A Food Scientist is responsible for development and design of dressing and sauce products from concept to successful commercialization.
Responsibilities
Develop salad dressings or sauces from ideation to commercialization while delivering agreed-upon product characteristics and requirements.
Develop products from various sources including customer recipes, duplicating competitors’ or other target samples or creating new blue-sky products.
Investigate and select ingredients to improve product quality, shelf-life, and sensory attributes.
Optimize existing products for taste, texture, stability, and cost efficiency.
Create new products to achieve desired flavor, functional performance with a fundamental understanding of food safety relevant to product area and spoilage prevention approaches through formulation and processing.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, or related field.
Oversee Chipotle Culinary and align with Global Culinary Standards in international partnership markets.
Locations (2)
Newport Beach, California, United States
Irvine, California, United States
Compensation
A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $114,000.00–$160,500.00. You are also eligible for annual cash bonuses and equity awards based upon performance and other factors.
Lead international food safety and quality assurance initiatives across Chipotle’s supply chain and restaurant operations, driving risk assessment, program development, and compliance in new and existing markets.
Compensation
A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $114,000.00–$160,500.00. You are also eligible for annual cash bonuses and equity awards based upon performance and other factors.
Responsibilities
Support international partnership markets and take ownership of assigned markets over time.
Develop and implement food safety and quality strategies with international operators and Chipotle’s FSQA team.
Assess suppliers, distribution centers, and restaurants; identify risks and drive corrective action.
Partner with licensees, suppliers, distributors, and restaurant teams to strengthen food safety and quality programs.
Analyze audit, inspection, testing, and performance data to track KPIs, prioritize resources, and recommend improvements.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Food Science, or a related field
Nice to have: advanced degree
Nice to have: certification
Nice to have: bilingual or multilingual capability
Drive development, application and commercialization of new flavors and taste modulators in support of Pepsi’s global business growth.
Compensation
The expected compensation range for this position is between $110,700 - $185,250. Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 12% of annual salary paid out annually.
Responsibilities
Solid understanding of flavor raw materials and flavor creation expertise, as well as experience creating market winning flavors in a variety of beverage systems and other application.
Demonstrate strong technical skills, specifically in the creation, optimization, and production of flavors.
General knowledge of basic chemistry and food science principles as related to the flavor and beverage industries.
Effectively partner with category teams, product development, regulatory and manufacturing to develop consumer preferred beverage products.
Understanding of flavors with modification properties/taste modulation technology and the application of them.
Requirements
B.S.
M.S.
PhD in Food science, chemistry or other related field
Nice to have: Strong background in flavors for multiple applications
Maintain food safety and safe quality food (SQF) programs in the plant.
Responsibilities
Develop and execute in-plant procedures and implement corporate procedures/templates to achieve and sustain compliance with Kroger Manufacturing food safety and quality requirements, including level 3 SQF system requirements
Oversee compliance with and maintenance of SQF systems through a process that effectively reviews, monitors and reassesses the effectiveness of all elements of the program
Be the sites backup contact for the SQF certification bodies and during certification audits with the certification auditor
Assist in conducting an annual in-house SQF self-audit using the SQF audit form to review SQF program status, level of participation and commitment at plant level
Develop and maintain an action register to manage audit follow-ups
Requirements
Associates/bachelors degree in the areas of food science or microbiology, dairy/bakery or food science
Lead the sensory learning agenda for specific initiatives within brands/categories, acting as a strategic business partner to design and launch innovative food products.
Responsibilities
Lead sensory learning agenda for both strategic & tactical initiatives
Leverage experience to balance hybrid research approaches with existing knowledge to deliver actionable guidance for R&D
Translate consumer expectations to aid in functional product development and assessment of new technologies
Interact with the leadership team, sharing key insights and offering advice on product-related challenges
Develop & maintain strategic partnerships with Product Development, Consumer Insights, Marketing, Culinary, Packaging, Quality and External Research Vendors
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Sensory, Food Science, Psychology or related field
The Research and Development Applications Scientist helps develop new product solutions for sports nutrition and human wellness. This role supports prototyping, formulation, process development, scale-up, and extrusion commercialization.
Compensation
The salary range for this position is $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 USD based on experience.
Responsibilities
Conduct experiments to support product and application development from early testing through product launch.
Support key technical needs, including quality, sensory traits, stability, food safety, manufacturability, and product performance.
Work with cross-functional teams to support successful commercialization of new products.
Support Sales and Marketing with samples, prototypes, technical findings, sales materials, and product brochures.
Work with internal and external customers to identify new product opportunities.
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