Food Product Innovation Scientist

Balchem Corporation; Bridgeton (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Balchem Corporation is seeking a Food Scientist to develop and scale-up new products for the food and beverage market. The role demands cross-functional collaboration to set goals, drive innovation, and support commercialization strategies across local and global initiatives.

You will lead benchtop prototyping, validate functional and sensory properties, and provide technical support to customers and internal teams while ensuring safety and quality throughout the R&D process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related field with 4+ years in new product development.
• Master’s degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven track record in product formulation with flavors, colors, stabilizers and new technology.
• Strong problem solving, data analysis, and evaluation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety culture across all activities.
• Develop new food and beverage products and prototypes.
• Oversee production of newly commercialized products and monitor scale-up.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, and Sales to achieve cross-functional goals.
• Provide technical support to customers and internal teams; translate unmet needs into insights.

Skills

Food science expertise

Sensory evaluation

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science or related field

Master’s Degree in related field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Balchem Corporation is seeking a Food Scientist to develop and scale-up new products for the food and beverage market. The role demands cross-functional collaboration to set goals, drive innovation, and support commercialization strategies across local and global initiatives.

You will lead benchtop prototyping, validate functional and sensory properties, and provide technical support to customers and internal teams while ensuring safety and quality throughout the R&D process.