Joel E. Jarvis
Salt Lake City,UT
Summary
Professional scientist prepared for this role with solid experience in research and development. Expertise in experimental design, data analysis, and process optimization. Strong focus on team collaboration and adapting to changing needs, ensuring reliable and impactful results. Known for analytical thinking, problem-solving, and effective communication with cross-functional teams.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
R&D Associate – Product Development
Reckitt
01.2022 - Current
- Serve as the lead formulation scientist for multiple VMS innovation projects, driving products from concept through bench development, pilot validation, plant trials, and launch readiness.
- Key Responsibilities & Achievements: Develop new consumer-centric formulations aligned with brand strategy, ensuring product stability, manufacturability, and cost targets.
- Author technical protocols, development reports, and stability reports.
- Evaluate new raw materials; assess ingredient interactions and their implications on product performance and degradation pathways.
- Organize and interpret stability study results to guide formulation decisions.
- Independently design and execute bench, pilot, and plant experiments to validate formulas and processes, generating statistically meaningful conclusions and recommending next steps.
- Prepare product specifications, technical documentation, and internal reports to support progression through TT1, TT2, and industrial trials. - Support pilot scale-ups and manufacturing trials; troubleshoot process issues and optimize equipment parameters for smooth transfer.
- Collaborate with project team (PM, Regulatory, Marketing, Medical/Clinical, Technical, Supply,) to achieve key milestones and ensure alignment on timelines and documentation needed to support progression through TT1, TT2, stage gates.
QC Chemist II
Reckitt
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Executed analytical testing and provided support to ensure release of finished goods within GMP guidelines.
- Key Responsibilities & Achievements: - Conducted HPLC, ICP-MS, UV-VIS, GC, and wet chemistry analyses to release incoming raw materials and finished products. Investigated and resolved out-of-specification and stability-related issues using analytical and statistical tools (for OGS samples).
- Supported method transfers from R&D, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Authored change controls and deviation documentation in TrackWise and Quality-One.
- Performed instrument qualifications (HPLC, ICP-MS, etc.)
R&D Chemist (Contractor)
Reckitt
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Supported R&D on formulation adjustments and stability interpretation.
- Key Responsibilities: - Performed analytical testing (HPLC, GC, wet chemistry) to support formulation optimization. - Analyzed stability trends to evaluate ingredient degradation relative to label claim. - Provided recommendations on formula adjustments based on analytical insights.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology (Cellular/Molecular Emphasis)
Utah State University
Logan, UT01-2017
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- SAP
- Labware
- Empower
- CARA
- QualityOne
- Technical documentation expertise (Protocols, Reports, etc)
- Statistical experimental design (DOE)
- Stability Data Analysis & Statistical Interpretation skills
- Formulation Development (Tablets, Softgels, Capsules)
Timeline
R&D Associate – Product Development
Reckitt
01.2022 - Current
QC Chemist II
Reckitt
01.2018 - 01.2022
R&D Chemist (Contractor)
Reckitt
01.2017 - 01.2018
Bachelor of Science - Biology (Cellular/Molecular Emphasis)
Utah State University