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Givaudan Flavors Science & Technology is looking for a Cheminformatics Scientist to join a versatile team advancing flavor ingredient discovery. You will apply cheminformatics, machine learning, and AI to develop novel aroma and taste molecules while collaborating across research teams to build data-driven discovery workflows.

Your Title: Cheminformatics Scientist

Your Location: Onsite (Givaudan facility)

You Will Report To: Flavors Science & Technology Computational Sciences Lead

Responsibilities

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• Design and implement cheminformatics algorithms and workflows to accelerate flavor ingredient discovery across aroma and taste modalities.
  
• Develop, validate, and deploy predictive models using QSAR, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and 2D/3D computational approaches for small-molecule analysis and property prediction.
  
• Apply statistical, cheminformatics, and machine learning methods to improve hit identification and hit-to-lead processes.
  
• Collaborate with chemistry and research teams to integrate AI/ML and cheminformatics into DMTA workflows.
  
• Enhance databases and computational pipelines to support data-driven research.
  
• Develop computational tools, visualizations, and analytical programs for molecular data analysis.
  
• Communicate scientific insights across teams and support collaboration.
  
• Provide mentoring and promote best practices in data integrity, reproducibility, and FAIR data principles.
  

Your Professional Profile Includes

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• PhD or Master's degree in Cheminformatics, Computational Chemistry, Chemistry, or a related discipline.
  
• Expertise in structure-based drug design (SBDD), including docking, pharmacophore modeling, virtual screening, and molecular dynamics.
  
• 3+ years of experience with ligand-based modeling (QSAR, 2D/3D virtual screening) and protein modeling (e.g., homology modeling, protein-protein docking).
  
• Data science and statistical analysis skills, including exploratory data analysis and model validation.
  
• Advanced programming skills in Python or R, plus proficiency in an additional language, following coding best practices.
  
• Experience with cheminformatics tools (e.g., RDKit, OpenEye) and molecular analysis techniques such as library enumeration, similarity analysis, clustering, and dimensionality reduction.
  
• Industry familiarity with SQL/databases, analytics tools (KNIME, Spotfire, Shiny), and NLP/LLMs in scientific contexts; relevant industry experience.
  

Compensation and Benefits

The established salary range for this position is $80,000-120,000k, depending on individual qualifications and experience. Employees receive medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with a high-matching 401(k) retirement plan.

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The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for a Chemist to support the Natural Resources Division-Environmental Monitoring Laboratory

Benefits of Broward County Employment

High Deductible Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums:

Single $10.90 / Family $80.79

Includes a County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2000 Annually

Consumer Driven Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums:

Single $82.58 / Family $286.79

Florida Retirement System (FRS) - Pension or Investment Plan

457 Deferred Compensation employee match

Eleven (11) paid holidays each year

Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 weeks per year

Up to 40 hours of Job Basis Leave for eligible positions

Tuition Reimbursement (Up to 2K annually)

Paid Parental Leave

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Chemist to support the Environmental Monitoring Laboratory. The successful candidate will perform advanced scientific work with supervisory laboratory analyses responsibility for water and soil pollution investigations including code enforcement. The position requires knowledge of analytical techniques related to the analyses of Nutrients, Organics and/or Metals using highly technical instrumentation to include Gas Chromatograph (GC), Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS), Ion Coupled Plasma Spectrometer (ICPMS) and/or Segmented Flow Analyzers depending on the assigned area. Experience conducting wet chemistry techniques including total suspended solids, pH and turbidity are desirable. Candidates with experience in the analyses of Microbiology samples using IDEXX will be considered. The candidate must have excellent communication and writing skills to complete internal audits, write technical reports including Standard Operating Procedures and conduct detection limit studies using approved methods. The position is required to assist field personnel in sampling events when necessary. Proficient in the use of LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) for data entry, quality control and reporting are preferred. Experienced working under a NELAP certified laboratory as an analyst is highly desirable. This position has emergency responsibilities to support the Public Works and Environmental Services Department in times of emergency activation.

Performs advanced scientific work with supervisory laboratory analysis responsibility for air and water pollution investigation and code enforcement.

Works under general supervision, independently developing work methods and sequences.

Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in chemistry or closely related field including six (6) months of experience in laboratory field work in the area of assignment.

Possess and maintains a valid Florida Class E Driver's License based on area of assignment.

Advance Degree (Master's / PhD)

Six (6) month experience in the use of LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System)

Six (6) months experience working under a NELAP certified laboratory

One (1) year experience using GC, GC/MS, ICPMS and or Segmented Flow Analyzers

One (1) year experience analyzing environmental samples using wet chemistry techniques

One (1) year experience analyzing microbiology samples using IDEXX techniques

Duties and Responsibilities

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.

Analyzes samples of different chemistry types while adhering to many Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) regulations.

Enters data into Lab lynx computer software. Data is used in reports submitted to the state.

Collects and manages records as well as samples for predetermined amount of time.

Analyzes process, compliance, and regulatory samples using gravimetric, colorimetric, and microbiological analysis.

Records management of standards, data, maintenance, reagents, media, temperatures, and supplies.

Performs chemical/biochemical analysis including Biochemical Oxygen Demand, solids, turbidity, and chlorine titrations.

Performs Microbiological analysis including Total and Fecal Coliform by membrane filtration and Total coliform by Colilert.

Performs Instrumental Analysis such as Ion Chromatography for Nutrients and Gas Chromatography for Organics.

Analyzes chemical and microbiological analyses for the wastewater plant.

Reports analytical data into a Laboratory Information Management System.

Performs advanced analytical procedures on spectrophotometers and electrode instrumentation.

Prepares reagents for the Chemical Requisition Program for the water and wastewater plants.

Extracts semi-volatile organics samples from water, soil and wastes for Gas Chromatography (GC)/Mass Spectrometry (MS) and GC analysis.

Analyzes the prepared samples for petroleum, herbicides and pesticides. Enters the analytical results into the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).

Prepares organics glassware for sample extraction per Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) protocols.

Assists with data entry and Quality control (QC) checking for the laboratory. Monitors temperatures for laboratory sample refrigerators for QC purposes.

Receives laboratory samples and enters them into the LIMS.

Assists with test designing for various laboratory methods in the LIMS and fixing errors which occur in test methods.

Assists field personnel in sampling events when necessary.

Assists field inspectors with sampling kits, sampling methods, and associated submission paperwork.

Performs related work as assigned.

• Tech Savvy:Anticipates and adopts innovations in business-building digital and technology applications. Successfully leverages the latest technologies to increase performance. Quickly embraces and masters new technological advances adopted by the organization. May help others learn the terminology.
• Manages Complexity:Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Looks at complex issues from multiple angles; explores issues to uncover underlying issues and root causes; sees the main consequences and implications of different options.
• Decision Quality:Makes good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. Knows when to act independently and when to escalate issues. Integrates various inputs, decision criteria, and trade-offs to make effective decisions. Typically makes good independent decisions.
• Optimizes Work Processes:Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. Uses metrics and benchmarks to monitor accuracy and quality. Takes steps to make methods productive and efficient. Promptly and effectively addresses process breakdowns.
• Ensures Accountability:Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments. Accepts responsibility for own work, both successes and failures. Handles fair share and does not make excuses for problems. Usually meets commitments to others.
• Drives Results:Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances. Holds self to high standards of performance; sets some challenging goals; wants to achieve meaningful results; pursues initiatives/efforts to successful completion and closure. Focuses on key goals, even during setbacks and obstacles.
• Communicates Effectively:Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Listens attentively and takes an interest. Keeps others well informed; conveys information clearly, concisely, and professionally when speaking or writing.

Physical Demands

Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

Performs light work that involves walking or standing most of the time and involves exerting up to 20 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis, or skill, adeptness and speed in the use of fingers, hands or limbs on repetitive operation of mechanical or electronic office or shop machines or tools within moderate tolerances or limits of accuracy.

Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

Involves routine and frequent exposureto toxic/caustic chemicals.

County Core Values

All Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies.

• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

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Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion. Broward County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. We support the hiring of people with disabilities; therefore, if you require assistance due to a disability, please contact the Professional Standards Section in advance at or email to make an accommodation request.

Note: During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.

All Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.

All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.

Principal Scientist, Botanical Identification & Authentication

Location: Ann Arbor, MI

Schedule: Full-Time, On-Site

Compensation: Top-of-market salary + equity + full benefits

About the Opportunity

A venture-backed laboratory technology company is building a modern testing platform designed to make product safety, purity, and ingredient verification faster, more transparent, and easier for consumer brands.

Backed by leading investors and experienced founders, the company is rethinking how laboratory testing integrates with software—allowing brands to streamline regulatory compliance while using testing data to build consumer trust.

As part of its next phase of growth, the company is launching a Botanical Identification & Authentication division and is seeking a Principal Scientist to build and lead this capability from the ground up.

This is a greenfield leadership opportunity for a scientist who has previously built or led botanical authentication programs and wants to architect a best-in-class system using modern lab infrastructure and scalable processes.

Role Overview

The Principal Scientist, Botanical Identification & Authentication, will design, build, and scale a comprehensive botanical identity testing program.

This role will be responsible for method selection, validation, SOP development, reference library creation, and production-scale testing workflows. You will also serve as the organization’s technical authority on botanical identification, helping internal teams and customers navigate complex ingredient authentication challenges.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with systems thinking, capable of building a rigorous and scalable authentication framework that integrates multiple orthogonal testing methods.

Key Responsibilities

• Build the company’s botanical identification and authentication program, including instrumentation selection, testing menu design, and operational workflows.
• Develop multi-method authentication strategies incorporating techniques such as:
• HPTLC
• Macroscopic and microscopic botanical identification
• DNA barcoding
• Chemical profiling and fingerprinting
• Establish and curate botanical reference libraries, including voucher specimens, chromatographic fingerprints, DNA barcode sequences, and microscopic image datasets.
• Develop SOPs, validation protocols, and documentation frameworks that support repeatability, regulatory alignment, and scalable operations.
• Lead method development and validation efforts aligned with recognized pharmacopeial and botanical testing standards.
• Serve as the organization’s technical authority on botanical identity determinations, helping resolve ambiguous or disputed identifications.
• Train and mentor laboratory staff on botanical authentication techniques to build internal expertise.
• Partner with laboratory leadership and executive teams to prioritize method development and align testing services with customer demand.
• Drive continuous improvements in turnaround time and testing efficiency, applying automation and process optimization where possible.
• Stay current on emerging technologies and regulatory developments in botanical authentication.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• PhD or MS in Botany, Pharmacognosy, Plant Biology, Natural Products Chemistry, or a related field
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in botanical identification and authentication
• Prior experience building or managing a botanical identity testing program, ideally within an analytical or contract testing laboratory

Technical Expertise

• Deep expertise in:
• HPTLC method development and interpretation
• Microscopic and macroscopic botanical identification
• DNA barcoding for species identification
• Experience designing orthogonal authentication strategies using multiple analytical techniques
• Proven experience taking laboratory methods from development through validation and routine production use

Regulatory & Industry Knowledge

• Familiarity with pharmacopeial standards and botanical testing methods
• Working knowledge of dietary supplement and botanical regulatory frameworks
• Experience with quality systems such as ISO 17025 is preferred

Additional Attributes

• Systems thinker with the ability to design scalable laboratory processes
• Strong communicator capable of translating complex scientific concepts into clear guidance
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Compensation & Benefits

• Top-of-market salary
• Equity participation
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Opportunities for long-term career growth within a rapidly scaling organization

Why This Role

This is a rare opportunity to build a botanical authentication capability from the ground up within a modern laboratory platform backed by experienced founders and strong venture funding.

The team is focused on bringing greater transparency and scientific rigor to consumer products, helping companies verify product integrity while meeting evolving regulatory requirements.

If you’re excited about combining deep botanical science with real-world impact, we’d love to connect.

• Contribute to impactful scientific and medical research
• Hands-on work with advanced biobanking equipment
• Collaborative environment with a small, focused team
• Gain specialized skills in sample management and compliance
  
  

• Follow SOPs and regulatory guidelines for sample handling
• Retrieve “rejected” samples from liquid nitrogen tanks and ultra-low freezers
• Verify sample details before destruction
• Safely destroy and discard verified samples
• Support logistics and customer service needs within the biobank
  
  

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in a lab or logistical support role
• Comfortable working with liquid nitrogen storage and ultra-low temperature freezers
• Strong attention to detail and ability to respond professionally in fast-paced settings
  
  

Job ID: 410750

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Life Sciences Patent Prosecution Associate Attorney (3+ Years) – Biotechnology & Molecular Biology | New York, New York

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A leading intellectual property practice is seeking a Life Sciences Patent Associate Attorney (3+ years experience) to join its growing patent prosecution team in New York, New York. Work with innovative biotechnology and life sciences companies on complex patent portfolio strategy and prosecution.

This law firm was founded over 40 years ago to provide legal services for technology, clean tech sectors, and life sciences companies that are making world-changing innovations. They specialize in offering fast service to keep up with the rapid changes in the technology industry. Their areas of practice include intellectual property, litigation, corporate, and electronic information management. This firm has offices in California, Washington, New York, and Shanghai.

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A prominent intellectual property law practice is seeking a Life Sciences Patent Associate Attorney to join its expanding patent prosecution group in New York, New York. This role focuses on biotechnology and life sciences innovations, supporting cutting-edge companies developing breakthroughs in molecular biology, genetics, cellular technologies, and biotechnology.

Attorneys pursuing New York legal jobs in intellectual property will gain the opportunity to work with emerging technology and life sciences companies while managing sophisticated patent portfolios. The Patent Attorney will assist clients in protecting their intellectual property through strategic patent drafting, prosecution, and counseling.

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This opportunity is actively interviewing candidates seeking advanced New York legal jobs within biotechnology patent law and intellectual property strategy.

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Key Responsibilities

• Manage client relationships and oversee life sciences patent portfolios.

• Draft and prosecute patent applications involving biotechnology, molecular biology, genetics, and cellular technologies.

• Conduct prior art searches and patentability analyses.

• Perform freedom-to-operate analyses for emerging technologies.

• Draft responses to USPTO office actions and manage prosecution strategies.

• Provide intellectual property counseling to biotechnology and life sciences clients.

• Conduct IP due diligence for corporate transactions, financings, and strategic investments.

• Support patent litigation teams with technical analysis when needed.

• Participate in post-grant proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

• Mentor junior patent agents and attorneys within the practice.

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Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Patent Associate Attorney within a law firm intellectual property practice.

• Ph.D. or M.S. in a life sciences discipline, such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Bioengineering, or related field.

• USPTO registration required as a patent practitioner.

• Experience drafting and prosecuting life sciences patent applications.

• Strong scientific understanding of biotechnology and related research fields.

• Ability to collaborate with scientists, inventors, and business teams.

• Excellent legal writing and technical communication skills.

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Education

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree required.

• Ph.D. or M.S. in Cellular & Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, or related field.

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Certifications

• Registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

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Skills

• Strong analytical and research capabilities.

• Advanced patent drafting and prosecution skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

• Strong client management and relationship-building skills.

• Leadership ability to mentor junior patent professionals.

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Culture & Firm Appeal

This opportunity is with a well-established intellectual property law firm that focuses on supporting innovative companies across technology, clean technology, and life sciences industries. The firm works with organizations developing transformative technologies and provides legal strategies that help protect and commercialize cutting-edge scientific advancements.

Attorneys benefit from a collaborative and fast-paced environment where legal professionals work closely with inventors, scientists, and technology leaders. The firm emphasizes responsive service, deep technical expertise, and strong client relationships.

Professionals exploring New York legal jobs in intellectual property law will appreciate the firm's strong reputation within the innovation ecosystem and its commitment to supporting groundbreaking technology companies.

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Why This Role Is Unique

• Opportunity to work with biotechnology and life sciences innovators developing breakthrough technologies.

• Exposure to cutting-edge fields including genetics, molecular biology, medtech, and biotechnology.

• Direct involvement in patent portfolio strategy and IP due diligence for corporate transactions.

• Collaborative environment with scientists, inventors, and technology entrepreneurs.

• Clear partner-track position offering long-term career growth.

• Ideal opportunity for attorneys pursuing advanced New York legal jobs in biotechnology patent law.

This position rarely opens at this level and offers the chance to build a specialized practice at the intersection of law, science, and innovation.

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Benefits

• Healthcare and Life Insurance.

• Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts.

• Wellbeing programs.

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Lightwave Logic: (Nasdaq: LWLG) is a publicly traded materials and device development company that is conducting cutting-edge work to commercialize its proprietary organic nonlinear polymers for a variety of electro-optic devices and pushing the state of the art in high-speed fiber-optic telecom and data communications. Our development roadmap is geared to disrupt the industry by introducing organic modulators and related photonic integrated circuits that have superior speed, lower power consumption, and smaller size than current technologies. Our materials and devices are extendable into other applications, including sensors and instrumentation.

Job Description

We are seeking a Process Chemist to join our team in Englewood, CO. The Process Chemist designs, develops, optimizes, and scales chemical processes for the pilot to large-scale manufacturing of intermediate and finished products. The Process Chemist leverages their expertise in ensuring that chemical processes are developed so that the chemical reaction(s) is carried out efficiently, safely, and economically, and are within quality and regulatory compliance. By staying current with scientific literature and collaborating across teams, they drive innovation and efficiency. This role involves supporting IP development, maintaining safety standards, and contributing significantly to the team's success in achieving company goals.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, and optimizing chemical processes to improve efficiency, yield, and product quality.
• Conducts laboratory experiments to understand chemical reactions and improve process conditions.
• Ensure that chemical processes comply with regulatory requirements and safety standards.
• Conduct small, pilot, or large-scale manufacturing of intermediates and/or finished products.
• Write/execute technical reports, standard operating procedures, and batch records.
• Ability to work second shift, when needed.
• Remain current on relevant scientific literature.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the company; use this collaboration to support the company's goals and improve the chemistry team's output.
• Punctually and thoroughly record all work and data in e-notebook, as well as summarize and report ongoing work to the group regularly.
• Exhibit safety awareness, safe work practices, and common laboratory hygiene, and ensure that all members of the chemistry team abide by the safety policies of the company.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in chemistry, chemical engineering, or a related discipline.
• 1-3 years' experience with process development, process optimization, and/or scale-up.
• An understanding and/or familiarity with regulatory compliance in chemical manufacturing.
• Knowledgeable in chemical reaction mechanisms, kinetics, and environmental health and safety practices.
• Ability to use analytical instrumentation (HPLC, GC-MS, DSC, pH meter, etc).
• Ability to operate pilot to large-scale chemistry equipment (chemical reactors, pumps, distillation equipment, etc).
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to conduct literature searches for specific target molecules and reactions; ability to use the literature to design efficient synthetic routes, as well as troubleshoot problematic reactions.
• Thorough understanding of modern analytical and spectroscopic techniques and ability to interpret the corresponding data and spectra.
• Quality-first mindset, which leads to the production of highly pure final products.
• Ability to work independently and efficiently, as well as work across and within groups to support the goals of the company.
• Ability to organize work efficiently, carry out multiple operations in parallel, and successfully complete projects in a timely fashion.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is $75,000-$90,000.

Benefits

LightwaveLogic offers a highly competitive compensation package including stock options, as well as comprehensive benefits including fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage (employee and family). a generous PTO policy, $500/year(prorated) company contribution to your medical FSA, and a 401K (safeharbor, 4% match).

EEO Statement

Lightwave Logic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

The Food Scientist II reports directly to the Research & Technical Development Lead and plays a critical role in advancing technical platforms, ingredient research, and process feasibility for snack and confectionery products. This role is responsible for developing scalable scientific solutions that support the company's innovation pipeline. The position focuses on early-stage formulation science, functionality modeling, and technical risk mitigation prior to commercialization handoff.

The Food Scientist operates within the Technical & Research Team and collaborates closely with the Product Development & Commercialization Team during scale-up and launch readiness phases.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Technical Platform Development

· Support the Research & Technical Development Lead in building and optimizing core technology platforms (e.g., probiotic systems, fiber enriched system, sugar reduction system, hydrocolloid systems, protein enhanced system).

· Conduct ingredient functionality studies to understand structure-function relationships.

· Develop reusable technical frameworks that enable multiple pipeline products.

2. Advanced Formulation Science

· Design and optimize complex formulations for snack and confectionery applications.

· Investigate texture stability, moisture migration, hydrolysis risks, glass transition behavior, and shelf-life quality indicator.

· Conduct structured root cause analysis for technical performance issues.

· Translate scientific findings into scalable formulation strategies.

3. Process Feasibility & Risk Mitigation

· Evaluate processing parameters (e.g., heating time, vacuum, Brix, pH, Aw) to ensure technical robustness.

· Identify potential scalability constraints early in development.

· Support pilot-scale validation and collaborate with commercialization teams as needed.

4. Stability Prediction

· Design preliminary accelerated and real-time stability studies.

· Establish quality benchmarks for texture, moisture, color, and API ingredients.

5. Cross-Functional Collaboration

· Partner with Product Development during transition from research to commercialization.

· Provide technical input to embedded analytical and compliance resources.

· Support supplier technical assessments and ingredient validation.

6. Documentation & Technical Governance

· Maintain accurate and complete formulation documentation in designated systems.

· Develop detailed technical reports and risk assessments for internal review.

Qualifications:

· Master's degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, or related field.

· 2–4+ years of experience in snack and/or confectionery and/or gummy and/or bars of R&D.

· Strong knowledge of hydrocolloids, fiber systems, sugar reduction systems, and moisture control mechanisms.

Job Description

• Screens potential patients for protocol eligibility. Presents trial concepts and details to the patients, participates in the informed consent process, and enrolls patients on protocol.
• Coordinates patient care in compliance with protocol requirements. May disburse investigational drug and provide patient teaching regarding administration. Maintains investigational drug accountability. -In collaboration with the physician, reviews patients for changes in condition, adverse events, concomitant medication use, protocol compliance, response to study drug and thoroughly documents all findings.
• Responsible for accurate and timely data collection, documentation, entry, and reporting. Schedules and participates in monitoring and auditing activities.
• Maintains regulatory documents in accordance with SOP and applicable regulations.
• Participates in required training and education programs. Responsible for education of clinic staff regarding clinical research.
• May collaborate with Research Site Leader in the study selection process.
• Additional responsibilities may include working directly with other research bases and/or sponsors.
• Identify quality and performance improvement opportunities and collaborates with staff in the development of action plans to improve quality.
• May be responsible for compiling and reporting protocol activity, accrual data, and research financial information to practice administration and physicians.
• May oversee the preparation of orders by physicians to assure that protocol compliance is maintained. Communicates with physician regarding study requirements, need for dose modification, and adverse event reporting.
• Provides a safe environment for patients, families, and clinical staff at all times through compliance with all federal, state, and professional regulatory standards as issued through OSHA and the CDC. Maintains strict patient confidentiality according to HIPAA regulations and applicable law.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in a clinical or scientific related discipline required, Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Minimum five years of experience in a clinical or scientific related discipline required.
• SoCRA or ACRP certification preferred.

OR

• Graduate from an accredited program for nursing education (BSN preferred). Minimum 3 years of nursing experience. Experience in clinical research preferred. Current licensure as a registered nurse in state of practice. Current BLCS or ACLS certification required. OCN, SoCRA or ACRP certification preferred.

Essential Functions of the job:

• Review and validate QC data and test records.
• Support investigations related to Out of Specification (OOS), Out of Trend (OOT), and Out of Expectation (OOE) results.
• Ensure compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) in the laboratory.
• Assist in the technical documentation of investigations and change control assessments to evaluate the impact on product quality, in alignment with FDA/EU regulations, international standards
• Undertake other duties as required.

This position is ideal for candidates who are detail-oriented and committed to quality assurance in the pharmaceutical industry.

Education/Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree or above in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Biotechnology related scientific discipline. Scientific degree (ideally chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology or related).
• Minimum 4 years working experience in an FDA-regulated biotechnology or pharmaceutical company is required.
• Working knowledge and experience with chemistry analytical methods such as HPLC, GC, TOC, Capillary Electrophoresis (CGE-Reduced, CGE-Non-Reduced, and Capillary Zone Electrophoresis), etc.
• Strong working knowledge with USP/EP and cGMP/EU GMP.
• Technical writing experience.
• Familiar with instrument and equipment validation.
• Impressive, demonstrable track record and skills/experience gained within a similar position(s), at a similar level.
• Credible and confident communicator (written and verbal) at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Hands-on approach, with a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Ability to prioritize, demonstrating good time management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to work accurately in a busy and demanding environment.
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work proactively using own initiative.
• Committed to learning and development
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work proactively using own initiative.

Computer Skills:

• Strong PC literacy required; MS Office skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Travel:

• Must be willing to travel approximately 10%.
• Ability to work on a computer for extended periods of time.