Kelly Services
Location
Greenville, SC | United States
Job description
Junior Formulation Scientist
Kelly Science has a new opening for a Junior Formulation Scientist position near Greenville SC. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating new and reformulated tablet and hard-shell products from prototype to final production, including cost analysis. The candidate must be mathematically proficient and able to troubleshoot formulation related issues. The successful candidate will need proficiency in designing and performing scientific experiments to solve problems.
Salary: $55,000-$60,000year
Responsibilities:
Capable of supporting and leading simple to moderately complex formula development
Assist in developing new formulas, troubleshooting problematic formulas, salvaging raw material, and reworking failed production batches.
Support senior PD staff with preparation / execution of pilot batches and product scaleup batches and gather data to support in-process parameters and finished product specification.
Formulate tablets and hard-shells based on customer requests, which will range from detailed specifications to very broad requests for development support.
Perform bench trials, physical evaluations, and collect data to support product formulation.
Prepare specifications, documentation, and reports related to formulations.
Address quality, regulatory, and labeling issues in bulk and finished product
Provide ongoing technical support to both internal and external customers.
Continuously refine and develop tableting and encapsulation capabilities in accordance with customer demands and sales growth.
Prepare and approve Master Batch Records (MBR’s), Master Change Requests (MCR’s), Formula A-Page documents.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in biology or chemistry or other equivalent degree in a related field required, MS or PhD in Science also accepted
1+ years hands-on experience in formulation of dietary supplement (DS) products and /or over-the-counter (OTC), OR preferred education background and one years of hands-on formulation experience can be substituted for minimum experience required
Ability to use the principles of general science, chemistry, and physics to produce formulations that will run efficiently in manufacturing operations
Must be able to safely operate equipment and instruments used in the development and manufacture of nutritional dosage-forms
Must be able to use mathematical skills to accurately calculate formula inputs as well as to create cost approximations for finished products in bulk and/or packaged forms
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