Ingredient functionality jobs

Sr. Food Scientist

The Marzetti Company · Posted Nov 9, 2026

Open

Lewis Center, Ohio, United States
Full-time · Senior
6+ years

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Sr. Food Scientist

The Marzetti Company · Posted Nov 9, 2026

Open

Lewis Center, Ohio, United States
Full-time · Senior
6+ years

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Food Scientist

The Marzetti Company · Posted Nov 9, 2026

Open

Lewis Center, Ohio, United States
2+ years

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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.

Skills

food science ingredient functionality food safety regulations product development

Lead Pastry Chef

Aramark · Posted Nov 10, 2026

Open

Cork, Cork, Ireland
On-site
Full-time · Lead
3+ years

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The Lead Pastry Chef will manage and lead the pastry team, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality desserts, baked goods, and pastry items while maintaining safety and performance standards.

Responsibilities

Lead, supervise and motivate the pastry team, ensuring duties are clearly allocated and completed to the required standard.
Plan daily and weekly pastry production in line with service requirements, client expectations, events and forecasted demand.
Prepare, bake, and present a range of high-quality desserts, pastries, breads and other baked goods in line with the client requirements and company standards.
Maintain consistency in recipes, portion sizes, presentation, taste and service across all pastry products.
Train, coach and support pastry team members, including new starters, and provide regular feedback on performance and development.

Requirements

Relevant culinary, pastry or professional cookery qualification
Nice to have: Supervisory experience
Nice to have: Senior experience
Nice to have: Team lead experience

Skills

HACCP Food safety Allergen controls

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Food Process Technologies

University of Queensland · Posted Nov 5, 2026

Open

Long Pocket, Queensland, Australia
Full-time · Senior
$85K–$114K per year

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow to develop innovative processing technologies for dairy applications.

Compensation

Full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $85,372 to $113,659 + 17% super (Academic Level A).

Responsibilities

Investigate and optimise processing technologies
Communicate findings through reports, presentations, conferences and peer-reviewed publications
Contribute to research funding applications
Support supervision and development of Honours and Higher Degree by Research students
Collaborate with industry and research partners to translate research into solutions

Requirements

Completion or near completion of a PhD in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Engineering, Bioprocessing or a closely related discipline

Skills

Research experience in dairy science Experience with plant proteins or protein functionality for food applications Evidence of research publications in peer-reviewed journals Experience presenting research outcomes at conferences

Food Scientist II

Wonderful · Posted Nov 5, 2026

Open

Lost Hills, California, United States
On-site
Full-time · Mid
$80K–$99K per year
5+ years

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leads complex research and development initiatives that drive innovation, product optimization, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance across pistachio, almond, and nut-based product lines.

Compensation

Pay Range: $80,000.00 - $99,000.00

Responsibilities

Lead the development and commercialization of new and existing pistachio, almond, and nut-based products through the application of advanced food science and engineering principles.
Provide technical leadership on complex R&D initiatives, proactively identifying risks, resolving challenges, and driving projects forward in alignment with business objectives.
Serve as a subject matter expert in ingredient functionality, product formulation, processing, and product quality to support innovation and continuous improvement efforts.
Lead product feasibility assessments, plant trials, and commercial scale-up activities to ensure successful implementation of new products, processes, and technologies.
Evaluate emerging technologies, ingredients, and industry trends to identify opportunities for innovation, process optimization, and competitive advantage.

Requirements

BS or bachelor's or master's degree in food science, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field

Skills

Food Science

R&D Product Developer

Cerelia Bakery Canada LP · Posted Nov 5, 2026

Open

Whitehall, Ohio, United States
On-site
Full-time · Mid
3–5 years

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Support the development and commercialization of new products within the retail and private label portfolio.

Responsibilities

Lead product innovation and development
Develop product prototypes, conduct laboratory evaluations, and organize pilot and plant trials
Lead ingredient evaluations, product benchmarking, sensory analysis, and shelf-life studies
Collect and analyze technical data to guide product development decisions
Monitor market and consumer trends

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field
Nice to have: experience within refrigerated foods
Nice to have: bakery
Nice to have: dough manufacturing
Nice to have: related food categories

Skills

food science principles ingredient functionality product development processes commercialization activities food manufacturing environments

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Food Process Technologies

The University of Queensland · Posted Nov 5, 2026

Open

Long Pocket, Queensland, Australia
Full-time · Associate
A$85K–A$114K per year

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Lead research on innovative processing technologies for dairy applications within a collaborative industry-focused project.

Compensation

Full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $85,372 to $113,659 + 17% super (Academic Level A).

Responsibilities

Investigate and optimise processing technologies
Communicate findings through reports, presentations, conferences and peer‑reviewed publications
Support research funding applications
Supervise and develop Honours and Higher Degree by Research students
Collaborate with industry and research partners to translate research into commercial solutions

Requirements

PhD in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Engineering, Bioprocessing or a closely related discipline

Skills

Research experience in dairy science Experience with plant proteins or protein functionality for food applications Knowledge of research methodologies relevant to food processing, ingredient functionality, quality and stability

Senior Technical R&D Manager, Private Brands

7-Eleven · Posted Oct 9, 2026

Open

Irving, Texas, United States
Senior
8+ years

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Lead technical research and development for 7‑Eleven’s Private Brands portfolio, ensuring product compliance, innovation, and commercialization.

Responsibilities

Lead end‑to‑end technical research and development and commercialization for innovation, renovation, and maintenance initiatives across the Private Brands portfolio
Apply and continuously improve technical development and commercialization systems that embed food safety, regulatory compliance, QA standards, and shelf‑life considerations
Translate product concepts into scalable, manufacturable formulations and processes, ensuring technical readiness for launch
Own product performance over shelf life, including defining test strategies, validating assumptions, and managing technical risk for formulation, process, and supplier changes
Ensure all products comply with applicable food regulations and brand QA standards

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, or related field

Skills

Strong technical knowledge of food chemistry, microbiology, and processing technologies Expertise in formulation development, ingredient functionality, and food product optimization

Product Developer

Talking Rain Beverage Co®, makers of Sparkling Ice · Posted Nov 3, 2026

Open

Preston, Washington, United States
Full-time
$105K–$130K per year
5+ years

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Lead product development and innovation for beverage products, driving projects from idea to commercialization.

Compensation

Salary: $105,000 - $130,000 Annual Bonus Potential: 7% - Eligibility is based on the company hitting annual financial targets.

Responsibilities

Participate in the identification, design, development, creation, and testing of product prototypes
Drive and lead end-to-end product development projects from benchtop through commercialization and product reassessment
Use knowledge of ingredient functionality, processing parameters, and flavor functionality to develop finished formulas and rapid prototypes to test with consumer
Manage multiple projects of various degrees of difficulty as well as more complex and long-term projects that require sustained involvement and coordination skills across several divisions and includes multiple outside resources
Collaborate with Marketing, Insights, Operations, Procurement, Quality and Engineering in the Product Development process

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related field
Nice to have: foodies

Skills

product development formulation

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