Food Scientist

Simply Good; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness options

Competitive total rewards package

5% annual short-term incentive

Job summary

Simply Good Foods is seeking a Food Scientist to translate consumer needs, brand priorities, and technical requirements into scalable, nutritious bar products. You will collaborate across R&D, Operations, Marketing, Quality, Regulatory, Procurement, and external co-manufacturers to hit taste, texture, nutrition, cost, and manufacturability goals.

The role covers benchtop formulation to pilot trials, commercialization, launch support, and post-launch optimization, partnering with senior R&D for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, Nutrition, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 2 years of professional experience in CPG, food and beverage R&D, product development, commercialization, or food manufacturing.
• Experience with food formulation, product development, commercialization, or manufacturing trials.

Responsibilities

• Develop and renovate nutritional bar products balancing sensory, cost, quality, and manufacturing requirements.
• Execute product development from benchtop through pilot and post-launch optimization.
• Plan, execute, and evaluate benchtop, pilot, and production trials with technical recommendations.

Skills

Food formulation

Laboratory equipment

Analytical thinking

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, Nutrition, or related technical field

Tools

Genesis

PLM systems

Job description

The Food Scientist helps bring Simply Good Foods products to life by translating consumer needs, brand priorities, and technical requirements into great-tasting, scalable nutritional bar products. This hands-on role partners across R&D,

Operations, Marketing, Quality, Regulatory, Procurement, Supply Chain, and external co-manufacturers to develop and improve products that meet taste, texture, nutrition, cost, quality, and manufacturability goals.

This role independently executes assigned product development activities from benchtop formulation through pilot trials, commercialization, launch support, and post-launch optimization, while partnering with senior R&D team members on more complex initiatives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and renovate nutritional bar products, balancing sensory, nutritional, cost, quality, ingredient, and manufacturing requirements.
• Execute product development from benchtop formulation through pilot, commercialization, and post-launch optimization.
• Develop and maintain formulations, specifications, nutrition labels, ingredient statements, costing, and technical documentation.
• Plan, execute, and evaluate benchtop, pilot, and production trials; provide technical recommendations and next steps.
• Partner with co-manufacturers on scale-up, processing, troubleshooting, and manufacturing readiness.
• Identify opportunities to improve product quality, sensory performance, shelf life, yield, processing consistency, and cost.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to commercialize products that meet consumer, business, regulatory, quality, and operational requirements.
• Analyze trial, sensory, shelf-life, and manufacturing data to support formulation decisions and continuous improvement.
• Communicate project status, technical findings, risks, and recommendations to internal and external partner.

KNOWLEDGE / ABILITIES:

• Working knowledge of food formulation, ingredient functionality, processing, and commercialization of shelf-stable products.
• Familiarity with laboratory, benchtop, analytical, and pilot-scale equipment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a cross-functional environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, Nutrition, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 2 years of professional experience in CPG, food and beverage R&D, product development, commercialization, or food manufacturing.
• Experience with food formulation, product development, commercialization, or manufacturing trials.
• Experience creating and maintaining formulations, specifications, and technical documentation.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 4+ years of experience in food product development or commercialization within the CPG industry.
• Experience developing or commercializing nutritional bars, snacks, or other shelf-stable foods.
• Experience with scale-up, co-manufacturing, production trials, process optimization, or technical troubleshooting.
• Experience using Genesis or comparable formulation, nutrition labeling, specification management, or PLM systems.

** Work is performed in a fast-paced office environment and may be stressful at times. Work may require sitting for long periods of time; requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, calculator, telephone, copier and fax machine and scanner.

ABOUT SIMPLY GOOD FOODS

We’re raising the bar on what food can be. We say no to the status quo, and we say yes to making better food. Food that offers robust nutrition, not hollow nutrition. Energy, not depletion. Enjoyment, not regret. Simply, we’re on a mission to make food that works for you—that is radically nutritious and defyingly delicious. Better nutrition made easy so you can live well. We don’t compromise, so you never have to.

We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce that infuses belonging throughout our culture and business practices. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for our employees.

Simply Good Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local laws.

This commitment is driven by our core values:

The health, satisfaction and well-being of our employees are important to us and an integral part of our organization’s goals. In this spirit, we are excited to share the available compensation for this role, which includes a base salary range and an annual short-term incentive.

We provide the base salary range, exclusive of benefits or additional incentives (highlighted here). Additionally, this position is eligible for a 5% annual short-term incentive. If you are hired at Simply Goods Foods, your final base salary compensation will be determined based upon such factors as: geographic locations, skills, training, education and/or experience. Please keep in mind that hiring at the compensation range maximum would not be typical to allow for future and continued salary growth.

HQ/OFFICE-BASED

CA salary range is: $73,600 – $92,000

We provide a comprehensive total rewards package featuring competitive compensation alongside top-tier health and wellness options. Our goal is to offer a benefits package that can be personalized to meet the diverse needs of each employee and their families. Full-time employees and their eligible dependents have access to a range of benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a company-paid health reimbursement arrangement, life and disability coverage, and a 401(k)retirement plan, among others. Additionally, we prioritize time off benefits, offering vacation time, sick leave, flexible time off (for exempt positions), and paid parental leave.