Associate Food Scientist - High-Protein R&D, NYC

Medici Brands; 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 covered

Substantial PTO

Job summary

Medici Brands is seeking an Associate Food Scientist in New York City to own benchtop formulation, testing, and iteration across its product portfolio. This hands-on role focuses on turning ideas into scalable products, from benchtop experiments through pilot runs and early production.

You will work with commercialization, supply chain, and quality teams to ensure taste, nutrition, safety, cost, and scale requirements are met, while documenting results and guiding specifications.

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.
• Curiosity about ingredient functionality and food chemistry.
• Comfort operating independently in a fast-moving, early-stage environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to clearly communicate technical findings to cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Own hands-on formulation and benchtop experimentation to develop high-protein, low-calorie products.
• Translate ideas into testable hypotheses, benchtop experiments, and prototypes.
• Lead rapid formulation iteration informed by sensory evaluation and manufacturing constraints.
• Document formulations, methods, and results for traceability.
• Support pilot and early production runs, mitigating risks during scale-up.
• Collaborate with commercialization, operations and QA during development and scale-up.

Skills

Formulation

Sensory evaluation

Scale-up

Documentation

Ingredient knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Medici Brands is seeking an Associate Food Scientist in New York City to own benchtop formulation, testing, and iteration across its product portfolio. This hands-on role focuses on turning ideas into scalable products, from benchtop experiments through pilot runs and early production.

You will work with commercialization, supply chain, and quality teams to ensure taste, nutrition, safety, cost, and scale requirements are met, while documenting results and guiding specifications.