Formulation Scientist

Martin Bauer is a trusted solutions provider delivering premium botanical, herbal, and tea ingredients for the global food, beverage, and wellness industries. With over 90 years of expertise, we combine innovative technologies, deep botanical knowledge, and responsible sourcing to create high-quality products that promote health and well-being. Our collaborative approach, diverse production processes, and industry-leading quality standards ensure tailored solutions that seamlessly integrate into applications, unlocking the full potential of botanicals to drive brand success.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Formulation Scientist to lead the development of innovative Dietary Supplements/Nutraceutical products across our organization. This role will be responsible for designing and optimizing formulations for stability, bioavailability, and manufacturability, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless production. This is an exciting opportunity to drive innovation and create cutting-edge solutions in the nutraceutical space.

Job Location: Secaucus, NJ, with frequent travel to Islandia, NY.

Essential Job Functions

• Work closely with the R&D team on New Formulations & Specifications to support technical needs of new formulations.
• Conduct bench top formulation work, pilot trial, and manufacturing scale up support.
• Keep accurate and detailed records of experiments including results and conclusions.
• Work directly with customers to design and develop formulations with (powders, capsules, tablets, gummies) and align with customer product brief, cost target, and regulatory requirements.
• Support manufacturing processes and troubleshooting
• Work with cross functional teams, to evaluate and select raw materials active ingredient excipients and processing based upon their functionality, stability, bioavailability and sensory performance.
• Seeks out and uses new tools, processes and procedures to add value to the company.
• Write technical reports as requested.
• Comply with Health, Safety and Environmental regulations for the position.
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, Pharmacy, Nutrition or job-related discipline.
• At least three years of technical experience in formulations & technical manufacturing support roles.
• Other equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Extensive experience with granulation formulation and manufacturing processes
• Strong knowledge of excipients, processing aids, and their applications
• Familiarity with cGMP requirements and FDA regulations
• Experience working with SAP is a plus

Benefits

• Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Medical and dependent care tax-advantaged spending accounts.
• Company paid Life Insurance and Disability Income Benefits
• 401(K) plan with company matching contributions
• Monthly fitness stipend benefits
• Annual education reimbursement benefits

Compensation range:

The pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to fall within the range listed below, however, pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including bonus.

120,000 – 150,000 annual

About the company

Since 1930, Martin Bauer has stood for expertise in botanical products.

Our success is built on our passion and love for nature. Whether peppermint, hibiscus, rooibos or mate, our products always come from responsibly sourced, high-quality botanicals that are processed using rigorous, certified methods.

We provide bespoke solutions to our customers from the tea, beverage, food, animal nutrition and pharmaceutical industries. As drivers of innovation and creativity, we deliver solutions for successful products of tomorrow.

At Martin Bauer, Inc., we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.