Position Overview:

- The Food Formulation & Encapsulation Scientist involves in the development and optimization of food formulations and encapsulation systems for functional foods, nutraceuticals, and food ingredients, with a focus on enhancing stability, performance, and delivery of sensitive components

Key Responsibilities:

- Design and develop formulations for functional foods, nutraceuticals, and food ingredients

- Apply encapsulation technologies to protect sensitive compounds (e g , flavors, vitamins, probiotics, bioactives)

- Evaluate stability, release behavior, and performance of encapsulated ingredients under food processing and storage conditions

- Conduct laboratory trials, pilot studies, and data analysis

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including R&D;, quality, and product development





- Document experimental methods, results, and technical reports in compliance with food industry standards

Qualification and Experience

- Masters or PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Food Science or a related field

- 3 to 5 years of experience in formulation science in food or nutraceutical applications

- Practical exposure to formulation science in food or nutraceutical systems

- Experience with encapsulation technologies such as emulsions, spray drying,

- coacervation, liposomes, or biopolymer-based systems

- Solid understanding of ingredient interactions, stability, and release mechanisms in food matrices

📌 Food Formulation & Encapsulation Scientist (Thiruvananthapuram)
🏢 Vitaliz Biosciences
📍 Thiruvananthapuram