Dietary Supplement Formulation Specialist

3 weeks ago


Torrance, California, United States Paragon Laboratories Full time

Paragon Laboratories, a leading contract manufacturer of Dietary Supplements in tablet, capsule, and powder forms for over 54 years, is seeking a talented Formulation Scientist to join our team. We are dedicated to improving lives by delivering quality nutritional supplements through the expertise of our top-notch formulators and manufacturing personnel.

As a Formulation Scientist, you will play a crucial role in developing innovative products, enhancing existing formulations, resolving manufacturing challenges, evaluating new raw materials, and identifying cost-saving opportunities. Your responsibilities will encompass formulating nutrient premixes based on customer requests, ensuring regulatory compliance, and adhering to customer specifications regarding shelf life, process, and stability.

You will collaborate with R&D teams, Manufacturing, and the supply chain to scale up and transfer developed formulations to our production facility. Your technical expertise will be invaluable in providing customers with comprehensive support on dietary supplement formulations.

Responsibilities:
  • Possess a thorough understanding of solid dose product development and manufacturing processes at scale.
  • Demonstrate operational knowledge of wet and dry granulations, tablet presses, encapsulation machines, ribbon blenders, and V-blenders.
  • Develop and create lab samples of custom dietary supplement blends.
  • Interpret customer requests and translate them into prototypes, such as great-tasting powdered beverages or tablets with specific properties.
  • Collaborate with R&D teams, Manufacturing, and the supply chain to scale up and transfer developed formulations to the production facility.
  • Provide customers with technical support on dietary supplement formulations.
  • Maintain meticulous documentation of product development processes and results, adhering to R&D guidelines and keeping equipment logbooks updated.
  • Comply with company procedural guidelines, laboratory procedures, and safety programs.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Food Science/Technology, or a related field.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in the nutritional supplement industry or a similar field.
  • Proven experience (2+ years) in dietary supplements, pharmaceutical development, or related areas.
  • 1-2 years of experience in granulation techniques, processing, and property characterization.
  • Ability to formulate nutraceutical and powdered functional food prototypes based on nutritional targets and consumer sensory acceptance.
  • Understanding of GMP manufacturing considerations and requirements.
  • Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills to effectively share development work within the organization and with customers.
  • Physical capability to work in a demanding environment: lift 25 pounds and move up to 50 pounds when handling bulk ingredients, operate pilot-scale equipment.
  • Authorization to work in the United States.


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