How to hire a senior scientist, product development

How to hire a senior scientist, product development, step by step

Here's a step-by-step senior scientist, product development hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a senior scientist, product development job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new senior scientist, product development
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the senior scientist, product development you need to hire. Certain senior scientist, product development roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   A senior scientist, product development's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, senior scientists, product development from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   The following list breaks down different types of senior scientists, product development and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Senior Scientist, Product Development	Description	Hourly rate
   Senior Scientist, Product Development	Medical scientists conduct research aimed at improving overall human health. They often use clinical trials and other investigative methods to reach their findings.	$35-66
   Fellow	A fellow's responsibility will depend on the organization or industry where one belongs. However, most of the time, a fellow's duty will revolve around conducting research and analysis, presiding discussions and attending dialogues, handle lectures while complying with the guidelines or tasks set by supervisors, and assist in various projects and activities... Show more	$22-44
   Research Laboratory Manager	Research laboratory managers are management professionals who are responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of laboratories by implementing safety lab procedures. These managers are required to coordinate the repair and maintenance of lab equipment while training lab technicians and assistants on the correct use of equipment... Show more	$21-43

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • FDA
   • Dosage Forms
   • Formulation Development
   • Product Quality
   • CMC
   • Product Development
   • Drug Products
   • GMP
   • QC
   • R
   • PCR
   • DOE
   • QbD
   • Technical Reports

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage collaborations with external CROs.
   • Serve on the CMC team monitoring its GMP manufacturing at CMOs.
   • Analyze and characterize the API and drug product.
   • Review product labeling and assist in technical review for product registrations follow by FDA DSHEA regulation.
   • Create QA sampling protocol for submission batches and make effective prior to execution of submission batches.
   • Develop, qualify and validate assays for protein products (BNP, VEGF) for CMC section.

   More senior scientist, product development duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your senior scientist, product development job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A senior scientist, product development salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, senior scientists, product development' average salary in missouri is 52% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level senior scientists, product development earn 47% less than senior-level senior scientists, product development.
   • Certifications. A senior scientist, product development with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a senior scientist, product development's salary.

   Average senior scientist, product development salary

   $101,127yearly

   $48.62 hourly rate

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   Entry-level senior scientist, product development salary

   $73,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 20, 2026

   Average senior scientist, product development salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$138,211	$66
   2	Connecticut	$110,739	$53
   3	New Jersey	$110,297	$53
   4	Minnesota	$110,285	$53
   5	Maryland	$105,708	$51
   6	Massachusetts	$102,396	$49
   7	Indiana	$97,556	$47
   8	Arizona	$95,839	$46
   9	Oregon	$94,268	$45
   10	Virginia	$91,301	$44
   11	New York	$87,015	$42
   12	Illinois	$83,686	$40
   13	Ohio	$81,619	$39
   14	North Carolina	$80,194	$39
   15	Texas	$70,651	$34
   16	Missouri	$61,986	$30

   Average senior scientist, product development salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Natera	$118,355	$56.90	25
   2	AbbVie	$114,097	$54.85	107
   3	REGENXBIO	$106,271	$51.09	4
   4	Caterpillar	$105,822	$50.88	141
   5	Lily Of The Desert	$103,649	$49.83
   6	Entegris	$102,699	$49.37	14
   7	Abbott	$102,041	$49.06	50
   8	Henkel	$101,270	$48.69	60
   9	Pfizer	$100,702	$48.41	152
   10	Catalent Pharma Solutions	$97,941	$47.09	45
   11	Campbell Soup	$97,380	$46.82
   12	Colorcon	$96,318	$46.31
   13	Mead Johnson & Company LLC	$95,560	$45.94
   14	Sanofi US	$95,233	$45.79	34
   15	Altria	$95,101	$45.72
   16	Randstad North America, Inc.	$94,926	$45.64	24
   17	Fate Therapeutics	$94,336	$45.35
   18	Elanco	$93,711	$45.05	18
   19	Rich Products	$92,478	$44.46	7
   20	Perrigo	$91,270	$43.88	1

4. Writing a senior scientist, product development job description

   A senior scientist, product development job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a senior scientist, product development job description:

   Senior scientist, product development job description example

• A minimum of 5 years of related experience with a consumer-packaged goods background; experience with cookie/cracker unit operations is a preferred.

• Product Development/Baking emphasis; preferably someone who has successfully commercialized baked products in the market.

• Experience in chips, pretzels, extruded snacks, bars, bread, pasta, and other snacks are also relevant.

• Excellent analytical skills, strong attention to details, good communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to handle and lead multiple projects at any given time in a team environment.

• Passion for food science and product development.

• Ability to think beyond their own (R&D) function to consider the organization and its purpose holistically.

Working Conditions:

• Anticipated travel of up to 30% which may include the following:

• World Headquarters (WHQ) Office, manufacturing plants, vendors

• A portion of the job occurs in a bakery, thus the work exposes the employee to heat and hot food products, coolers, and freezers requiring the use of personal protective equipment.

• Ability to walk/stand up at times for up to ¾ of the workday.

• Physical ability to handle weights of up to approximately thirty pounds.

• Handle allergens including dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, eggs and other food ingredient chemicals and allergens while wearing appropriate PPE.

• Willingness and ability to taste and evaluate a wide range of food products and ingredients.

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