Food Scientist: Ingredient Formulation & Scale-Up

VantageSpecialtyChemicals; Carnegie (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life and AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Parental Leave

EAP

Job summary

Vantage Specialty Chemicals seeks a motivated Food Scientist to support product design, process development, and application testing within the Food R&D team. Early‑career candidate will build hands‑on experience in developing ingredients and scalable manufacturing processes, collaborating with R&D, Marketing, Quality, Operations and Sales.

Experience in formulation and food testing is preferred. The role involves designing experiments, assisting in scale‑up, and ensuring compatibility with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Engineering, Chemistry or related field.
• Minimum of two years of relevant experience in formulation and/or manufacturing of food products or ingredients.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Assist in development, optimization, and testing of food ingredients and release agents.
• Design and run experiments; develop guidelines and technical reports.
• Support lab-scale batch production and define manufacturing procedures.
• Participate in scaling up formulations and transferring processes to manufacturing.
• Analyze results and recommend process/formulation improvements.
• Conduct stability testing and sensory evaluations; coordinate testing with partners.
• Maintain records and input data into internal systems.
• Support marketing/sales with technical content and customer testing.

Skills

Ingredient chemistry

Formulation techniques

Laboratory practices

Documentation

Communication to technical audiences

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Team collaboration

Multitasking

US work authorization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related

Job description

Vantage Specialty Chemicals seeks a motivated Food Scientist to support product design, process development, and application testing within the Food R&D team. Early‑career candidate will build hands‑on experience in developing ingredients and scalable manufacturing processes, collaborating with R&D, Marketing, Quality, Operations and Sales.

Experience in formulation and food testing is preferred. The role involves designing experiments, assisting in scale‑up, and ensuring compatibility with