successful launch of products.