Technical Applications Group Senior Specialist - Nestle

Overview
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In this role you lead mid-to-high complexity product and process innovation, renovation, and optimization, providing technical expertise across development, scale-up, validation, and transfer. You partner with Quality, Regulatory, Marketing, and Operations to deliver robust solutio
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ns and ensure compliance. You will drive commercialization readiness and tackle manufacturing and formulation challenges. This onsite position at Bridgewater, NJ offers opportunities to shape therapeutic nutrition products and processes while advancing technical capability.
Compensation / Benefits
• 401k with company match
• healthcare coverage
• performance-based incentives
• broad range of other benefits
Responsibilities
• Lead product, process, and formulation development for innovation, renovation, optimization, and productivity projects
• Provide technical support for formulation improvements, process optimization, troubleshooting, and cost-saving initiatives
• Lead scale-up, validation, and technology transfer to internal sites and external partners
• Conduct technical trials, risk assessments, and qualification activities for successful commercialization
• Anticipate and resolve manufacturing, formulation, and quality issues to meet timelines and standards
• Drive project execution, monitor progress, and ensure objectives and deadlines are met
• Collaborate with Quality, Regulatory, Marketing, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and R&D teams
• Apply structured problem-solving to technical and operational challenges
• Maintain technical documentation (master batch records, change controls, product specs, QMS)
• Mentor and coach junior team members to build TAG and manufacturing capability
• Ensure work complies with policies, safety standards, SOPs, cGMPs, and regulatory requirements
Key requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Science, Food Science, or related field
• 3+ years in product development, formulation, and manufacturing across tablets, capsules, liquids, soft gels, gummies, powders, packaging
• Knowledge of product development, processes, and food science principles
• Experience leading medium-complexity technical projects in cross-functional teams
• Previous manufacturing or factory experience xklufbp
• Experience with product scale-up, validation, and technology transfer
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Preferred: SAP, SPSS, and/or Minitab for data management and analysis
• Ability to work with allergen-containing materials and understanding of food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements
• Ability to travel ~30%
• Effective verbal and written communication across technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to build collaborative partnerships and influence stakeholders
• Proficiency in data analysis, technical reporting, and decision-making
• Product development and formulation
• Scale-up, validation, and technology transfer
• Process optimization and troubleshooting

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