Food Scientist

Power Brands; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commercialization experience in scale‑

On-site in Los Angeles

Hands-on beverage development

Job summary

Power Brands is seeking a highly skilled food scientist to personally take a beverage concept through formula development and bench work to a finished product. You will transform client briefs into actionable formulas, prototype, iterate, and refine to achieve desired taste, function and stability, delivering market-ready beverages across categories.

The role requires at least 5 years in beverage-focused food science, a proven concept-to-product track record, and full-time on-site work in Los

Qualifications

• At least 5 years as a food scientist in the beverage industry, or 5+ years as a food scientist with part of that time in beverage.
• Proven track record of taking a beverage from concept to formula to finished product with your own hands.
• Able to work full-time on-site in Los Angeles

Responsibilities

• Turn client concepts into working formulas
• Perform bench work yourself, including prototyping, iterating and refining until taste, function and stability are right
• Deliver finished products ready for commercialization
• Work across categories: functional, energy, hydration, RTD and more

Skills

Food science

Beverage development

Hands-on prototyping

Job description

Power Brands is one of America's leading beverage development companies. For 20 years we've created beverages for the biggest names in the industry, including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé, Keurig Dr Pepper, Heineken and Kraft Heinz, as well as hundreds of emerging brands.

We've developed more than 3,000 brands, and 50–60 are in development or launch at any given time. Formulation, packaging design, marketing and commercialization all happen under one roof. The company is led by founder and CEO Darin Ezra, who has nearly 30 years in the beverage industry.

The Role

We're looking for a highly qualified food scientist who can take a beverage from idea to finished product personally. You'll receive a concept, which is a description of what the drink should be. From there, you'll create the formula and do the bench work yourself until it's a final product.

What You'll Do

• Turn client concepts into working formulas
• Perform all bench work yourself, including prototyping, iterating and refining until taste, function and stability are right
• Deliver finished products ready for commercialization
• Work across categories: functional, energy, hydration, RTD and more

Requirements

• At least 5 years as a food scientist in the beverage industry, or 5+ years as a food scientist with part of that time in beverage
• A proven track record of taking a beverage from concept to formula to finished product with your own hands
• Able to work full-time on-site in Los Angeles

A Plus

• Commercialization experience in processing, scale-up and production

Please Note

Hands-on beverage development experience is required. If you have not personally developed beverages, please do not apply.