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Sr. R&D Scientist

Manassas, VA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Senior R&D Scientist leading pre-formulation studies, process optimization, and stability studies for dietary supplement and food-safety cGMP operations, specifically focusing on soft confectionery formats.

Role type

Senior IC formulation scientist (soft confectionery)

Builds

New dietary supplement products (chew/lozenge formats) and optimized manufacturing processes

Domain

Consumer Health / Dietary Supplements / Soft Confectionery

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> product features (formulations)

Required skills

formulation development, pre-formulation excipient selection, compatibility studies, process optimization, scale-up manufacturing, stability studies, GMP/GLP compliance, troubleshooting, soft confectionery technologies (chew/lozenge)

Preferred skills

Master's degree in science

Technologies

Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

Plan and guide development of new products including formulation and scale-up; Provide technical leadership and mentoring; Ensure technical review and oversight for portfolio projects; Communicate development results to management and customers; Operate under GMP and GLP conditions; Lead strategies and initiatives for the functional area

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentoring responsibilities

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