R&D Food Scientist
$70,000–$90,000 year
On-siteAurora, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Lead new product development by collaborating with the Culinary team to build, launch, and commercialize items while driving technical projects focused on quality and cost improvement. Design and execute experiments to analyze data, then develop process specifications that translate bench work to on-floor operations for smooth rollouts. Resolve ingredient, formula, and process issues with Operations and QA while supporting continuous improvement initiatives to enhance win rates and expedite speed to market. Work on multiple interdisciplinary projects involving new equipment and processes, requiring 30% travel and the ability to work extended hours during scale-ups.
Required Qualifications
- Degree in Food Science / Food Engineering with a strong functional Baking Science background
- Bachelor's degree
- 0 to 5 years' experience
- Experience with working on new products through concept, prototyping and commercialization within a manufacturing environment
- Recipe / Formulation and raw material knowledge / experience
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Working knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel), SharePoint, ERP systems
- Self-directed with initiative
- Ability/willingness to work off hours or extended amounts of time during product scale ups
- Ability/willingness to travel up to 30% of the time
Desired Qualifications
- strong preference for internships or co-ops with food manufacturers in lieu of prior industry experience
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