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Research And Development Manager
- Woodstock, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Role Description The Research and Development Manager is a full-time, on-site role based in Woodstock, ON. This position oversees the development of new nutraceutical formulations, optimizes existing products, and ensures that all R&D activities align with regulatory and quality standards. Day-to-day responsibilities include planning and conducting research, supervising formulation trials, managing R&D projects from concept through scale-up, and collaborating with production, quality, and sales teams to support product launches. The role also involves leading and mentoring the R&D team, prioritizing workloads, documenting technical findings, and continuously evaluating new ingredients, technologies, and processes to improve product performance and manufacturing efficiency.
Qualifications
- Candidates should possess strong Research and Development (R&D) and research skills, including formulation development and experimental design.
- Candidates should possess proven team management and team leadership skills to guide and develop a multidisciplinary R&D group.
- Candidates should possess solid project management skills to plan, track, and deliver multiple R&D projects on time and within scope.
- Relevant experience in nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, food science, or a related field, with understanding of regulatory and quality requirements.
- Post-secondary education in chemistry, biochemistry, food science, pharmaceutical sciences, or a related discipline.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation abilities, with attention to detail and data integrity.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and communicate technical information clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience with scale-up from lab to production, knowledge of GMP or similar manufacturing standards, and competency with basic lab equipment and procedures.
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Responsibilities
Lead the development and optimization of nutraceutical formulations, overseeing research, formulation trials, and R&D projects from concept through production scale-up while ensuring regulatory and quality compliance. Manage and mentor the R&D team, document technical findings, collaborate with production, quality, and sales teams, and evaluate ingredients, technologies, and processes to improve product performance and manufacturing efficiency.
Requirements
Candidates should have relevant experience in nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, food science, or a related field, along with post-secondary education in a relevant scientific discipline. They should bring formulation and research expertise, team and project leadership skills, knowledge of regulatory and quality requirements and GMP, and experience with production scale-up, laboratory procedures, documentation, and cross-functional communication.
Skills
- Research And Development
- Nutraceutical Formulation Development
- Experimental Design
- Team Management
- Team Leadership
- Project Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Quality Standards
- Analytical Problem-Solving
- Technical Documentation
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Scale-Up
- Good Manufacturing Practices
- Laboratory Procedures
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Categories
- Science & Research
- Management & Leadership
- Manufacturing
- Healthcare
Keywords
- Nutraceuticals
- Capsules
- Tablets
- Powder Formulations
- Formulation Development
- Experimental Design
- Research And Development
- Formulation Trials
- Product Optimization
- Project Management
- Team Leadership
- Regulatory Compliance
- Quality Standards
- Scale-Up
- Good Manufacturing Practices
- Laboratory Equipment
- Laboratory Procedures
- Technical Documentation
- Data Integrity
- Ingredient Evaluation
- Manufacturing Efficiency
- Product Launches
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Food Science
- Pharmaceutical Sciences