Associate Food Scientist: High-Protein Formulation

David Protein; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, Dental Insurance

401(k) with 4% match

Gym expenses

Substantial PTO

Job summary

Medici Brands is seeking an Associate Food Scientist to own formulation and benchtop testing across its product portfolio. You will translate ideas into prototypes and work closely with commercialization, supply chain, and quality teams to balance taste, nutrition, safety, cost, and scale.

The role is hands-on, in-office in New York City, with emphasis on developing high-protein, low-calorie foods and guiding early production from benchtop to pilot runs.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in food science, R&D, or product development within food or CPG.
• Strong hands-on formulation experience, ideally with high-protein systems.
• Deep curiosity about ingredient functionality and food chemistry.
• Comfort operating independently in a fast-moving, early-stage environment.

Responsibilities

• Own hands-on formulation and benchtop experimentation to develop and improve high-protein, low-calorie food products.
• Translate ideas into testable hypotheses, benchtop experiments, and prototypes.
• Lead rapid formulation iteration informed by sensory evaluation, data, and manufacturing constraints.
• Support pilot and early production runs, identifying risks during scale-up and collaborating with teams.
• Ensure compliant ingredient selection and labeling awareness with QA/regulatory teams.

Skills

Formulation

Sensory evaluation

Scale-up & commercialization

Documentation

cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Medici Brands is seeking an Associate Food Scientist to own formulation and benchtop testing across its product portfolio. You will translate ideas into prototypes and work closely with commercialization, supply chain, and quality teams to balance taste, nutrition, safety, cost, and scale.

The role is hands-on, in-office in New York City, with emphasis on developing high-protein, low-calorie foods and guiding early production from benchtop to pilot runs.