Research and Innovation Scientist III
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Research scientist developing and commercializing science-based pet supplements for PetLab Co. Leading formulation, ingredient innovation, trials, and cross-functional product launches.
Responsibilities:
- Take ownership of new products from concept through commercialization
- Lead ingredient reviews and develop product formulations
- Guide products through lab testing, substantiation, and nutritional testing
- Progress products through each stage of development and prepare them for launch
- Track category trends, ingredient research, scientific and clinical developments, ingredient efficacy data, delivery formats, and published studies
- Aggregate R&D science insights into a unified view of white space and pipeline opportunities
- Translate research findings into forward-looking innovation briefs
- Work with the Chief Scientist and external partners to formulate new products
- Review and optimise current products and assess ingredient suitability for formulations
- Work with compliance to keep ingredients, labels, and marketing claims compliant
- Collaborate with NPD, operations, growth, and marketing teams to support product launches
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, and quality variance
- Experience with R&D of early-stage, unproven ingredients
- Experience setting up and executing in-vitro and in-vivo trials
- Experience reviewing and reporting on trial data and results
- Experience clearly explaining and justifying final formulations and product formats
- 5+ years of professional experience leading NPD projects as the key technical member of a cross-functional team
- Hands-on experience managing complex projects through successful launches of new products, packages, and processes
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- People development skills and learning agility
- Experience working with outside partners to deliver project requirements
- Ability to translate market intelligence, competitor activity, and scientific research into actionable innovation strategy and briefs
Benefits:
- 20 days PTO excluding bank holidays
- Company Bonus
- Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
- Short Term and Long Term disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401K
- Work Remote
- Monthly Uber coffee/bagel and lunch
- Monthly Internet Stipend
















