Culinary R&D Scientist — Flavor & Product Innovator

George's Inc.; Springdale (AR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

George’s Inc. in Springdale, AR is seeking a Culinary Scientist to develop innovative, customer-focused solutions that align with market trends and business goals.

The role blends culinary expertise with food science to research, develop, and commercialize new products while improving existing offerings. You will lead concept development, run bench-top and plant trials, work with Marketing, Sales, Operations, and QA to bring products to market, and document formulations and results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Poultry Science, Culinary Science, or related field.
• 3+ years in corporate culinary, food manufacturing, restaurant innovation, R&D, or related role.
• Working knowledge of product development translating bench-top concepts to manufacturing.
• Experience supporting customer-focused innovation and commercialization initiatives.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and commercialization of new products from concept through plant implementation.
• Research ingredients, flavor systems, processing technologies, and trends to drive innovation.
• Develop culinary concepts, recipes, prototypes, and product solutions.
• Conduct bench-top and plant trials; validate formulations and scalability.
• Apply culinary and food science to optimize flavor, texture, shelf life, and quality.
• Maintain documentation of formulations, tests, and commercialization activities.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Operations, Production, and QA to launch products.
• Support plant trials and commercialization with culinary guidance for scale-up.
• Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders and customers.

Skills

Culinary Science

Food Industry Knowledge

Analytical Skills

Cross-functional Collaboration

Project Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science

Master’s Degree in Food Science (preferred)

Job description

George’s Inc. in Springdale, AR is seeking a Culinary Scientist to develop innovative, customer-focused solutions that align with market trends and business goals.

The role blends culinary expertise with food science to research, develop, and commercialize new products while improving existing offerings. You will lead concept development, run bench-top and plant trials, work with Marketing, Sales, Operations, and QA to bring products to market, and document formulations and results.