Associate Development Scientist

At doTERRA we encourage all employees to seek out opportunities that will expand their skill set. We strive to help achieve personal career goals by providing opportunities of growth and movement throughout the company.

Job Description:

This role involves collaborating on new product development for nutraceuticals, managing ingredient documentation, providing technical support, and assisting with production, stability testing, and regulatory compliance. It also includes coordinating with vendors, conducting sensory evaluations, and supporting the setup of a Product Lifecycle Management system.

Job Responsibilities:

• Formulation development: Works closely with dōTERRA’s R&D staff to create new and improved nutraceutical product formulations for markets around the world, with emphasis on quality, manufacturability, cost and organoleptic attributes. Development work may include hard-shell and softgel capsules, tablets, chewable wafers, powdered beverage blends, nutritional bars and other dosage forms.
• Raw ingredient sourcing: Keeps up-to-date with innovations in nutritional and botanical raw ingredients, networks extensively with raw ingredient suppliers, and maintains extensive raw ingredient files for possible application in existing and future doTERRA products.
• Nutraceutical delivery systems: Keeps up-to-date with the latest developments in delivery systems and determines best delivery systems for new and existing dōTERRA products.
• Technology transfer: Closely works with dōTERRA’s contract manufacturers to implement and trouble-shoot food and supplement formulations throughout the product development process.
• Responsible for all analytical testing required during product development, such as nutrient content and contaminant analyses, micro testing and stability studies. Helps interpret analytical testing results and stability studies, and able to trouble-shoot and address formulation issues as needed. Closely works with QC and QA to comply with GMPs during product development.
• Record keeping: Manages all formulation-related records as required by GMPs and company policies, including formulations, batch records, and test results.
• Assist with the setup of a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system
• Submit dōTERRA products and raw materials for physical, chemical, and safety testing
• Manage technical documentation for dōTERRA nutraceutical products in collaboration with R&D, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Regulatory, and Product Marketing teams
• Develop and improve systems and SOPs for managing complex records and data
• Review dōTERRA product information pages and labels for accuracy
• Perform other responsibilities as directed

Job Qualifications:

• BS degree in nutrition, food science, chemistry or closely related field
• 1-3+ years of commercial experience in the formulation of dietary supplement and functional foods, preferably involving a variety of dosage and product forms, including hard shell capsules, soft gel capsules, tablets, chewable wafer tablets, powdered drink mixes, granulations, nutrition bars; and preferably involving formulations for both domestic and international markets.
• Extensive experience and proven success in collaborating with nutraceutical contract manufacturers and testing laboratories to meet or exceed product requirements.
• Working knowledge of dietary supplement and functional food manufacturing and packaging techniques, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) as well as related quality protocols.
• Proven expertise in preparation and review of technically compliant dietary supplement and food labels.
• Extensively networked with raw ingredient suppliers, product development contract manufacturers, testing laboratories, flavor houses and related contacts.
• Working knowledge of chemistry and analytical chemistry.
• Formulation experience with predominantly natural and/or organic ingredients. Awareness of special product requirements, such as non-GMO, kosher, halal and vegan
• Attention to detail. 
• Excellent computer and quantitative skills, including technical document management.
• Proven ability to work well in cross-functional teams responsible for developing, registering, manufacturing, and promoting nutraceutical products.
• Ability to communicate and write effectively
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and teamwork skills
• Must pay attention to detail and have excellent organizational skills
• Self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision in identifying tasks that need to be completed
• Ability to manage multiple ongoing projects concurrently and meet deadlines

doTERRA International, LLC. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, or disability.