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Advance innovative oral nicotine products for next-generation reduced-harm solutions at a Fortune 500 company. Do you have an advanced degree in chemistry, food science, pharmaceutical science, chemical engineering, or a related discipline, along with 3+ years of industrial experience? If so, we want to speak with you!

We are currently looking for a Senior Scientist - New Product Development to join Altria’s Growth Org and Front-End Innovation (FEI) Technical team in Richmond, Virginia. In this role, you will translate consumer needs and product requirements into technically sound product opportunities, support early-stage projects across existing and emerging oral nicotine segments, and evaluate technologies that advance concepts toward feasibility, regulatory readiness, and commercialization.

What you will be doing:

• Translate consumer insights and product requirements into oral nicotine product concepts that address unmet adult tobacco consumer needs.

• Design and execute proof-of-concept studies, using iterative prototyping to evaluate feasibility and advance promising concepts.

• Develop formulations using ingredient selection, controlled-release technologies, and materials processing techniques to achieve targeted product attributes.

• Conduct rapid prototype screening using chemical analysis and material characterization to guide formulation and process iterations.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to align technical work, communicate findings, and support project decisions.

• Protect company intellectual property by preparing invention disclosures and supporting patent filing activities.

• Build and maintain lab-scale capabilities, equipment, and workflows that enable rapid prototyping and early feasibility assessments.

We want you to have:

• Advanced degree in chemistry, food science, pharmaceutical science, chemical engineering, or a related discipline.

• 3+ years of industrial experience in product development, formulation, or applied research.

• Hands-on experience with analytical testing and material characterization methods.

• Knowledge of formulation development, ingredient functionality, experimental design, stability, processing, and data analysis.

• Experience handling hazardous chemicals, including nicotine, in a laboratory environment.

• Strong execution, collaboration, communication, and prioritization skills in a dynamic project environment.