Savory Food Product Developer

New School Foods; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

New School Foods in Toronto, Canada is seeking a talented product developer focused on flavor development to join our fast-growing team. This role combines knowledge of ingredient properties with hands-on product development to enhance taste, aroma, appearance and texture.

You will manage relationships with flavor houses, design sensory studies, optimize formulations, and scale up processes while ensuring flavor consistency.

Qualifications

• BS in a scientific discipline (food science, flavor chemistry, materials science, or related)
• 5+ years in food product design, including formulation, ingredient functionality and interaction, process design, product scale-up, plant testing and commercialization
• Demonstrated experience in flavor development or flavor chemistry
• Experience designing and executing sensory studies (descriptive analysis, consumer panels, or trained panels) and translating sensory feedback into formulation improvements
• Excitement for working in a fast-paced environment with energy, creativity, accountability and ownership
• Thrives in an unstructured startup environment and can develop structure and process while remaining flexible
• Excellent time management, teamwork, and communication skills with ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a high-performance team

Responsibilities

• Own relationships with flavor houses and suppliers to develop custom flavors and ingredients
• Design and run sensory evaluations and descriptive panels to benchmark flavor
• Improve existing methods and formulations to enhance flavor, aroma, texture and nutrition
• Design and execute experiments and prepare results for review
• Apply statistical analysis to analyze data and translate into flavor optimization
• Maintain and operate equipment (texture analyzer, colorimeter, GCMS, etc.)
• Support optimization of existing products and assist in scale-up with flavor consistency
• Assist in defining product specifications and critical parameters linked to flavor and appearance

Skills

Flavor development

Sensory analysis

Flavor chemistry

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Project management

Education

BS in food science or related

Tools

GC-MS

Texture analyzer

Colorimeter

Job description

We are looking for a talented product developer with a strong focus on flavor development to join our fast-growing team. This self-motivated, creative, and results-oriented individual will have an understanding of the physical and chemical properties of food ingredients and their interactions. You will leverage your extensive hands-on experience in food product development and flavor science to improve taste, aroma, nutritional quality, appearance, and texture.

AS A PRODUCT DEVELOPER, YOU WILL:

• Own relationships with flavor houses and suppliers to develop custom flavors and ingredients.
• Design and run sensory evaluations and descriptive panels to benchmark flavor.
• Improve existing methods and formulations to enhance organoleptic properties (flavor, aroma, texture), nutritional profiles, and cooking performance.
• Design and execute experiments and prepare results for review.
• Apply statistical analysis tools to analyze and interpret data, derive conclusions, and translate them into optimizing flavor and product performance
• Maintain and operate a broad array of sample preparation and analytical equipment (texture analyzer, colorimeter, GCMS, etc.)
• Support ongoing optimization of existing products and assist in new product scale-up, especially for new processes, ensuring flavor consistency through scale-up testing.
• Assist in defining product specifications and critical parameters that directly link to key attributes like flavor, sensory, and product appearance

YOU WILL BRING:

• BS in a scientific discipline (food science, flavor chemistry, materials science,or a related field).
• 5+ years of experience in food product design, including formulation, ingredient functionality and interaction, process design, product scale-up, plant testing and commercialization
• Demonstrated experience in flavor development or flavor chemistry.
• Experience designing and executing sensory studies (descriptive analysis, consumer panels, or trained panels) and translating sensory feedback into formulation improvements
• Excitement for working in a fast-paced environment, with high energy, creativity, personal dedication, accountability and ownership
• Understands and thrives in an unstructured startup environment and is able to develop structure and process where required while maintaining flexibility and agility
• Excellent time management, teamwork, and communication skills, with ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a high performance team

We're committed to creating an inclusive culture as we know that diverse teams build better products and generate better ideas. We strongly encourage applications from everyone regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. If you require accommodations during the recruitment process, please reach out to [e-mail] .

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