Medicine was never made for pets. It was adapted for them.

It should begin with the biology, nutrition, and physiology of dogs and cats.

At Tail Healthcare, we're building evidence backed nutraceuticals and therapeutics designed specifically for companion animals. Every formulation starts with one question: what does this animal actually need? We're looking for the scientist who will answer that question better than anyone else.

The Role

As Lead Scientist, you'll own the scientific development of our products, from identifying unmet clinical needs to creating formulations that are effective, safe, palatable, and ready for commercial scale.

You'll work at the intersection of nutrition science, veterinary medicine, formulation, and manufacturing to build products that raise the standard of companion animal healthcare.

What You'll Own

Scientific Research & Product Development

- Lead the research, formulation, and development of nutraceutical products for dogs and cats
- Translate scientific literature into commercially viable products
- Design formulations that balance efficacy, safety, palatability, stability, and cost
- Evaluate new ingredients, technologies, and delivery formats

Technical Leadership

- Stay at the forefront of companion animal nutrition and health research
- Build the scientific rationale for every product we launch




- Work with manufacturing partners to scale formulations from bench to production
- Support regulatory documentation, technical dossiers, and product claims

Cross Functional Collaboration

- Partner with veterinarians, suppliers, manufacturers, and the commercial team throughout product development
- Support clinical validation, technical education, and product training
- Help establish the scientific standards and R&D; culture at Tail Healthcare

What You Bring

- 3 to 5 years of experience in pet nutrition or companion animal health R&D;
- Hands on experience developing nutraceutical formulations
- Solid understanding of the nutritional requirements of both dogs and cats
- Experience working with ingredients, formulation development, stability, and manufacturing
- Ability to critically evaluate scientific literature and translate it into practical products
- A veterinary degree is a strong advantage
- A rigorous scientific mindset with a desire to build products that meaningfully improve pet health

Why This Is Worth Your Next Few Years

- Build first of their kind pet healthcare products from the ground up
- Shape the scientific direction of an ambitious pet healthcare company from its earliest days
- Work on meaningful problems with direct impact on the lives of pets and their families
- Help build a global pet healthcare company where science is the competitive advantage

📌 NPD Lead (Bengaluru)
🏢 tail healthcare
📍 Bengaluru