Altria Group, Inc

Senior Scientist - New Product Development

Altria Group, Inc$91K — $132K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred in relevant fields.
  • 4+ years of product development experience with BS, 2+ years with MS, or any with PhD.
  • Hands-on analytical testing and material characterization experience.
  • Knowledge of food/pharmaceutical processing and formulation development.
  • Experience handling hazardous chemicals, particularly nicotine, preferred.
  • Strong skills in execution, collaboration, and communication in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and optimize lab-scale processing techniques.
  • Plan and conduct rapid prototyping studies for oral nicotine concepts.
  • Apply ingredient selection and controlled-release techniques for product development.
  • Perform analytical testing to guide process adjustments.
  • Establish lab-scale equipment and workflows for prototyping.
  • Collaborate with teams to translate prototype insights into technical recommendations.
  • Document innovations and technical findings for knowledge capture.

Benefits

  • On-site work model in Richmond, Virginia.
  • Opportunity to be part of a growth-focused team.
  • Engagement with cross-functional departments.
  • Scope for intellectual property protection development.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Senior Scientist - New Product Development

Req Id: 3305

Work Model: On-Site

Company: Altria Client Services

State/Province: Virginia

Job Description:

We are currently looking for a Senior Scientist - New Product Development - to join Altria's Growth Org and Front-End Innovation Technical team in Richmond, Virginia. In this role, you will develop and optimize lab-scale processes, build and evaluate prototypes, and generate technical learnings that help advance early-stage oral nicotine concepts toward feasibility, regulatory readiness, and commercialization.

What you will be doing:

  • Develop and optimize lab-scale processing approaches, including material handling and fabrication techniques, to translate early concepts into feasible product formats.
  • Plan and execute rapid prototyping studies to build, test, and iterate oral nicotine concepts against targeted product performance attributes.
  • Apply ingredient selection, controlled-release approaches, and materials processing techniques to develop product prototypes with targeted performance attributes.
  • Perform analytical testing and material characterization to guide process adjustments and inform design iterations.
  • Establish and sustain lab-scale equipment, workflows, and capabilities that support rapid prototyping and early feasibility assessments.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners and project teams to translate prototype learnings into technical recommendations and business decisions.
  • Document process innovations, experimental learnings, and technical findings to support knowledge capture and intellectual property protection.


We want you to have:

  • Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred in chemical engineering, chemistry, polymer science, food science, pharmaceutical science, or related discipline.
  • Product development, formulation, or applied research experience: BS 4+ years, MS 2+ years, or PhD 0+ years.
  • Hands-on experience with analytical testing, material characterization, and data interpretation for product or process development.
  • Knowledge of food or pharmaceutical processing, formulation development, ingredient functionality, and experimental data analysis.
  • Laboratory experience handling hazardous chemicals, including nicotine, with appropriate safety practices and controls highly preferred.
  • Strong execution, collaboration, communication, and prioritization skills in a fast-moving technical project environment.


The starting salary is based on but not limited to experience, knowledge, and qualifications in determining compensation decisions. The Salary Range for this position is: $91,500.00 - $132,750.00.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

About Altria Group, Inc

Altria’s companies have built some of the brands in the world – Marlboro, Copenhagen, Skoal, and Black &? Mild – that today are their respective categories.??? Altria Group owns three premier tobacco companies in the United States.? Philip Morris USA, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, and John Middleton have positions in the cigarette, smokeless tobacco, and large machine-made cigar categories. Altria also has a substantial position in the alcohol business with Ste. Michelle Wine Estates and economic interest in SABMiller plc?.

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Learn more about Altria Group, Inc
Size
6,000 employees
Market Cap
$82.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$4.4 billion
Founded
1985
5 Year Trend
+0.2%
Revenue
$26.1 billion
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