Researcher (Formulation Specialist)

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ความรับผิดชอบโดยสังเขป

1. Product Formulation & Development

• Develop and optimize formulations for nutritional foods & beverages, RTE, and dairy/plant-based dairy products based on product briefs, consumer insights, and brand direction.

• Conduct bench-scale and pilot-scale experiments to evaluate ingredient functionality, sensory attributes, stability, and processing feasibility.

• Design and execute trials to achieve target nutrition profiles (e.g., lower sugar, high protein, plant-based, clean label).

• Translate new ideas and technology concepts into tangible, scalable product prototypes ready for commercialization.

1. Product Renovation & VICO Project Support

• Lead formulation improvements for existing products to enhance quality, stability, or cost efficiency.

• Participate in Value-In Cost-Out (VICO) projects — reformulating to reduce cost while maintaining taste, nutrition, and regulatory compliance.

• Support raw material substitution projects by identifying and validating alternative ingredients that meet functional and cost requirements.

• Conduct technical trials and summarize performance data to support management decisions.

1. Technical Documentation & Data Management

• Prepare and maintain detailed documentation for formulations, raw materials, and trial results following R&D data integrity standards.

• Create Technical Data Sheets (TDS), Formulation Records, Process Flow Charts, and Specification Sheets for new and existing products.

• Collaborate with the QA and Regulatory teams to provide technical input for product registration, label claims, and nutritional declarations.

• Ensure accurate, traceable records for NPD projects under the company's Stage-Gate Innovation Framework.

1. Pilot & Production Scale-Up

• Coordinate pilot-scale trials and line tests with Operations and Engineering to ensure seamless scale-up of new formulations.

1. Ingredient, Technology & Market Research

• Continuously research new ingredients, processing technologies, and nutrition trends relevant to the assigned product categories.

1. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with the R&D Platform Manager, Packaging Platform Team, Marketing, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Production to deliver project milestones.

1. Quality, Regulatory & Compliance

• Ensure all formulations comply with Thai FDA and international food safety regulations (EU, ASEAN, FDA, Codex). Supporting the document concerning SAP / ISO / HACCP / GMP system and working on other jobs which have been assigned.

• Support QA and Regulatory teams in stability studies, shelf-life validation, and product claim substantiation

สถานที่ปฏิบัติงาน

Sam Phran Factory

สาขาวิชา

Food Science, Food Technology, Food Chemistry, Nutrition Science or related field

คุณสมบัติอื่นๆ

experience in product formulation, especially in nutritional food, beverage, dairy, or plant-based dairy, supplement and sweet snacks would be advantage.

ประสบการณ์

Minimum 5 years