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Specialist Product Development

United States, St. Louis Employment contract 79000.00 - 100000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted March 05, 2026
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Our Product Development Specialist brings ideas to life for our litter division. As part of the Golden Products Technical Applications Group, you’ll lead end to end product development projects which include prototyping, pet acceptance and preference testing, sensory and consumer evaluation, and industrialization execution, while partnering with various teams to scale ideas from concept to factory floor. Leveraging your technical expertise, you’ll qualify new materials, develop and manage product formulations, and lead performance, quality, and waste reduction initiatives that help us continue to set the standard in pet care.

Job Responsibility

  • Lead the development, scale-up, and implementation of technologies that enhance existing products and support new product development
  • Serve as a technical resource for marketing to build and manage a pipeline of litter product development opportunities, including project plans and timelines
  • Support litter product formulation including appropriate ingredients, regulatory, and analytical requirements
  • Provide proactive monitoring and maintenance for assigned products using standardized scientific methods
  • Initiate and implement cost reduction ideas for assigned product lines and factories

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • 1+ year of product development, formulation and scale-up experience, or related
  • 1 or more years of experience in geology, mineralogy, materials science, chemistry, environmental science, engineering, or related fields preferred

What we offer

  • performance-based incentives
  • competitive total rewards package
  • 401k with Company match
  • healthcare coverage
  • broad range of other benefits
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