Ingredient science and knowledge

- Build and own Bettrlabs' ingredient library: functionality, typical dose ranges, interactions, stability, sensory impact, processing behaviour and cost for each ingredient.
- Work with application scientists to choose ingredients that solve hard problems: taste and bitterness masking, mineral fortification, solubility and dispersion, ingredient compatibility and shelf life.
- Track current and emerging ingredients, delivery formats and published evidence, and bring the useful ones into our projects.
- Feed structured ingredient data into labs.new with the platform team, so digital formulations rest on accurate inputs.

Sourcing and supplier network

- Identify, qualify and manage ingredient suppliers across actives, botanicals, proteins, minerals, vitamins, probiotics and excipients, staying supplier-neutral.
- Collect and assess specifications, COAs, TDS, allergen and GMO statements, and regulatory documents for every ingredient.
- Negotiate price, MOQ and lead times for development and early Core supply, and keep a backup source for critical ingredients.
- Arrange samples quickly so bench trials are not held up; sourcing is one of the biggest drivers of our development time.

Regulatory and quality

- Check ingredient use against FSSAI rules, including the Nutraceutical Regulations, permitted limits and claims.
- Set ingredient acceptance specs and incoming quality checks with the quality and regulatory team.

Requirements

- A degree in food science, food technology, nutrition, biochemistry, pharmaceutical sciences or a related field; a master's is a plus.




- 3–5 years in nutraceuticals, dietary supplements or functional foods, at an ingredient supplier, brand, contract manufacturer or R&D; lab.
- Strong working knowledge of nutraceutical ingredients: vitamins and minerals, botanicals and extracts, proteins, probiotics and prebiotics, and common excipients.
- An understanding of how ingredients behave in a formulation: solubility, stability, interactions, bioavailability basics and sensory impact.
- Hands-on experience reading and judging specs, COAs and supplier documents.
- Working knowledge of FSSAI regulations for health supplements and nutraceuticals.
- Curiosity about ingredient science, and the habit of going to the literature for answers.
- Clear communication with scientists, suppliers and commercial teams alike.

Good to have

- Experience with premixes, encapsulation, or taste-masking and delivery systems.
- Supplier development, procurement or cost-engineering experience.
- Comfort with data: spreadsheets, databases, or working with a software team.
- A network of ingredient suppliers in India.
- Exposure to export regulations (US FDA, EU) or clinical evidence for ingredients.

Benefits

Why join us?
- Build the ingredient foundation of a new kind of startup from the ground up, with real ownership from day one.
- Work across dozens of products and categories a year, not one product line.
- Learn alongside experienced scientists, including a CSO who was formerly Chief Scientist at TCS.
- Use labs.new, our own formulation platform, and help shape what it learns.
- Compensation on par with industry standards

📌 Ingredients Lead (Chennai)
🏢 Bettrlabs
📍 Chennai