Job Description

Title:  Research and Innovation Scientist III

Location:  Remote in USA

Position: Permanent

Salary: $100,000k - $120,000k plus bonus and benefits

About Petlab Co

PetLabCo. is the world leader in DTC pet supplements with , 9-figure revenue, profitable and rapidly growing with ambitious plans for global expansion. We have a loyal community of loving pet parents and over 5 million happy dogs whose lives have been positively impacted by our innovative products. Our team is vibrant, fast-moving and customer-driven where high-performers are valued and rewarded. And it is the ideal place for an ambitious, hardworking, animal lover who wants to progress their career rapidly.

About the Role

PetLab Co.’s mission is to become the leader in science-based pet supplements. Our purpose is to help companion animals through science and innovation, creating products that make a meaningful difference to the lives of pets and their owners. With an exciting and ever-growing pipeline featuring novel ingredients and product formats, there is significant scope to shape what comes next.

As a Scientist III, you’ll take ownership of new products from concept through to commercialization. This is a senior, innovation-led role that combines hands-on formulation and product development with market insight, trend scouting, and ingredient innovation. You’ll turn scientific and commercial opportunities into differentiated pet products that strengthen our pipeline.

You’ll lead ingredient reviews, develop product formulations, and guide products through lab testing, substantiation, and nutritional testing. Working with internal specialists, external partners, suppliers, and manufacturers, you’ll be responsible for progressing products through each stage of development and preparing them for a successful launch.

Acting as a bridge between R&D, marketing, and product development, you’ll bring together scientific expertise, consumer insight, and commercial thinking. You’ll identify emerging ingredients, formats, and category trends, influence product direction, and help ensure innovation is both scientifically credible and commercially relevant.

We move and think quickly, so you’ll need to thrive in a fast-paced environment, take confident ownership of your work, and be ready to roll up your sleeves when needed. If that sounds exciting, we’d love you to join our pack!

Your day to day will look a little bit like this…

• Tracking category trends, ingredient research and scientific/clinical developments (new ingredient efficacy data, novel delivery formats, published studies) to keep the pipeline ahead of the market.

• Leading the aggregation of insight and research findings across the R&D science team into a unified view of white space and pipeline opportunities and translating these into forward-looking innovation briefs.

• Leading efforts with our Chief Scientist and external partners to formulate new products and bring projects from concept to commercialization.

• Reviewing and optimising current products, including ongoing review of ingredient scientific data to assess suitability for new or existing formulations.

• Working closely with compliance, and keeping abreast of evolving regulatory expectations to ensure ingredient, label and marketing claims stay compliant

• Working closely with the wider interdepartmental team (NPD, operations, growth and marketing) to support the successful launch of products.

Requirements

What You Need…

• Bachelor & Masters of Science in a technical area including animal science and nutrition

• Extensive experience with product formulation

• Deep knowledge of ingredients, their mode of action, quality variance etc

• Experience with R&D of early stage yet unproven ingredients

• Experience with setting up and executing in-vitro and in-vivo trials, reviewing and reporting on data and results

• Experience in clearly explaining and justifying final formulations and product formats

• Proven project management skills typically acquired through 5+ years of professional experience leading NPD projects as the key technical member of a cross-functional team, with hands-on experience managing complex projects through to successful launch of new products, packages and processes

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, people development skills and learning agility

• Experience in working with a range of outside partners to deliver project requirements

• Ability to translate market intelligence, competitor activity and scientific research into clear, actionable innovation strategy and briefs for cross-functional stakeholders

Benefits

The Good Stuff…

• 20 days PTO excluding bank holidays

• Company Bonus

• Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance

• Short Term and Long Term disability Insurance

• Life Insurance

• 401K

• Work Remote

• Monthly Uber coffee/bagel and lunch

• Monthly Internet Stipend

Petlab Co is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage all applications irrespective of gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, nationality, marital status, and disability. We believe that diversity is at the heart of innovation and we welcome passionate candidates from all backgrounds. Come join the family and see for yourself!