Commercialization Scientist (Entry Level) - Watertown, MA

COMMERCIALIZATION SCIENTIST

SUMMARY:

The Commercialization Scientist is a liaison between R&D Development Scientists, Quality Control, and Production. This position requires a strong understanding of manufacturing, quality assurance requirements and formulation basics. This person will be responsible for supporting all production departments throughout the commercialization of new products.  This requires attending production planning meetings, reviewing schedules to identify new product runs and communicating among departments the requirements to properly commercialized new products.  Communication and collaborative work will be vital in this role.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Attend production runs throughout commercialization process
• Attend production meetings and pre-op meetings
• Exhibit strong understanding of manufacturing practices and be able to endure up to 8 ours working in a physical setting
• Review daily orders for items needing controls and log request and receipt
• Communicate between departments any updates needed to formulas, manufacturing instructions and/or specifications
• Assist with routine specification reviews
• Maintain centralized document portal for populating essential information on new products
• Assist with inter-departmental training as it relates to production and quality

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry or other related fields. Previous food centric industry experience preferred. Proficient in Excel and Word. Must have good communication and organizational skills.