Now Hiring: Food Scientist
Salary Range: 85K - 100K
Reports To: Sr. Food Scientist
Why join our team?
- Full benefits package – medical, dental, vision & 401(k) match
- Generous PTO & holidays
- Growth opportunities to expand skillsets & enhance career
- Amazing team & culture focused on: Communication | Community | Wellness
Other Benefits & Programs We Offer:
- Tuition reimbursement
- HSA Medical plan option with annual company contribution
- Referral bonus program
- Perks at Work – discounts on shopping, travel & more
- Proven continued business growth for future opportunities
Position Overview
Reporting to a Senior Scientist, the Food Scientist provides technical expertise in developing, maintaining, and optimizing recipes for new and existing products. This role plays a key part in product innovation, supporting projects from concept through commercialization.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead product development to meet nutritional, ingredient, and quality targets
- Manage scale-up and commercialization processes
- Maintain accurate documentation of recipe changes
- Drive product development discussions and cross-functional collaboration
- Source and evaluate new ingredients for innovation and cost optimization
- Manage multiple projects through all stages of the development lifecycle
- Develop product specifications, formulations, and processing parameters
- Support nutritional labeling (NLEA) and certification requirements
- Execute plant trials, customer samples, and product launches
- Coordinate sample shipments for customer evaluation
- Partner with teams across procurement, marketing, operations, quality, and regulatory
- Support cost-saving initiatives through product and process improvements
- Ensure compliance with food safety standards (GFSI, HACCP, GMP) and company policies
- Prepare technical reports and interpret scientific data to support development
- Travel up to 30%, including international, as needed
