Research Scientist/Senior Scientist
Company: balchem
Location: New Hampton
Posted on: May 7, 2025
Job Description:
COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Balchem Corporation develops, manufactures and markets specialty
ingredients that improve and enhance the health and well-being of
life on the planet, providing state-of-the-art solutions and the
finest quality products for a range of industries worldwide. Our
corporate headquarters is located in Montvale, New Jersey, and we
have a broad network of sales offices, manufacturing sites, and
R&D centers, primarily located in the US and Europe. Founded in
1967, Balchem is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ - "BCPC") with
annual revenues over $900 million and a market cap exceeding $4.0
billion. The company consists of three business segments: Human
Nutrition & Health; Animal Nutrition & Health; and Specialty
Products. Balchem employs over 1,400 people worldwide who are
engaged in diverse activities, committed to developing the company
into global market leadership positions. To learn more about our
dynamic, stable and growing company, visit www.balchem.com
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Research Scientist is a member of the R&D Group based in
New Hampton, NY (Temp) Montvale, NJ (Perm). They report to the
R&D Manager for Balchem's Animal Nutrition and Health business.
They will participate in a wide variety of projects, with an
emphasis on developing new products. They will be expected to take
on challenging technical problems and drive research efforts to
produce next-generation and breakthrough products. They will
develop the scientific data on the lab, pilot plant and commercial
scale to progress projects from ideation to scale-up and
commercialization.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Provide hands-on support to lab and pilot plant to fulfill
R&D functions, including extrusion, granulation, and fluidized
bed operation.
- Use expertise in formulation chemistry to create innovative
products and improve existing formulations.
- Provide creative ideas for expanding our value and profits to
our customers and differentiating our company from the
competition.
- Utilize design of experiments (DOE) to systematically explore
multivariate design spaces.
- Carefully document projects in an organized and transparent
manner.
- Become the internal expert, with deep fundamental knowledge of
Balchem's technology such as microencapsulation, spray-drying,
agglomeration, and end-use technology rumen-protected
nutrients.
- Act as a project manager, anticipating challenges to keep
projects moving forward.
- Review the patent and technical literature and alert the
organization to technology developments outside of Balchem.
- Work in a multi-disciplinary team to tackle difficult problems
harmoniously.
- Communicate effectively and interface with other departments to
ensure smooth business flow, including Balchem's Supply Chain and
Commercial teams.
- Represent Balchem in industry groups and trade
associations.
- Be an external face for Balchem in the technical community;
publish articles, file patents, and make presentations at industry
association meetings.
- Support product scale-up efforts including infrequent travel to
production sites.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
Combined Education and Experience Requirement:
- For the Research Scientist position, a BS degree in Chemistry,
Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science, Material Science or Food
Science with 4+ years of experience is required. For the Senior
Scientist position, an MS degree with 4+ years of experience or a
PhD degree with 1+ years of experience is required.Required
Skills:
- Proven ability to be a safety champion in a process-related
industry. Holds self and others accountable for safe behaviors and
works toward goal of zero injuries. Ensure that R&D work is
conducted in a safe manner via hazard reviews, SOPs, and
appropriate PPE.
- Preferred professional experience in the specialty chemicals,
food, nutraceutical, or pharmaceutical industries or suppliers to
these industries.
- Mastery of chemistry bench skills and knowledge of or
experience with material characterization techniques (DSC,
rheology, microscopy, texture analysis, etc.).
- Detail-focused working style.
- The ability to quickly learn existing protocols and build new
protocols to advance projects as needed.
- Track record of successful technical execution and publication
in peer reviewed journal(s) or patents.
- Advanced analytical skills including experiment design
(DOE).
- Proficiency in data management and analysis, with experience
using relevant tools and software.Preferred Skills:
- Experience formulating products and the associated material
process steps.
- Experience developing polymeric formulations including
emulsions
- Knowledge of regulations pertaining to animal feed and
experience working in a regulated environment.
- Proven track record of scale up in an industrial setting.
- Project management experience from ideation to scaleup.
Balchem is committed to a workplace culture that values and
promotes diversity, inclusion, equal employment opportunities, and
a work environment free of harassment and hostility.
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Keywords: balchem, Fairfield , Research Scientist/Senior Scientist, Other , New Hampton, Connecticut
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