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de3pbio.com
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About DE3PBIO
DE3PBIO is a deep-tech ingredient innovation company focused on nutraceuticals, functional foods, precision fermentation-derived ingredients, and advanced formulation solutions. We work at the intersection of science, scale-up, and commercialization to develop high-value ingredients for beverages, powders, and health-focused consumer products.
Role Overview
We are looking for a highly driven Product Scientist / Flavour & Formulation Specialist to support product development, formulation optimization, flavour innovation, pilot production, and scale-up activities across nutraceutical and functional food applications.
This role is ideal for someone with hands-on experience in formulation, powder processing, beverage systems, and manufacturing environments, with strong problem-solving capabilities and attention to detail.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and optimize formulations for nutraceutical powders, functional beverages, and ingredient systems.
- Work on flavour profiling, masking, enhancement, and sensory optimization to improve taste and product acceptance.
- Execute bench trials, pilot trials, and support commercial scale-up activities.
- Support production batches including mixing, homogenization, spray drying, drying, and packaging operations.
- Operate and monitor spray drying systems, including feed preparation, process parameter control, troubleshooting clogging, yield loss, and moisture variability.
- Ensure formulation stability, solubility, consistency, and process efficiency across batches.
- Coordinate with R&D, Quality, Supply Chain, and external manufacturing partners (OEMs/CMOs) for trials, validations, and commercial production.
- Support raw material evaluation, supplier coordination, and in-process quality checks.
- Maintain accurate documentation including formulations, SOPs, BMRs, technical specifications, and production records in compliance with GMP, FSSAI, and internal quality standards.
- Assist in technology transfer, validation batches, and customer sample development.
Required Qualifications
- MSc / MTech / BTech in Food Technology, Food Science, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related field.
- 2–5 years of hands-on experience in nutraceutical, food, beverage, or pharma industries.
- Practical exposure to flavour development, formulation systems, or spray drying operations is strongly preferred.
- Understanding of functional ingredients such as proteins, peptides, vitamins, minerals, probiotics, caffeine, and plant extracts.
Key Skills & Competencies
- Strong understanding of flavour science, powder technology, and beverage formulation systems.
- Experience in sensory evaluation, flavour masking, and formulation troubleshooting.
- Ability to work in lab, pilot, and manufacturing environments.
- Strong analytical, documentation, and data-handling skills.
- Problem-solving mindset with attention to detail.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, startup-driven environment.
Why Join DE3PBIO?
- Work on cutting-edge nutraceutical and functional ingredient innovation.
- High ownership role with exposure to R&D, formulation, production, and commercialization.
- Opportunity to grow with a science-led, globally focused company.
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