Food Scientist – Ingredient Innovation & DOE

Oats Overnight, Inc.; Phoenix, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Stock options

Weekly pay

Paid time off

Job summary

Oats Overnight is seeking a Food Scientist to lead new ingredient qualification, optimization, and product innovation. You will work hands-on with next‑gen ingredient solutions, enhance nutrition, and support oat‑based, high‑protein coffee products as they move from ideation to commercialization.

This full-time, onsite role in Arizona emphasizes designing experiments, collaborating with R&D, Quality, and Manufacturing, and delivering scalable formulations with a clean-label focus.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in ingredient development, application, or formulation optimization.
• Bachelor of Science in Food Science, Chemistry, Nutrition, or related field.
• Hands-on experience with analytical chemistry for ingredient and product evaluation.
• Proficiency in DOE and statistical analysis to interpret data and improve formulations.
• Familiarity with ingredient sourcing, regulatory compliance, FDA regulations, and product labeling.
• Experience applying project management to drive timelines and cross-functional execution.
• Strong taste/smell acuity and excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of food safety standards and quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and qualify new ingredients for functionality, sensory impact, nutrition, and processing compatibility.
• Optimize current ingredients to improve product quality, shelf life, and cost efficiency.
• Develop data-driven ingredient specifications and collaborate with suppliers for consistency and compliance.
• Analyze ingredient interactions and run experiments to improve formulation performance.
• Support new product concepts by testing novel ingredient applications.
• Design and execute DOE to evaluate and optimize formulas.
• Partner with R&D, Quality, and Manufacturing to scale from bench to production.
• Use analytical chemistry to assess stability and performance.
• Contribute to clean-label innovations with functional, sustainable ingredients.

Skills

DOE

Analytical chemistry

R&D collaboration

Formulation optimization

Regulatory knowledge

Project management

Sensory analysis

Education

B.S. in Food Science

Tools

Genesis

Job description

Oats Overnight is seeking a Food Scientist to lead new ingredient qualification, optimization, and product innovation. You will work hands-on with next‑gen ingredient solutions, enhance nutrition, and support oat‑based, high‑protein coffee products as they move from ideation to commercialization.

This full-time, onsite role in Arizona emphasizes designing experiments, collaborating with R&D, Quality, and Manufacturing, and delivering scalable formulations with a clean-label focus.