Development & Analytical Scientist

Glanbia

Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life’s journey

The Opportunity

The Development & Analytical Scientist will be responsible for a hybrid role encompassing: Designing, developing, executing, and validating analytical methods in conjunction with quality/analytical team to ensure the quality, safety, and efficacy of our food and supplement products. Supporting the development, assay, and stability evaluation of new fluid bed and spray dried encapsulation projects for R&D. This role will report directly to R&D, and will include frequent cross-functional work with the Quality Control and Regulatory teams to support product development, validation, and compliance.

Responsibilities will be divided into two categories: development and analytical.

Analytical Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and validate analytical methods for the detection and quantification of active ingredients and other components in food and supplement matrices to support new R&D innovations.
• Conduct laboratory experiments and analyses using chromatographic and spectrophotometric techniques such as HPLC, UV-VIS, LC-MS/MS, ICP-OES, and other relevant instruments.
• Perform sample preparation, method validation, and stability studies.
• Analyze data and prepare technical reports, documentation, and regulatory submissions.
• Ensure laboratory compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards (e.g., GMP, GLP, ISO).
  
  

Development Responsibilities

• Understand the basic operational principles of fluid beds and spray dryers and the circumstances where one would be preferable to the other.
• Understand proper lab documentation in order to create historical records that can be referred to for correct information. Document processing changes from one batch to the next.
• Have a basic understanding of bulk densities and calculating batch sizes.
• Calculate ingredient weights from a formula.
• Making common solutions with mixing, including heated solutions. Filtering solutions when necessary.
• Proper assembly on fluid bed including but not limited to:
• Outlet filter selection and proper installation.
• Proper nozzle and wand assembly, including insulating the wand.
• Setting up spraying off of a scale, or hot plate and a scale
• Understand physical testing procedures including but not limited to free flow and tapped bulk density, particle size distribution (stacked sieve, air jet, Malvern), Loss On Drying.
• Working with R&D department, Quality and Production to scale the product up into production.
• Educate the production team on insights regarding key operating and testing parameters of the new product.
• Recommends fluid bed and spray dryer productivity, efficiency, quality and safety improvements.
• Learns the operating basics and formulation functions in PDM, SAP, C4C
• Create a fluid bed or spray drying batch record (for lab and pilot equipment) from a template.
  

The Skills you will bring to the team

• BS or MS in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Food Science, or a related field.
• Proven experience in R&D analytical method development and validation, preferably within the food or supplement industry.
• Experience in new product development of food & supplement ingredients
• Strong knowledge of analytical instrumentation and laboratory techniques
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with regulatory requirements such as FDA, EFSA, or other international standards.
• Knowledge of food matrix complexities.
• Proficiency in data analysis software and laboratory information management systems (LIMS).
  
  

If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please apply!

Where and how you will work

The opportunity will be based in West Haven, CT.

What we would like to offer you!

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K.

About Glanbia

Glanbia is a better nutrition company with three divisions: Performance Nutrition, Health & Nutrition and Dairy Nutrition. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 5800 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading brands and ingredients in more than 100 countries worldwide.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.