Ice Cream R&D Associate Scientist: Formulation & Scale-Up

Idaho Milk Products; Idaho; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Idaho Milk Products seeks an Ice Cream R&D Associate Scientist to formulate, design, and execute trials, and to scale up from lab to pre-commercial stages, ensuring product quality and regulatory compliance.

You will create recipes, optimize flavor, texture, and stability, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to drive development from concept to commercialization in a cutting-edge ice cream facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or MS in dairy science, food science and technology, food engineering, or a relevant field.
• 6+ years with a bachelor’s degree and 3+ years with an MS degree.
• Dairy processing and dairy product development, especially in ice cream and frozen desserts.
• Track record in dry ice cream blends formulation, clean‑label ice cream, novelties, and frozen desserts development.
• Background in dairy science, dairy technology, or dairy engineering.
• Knowledge and experience in handling dry blends and ice cream ingredients.
• Experience operating ice cream blending and processing equipment.
• FDA, GMPs, HACCP, and food labeling requirements.
• Microsoft Office Suite and formulation software experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Research and select high‑quality ingredients, develop recipes, and match nutritional guardrails using TechWizard; optimize blends and base formulas.
• Assist in new product development from concept to launch, including formulation, sensory, nutritional, stability, shelf‑life, and scale‑up.
• Improve testing methods, processes, and SOPs for ice cream blends and frozen desserts.
• Investigate new flavors, inclusions, variegates, dry blends, and storage techniques; stay current on regulatory requirements.

Skills

Dairy processing

Ice cream development

Project management

Quality compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Dairy science / food science / food engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Formulation software

Job description

Idaho Milk Products seeks an Ice Cream R&D Associate Scientist to formulate, design, and execute trials, and to scale up from lab to pre-commercial stages, ensuring product quality and regulatory compliance.

You will create recipes, optimize flavor, texture, and stability, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to drive development from concept to commercialization in a cutting-edge ice cream facility.