Senior Member of Technical Staff – Nutraceutical

Company Description

Arboreal is an award-winning ingredients technology company specializing in specialty food and nutraceutical ingredients. We work alongside 'Better for You' Brands to launch products with superior nutrition, functionality, and clinical claims. Our expertise spans categories like Sugar Reduction Ingredients, Alternative Proteins, Cacao Ingredients, and Nutraceutical Formulations. Arboreal partners with challenger brands globally to deliver innovative ingredients for better taste, texture, label, and cost-effectiveness, aiming to create a healthier tomorrow.

Arboreal is co-founded by Swati Pandey (IIT, Imperial College London) and Manish Chauhan (BITS Pilani, London Business School). Arboreal has won the
'National Startup Award'
for Food Processing in 2021 (adjudged by Startup India),
CWIA Award
(adjudged by Mckinsey, INSEAD Business School and Cartier),
WTI Award
(from Niti Ayog) and the
BIG Award
(BIRAC Ignition Grant from Department of Biotechnology, India).

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role located in Lucknow. We are looking for an experienced and innovative
Food Technologist
with 2–3 years of expertise in developing nutraceutical or functional beverages. The role involves formulation, process optimization, and quality control of liquid products such as energy drinks, protein shakes, fortified juices, syrups, and other functional liquid formulations.

Responsibilities;

1.    Develop and optimize
nutraceutical liquid formulations
(RTD beverages, juices, syrups, tonics, protein shakes, herbal/functional drinks).

2.    Work with nutraceutical ingredients such as vitamins, minerals, proteins, amino acids, botanicals, and functional additives.

3.    Conduct lab-scale and pilot trials ensuring
taste, stability, bioavailability, and shelf life
.

4.    Standardize processes for
clarity, viscosity, solubility, and preservation
of liquid products.

5.    Ensure compliance with
FSSAI, GMP, HACCP, and regulatory standards
.

6.    Conduct
stability studies, sensory evaluations, and packaging compatibility tests
.

7.    Collaborate with Production, QA, and Marketing teams to scale up and commercialize formulations.

8.    Maintain detailed documentation of formulations, SOPs, and trial outcomes.

9.    Track global trends in nutraceutical beverages and suggest product innovations.

Qualifications

1.    Bachelor's/Master's in Food Technology, Dairy Technology, Biotechnology, or related field.

2.    2–3 years of hands-on experience in
liquid/functional beverage formulation
.

3.    Strong knowledge of
emulsion technology, solubility, stabilization, and preservation
.

4.    Familiarity with nutraceutical regulations (FSSAI standards).

5.    Analytical mindset with problem-solving and product innovation skills.

6.    Strong communication and documentation abilities.

What we offer:

1)
Competitive Compensation.
A full-time offer will carry a salary range of 6 – 8 LPA. Performance Linked Compensation to start with. We do not follow the industry norms of linear growth in compensation. We are a fast-scaling business and offer excellent financial growth to top performers.

2)
Fast track personal and professional growth.
The executive will work directly with the Founders and a high-quality team. Learning experience of joining and scaling a high-quality startup at an early stage.

3)
An opportunity for personal impact
where you help improve quality standards for 100s of food ingredients and millions of Indian Consumers.

Please do not apply if:

1) You are not willing to relocate to Lucknow or are not already based in Lucknow.

2) You do not have the ability to operate independently with little supervision.

If you do not hear back from us within 3 weeks of your application, please assume that your application was unsuccessful at this time.