Development Scientist
Company: balchem
Location: Ogden
Posted on: October 18, 2024
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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 Development Scientist is a member of the R&D Group based in
Ogden, UT, reporting to the R&D Development Manager. They will
engage in diverse projects, focusing on product development and
process support for manufacturing Balchem's reaction products,
including various choline salts, methylsulfonylmethane (MSM),
chelated minerals, and more. These products cater primarily to the
food, feed, nutraceutical, personal care, and pharmaceutical
markets and utilize technologies such as spray drying,
agglomeration, granulation, distillation, crystallization,
microencapsulation, milling, and blending. The role entails
collaboration with multiple departments, including manufacturing,
supply chain, quality, sales, analytical labs, and other R&D
groups.
The Development Scientist will generate scientific data across lab,
pilot plant, and commercial scales to facilitate the transition
into manufacturing, including overseeing plant trials across
multiple locations. The role encompasses, management of change
administration, utilizing various quality systems for change
approval, and implementing approved changes. The working
environment encompasses office, laboratory, pilot production, and
manufacturing settings, with occasional business travel required in
domestic and international settings. The Development Scientist will
serve as both a team member and a Project Manager/Technical Project
Leader for new product development and support projects. This role
demands strategic and tactical acumen, offering diverse challenges
and opportunities for career growth. Responsibilities include
participation in new process and product developments, process and
product improvements, conducting lab-scale and pilot experiments,
commercialization studies for new products and applications,
product characterization studies, qualifying new raw materials, and
performing analytical work. Additionally, the Development Scientist
will provide technical and customer support for existing and new
product lines
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
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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