Lead Beverage Scientist – Formulation & Scale-Up

Glanbia; Santa Clarita (CA); Presencial; USD 105 000 - 125 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Staff discounts

Health & dental plan

401K

Generous family leave policy

Resumo da oferta

Glanbia in Valencia, CA is seeking a Senior Beverage Scientist to lead end-to-end beverage development from concept to launch. You will drive formulation, microthermic processing, DoE studies, and scale-up across dairy, plant-based, and performance platforms, coordinating with QA, Regulatory, and Operations.

The role requires 7+ years in beverage R&D, strong knowledge of stability, shelf-life, and flavor interactions, and demonstrated leadership for mentoring junior scientists.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, Chemical Engineering, or related field (advanced degree preferred).
• 7+ years in beverage R&D with microthermic/UHT experience and successful launches.
• Demonstrated understanding of pre-mix formulation and degradation/stability of vitamins and bioactives.
• Strong formulation skills across proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, hydrocolloids, emulsions, sweeteners, acids, minerals, and flavor systems.
• Working knowledge of colloid science, protein chemistry (dairy and/or plant), emulsion stability, and heat-induced changes.
• Hands‑on experience with homogenization, deaeration, inline mixing, carbonation (nice to have), and aseptic techniques.
• Proficiency with DoE/statistics and digital documentation (e.g., ELN, LIMS, PLM); data‑driven decision‑making.
• Familiarity with relevant regulatory frameworks (FDA, CFR, FSMA/PCQI concepts) and labeling/claims considerations.
• Excellent project leadership, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

Responsabilidades

• Own end-to-end product development for beverages: concepting, bench-top formulation, microthermic runs, pilot, and plant trials through launch.
• Formulate beverage with vitamin-mineral premix.
• Formulate around desired shelf life.
• Design and execute microthermic/UHT/HTST thermal profiles to emulate commercial conditions and predict product performance.
• Translate flavor briefs into scalable beverage systems, optimizing flavor delivery, sweetness, mouthfeel, and masking across bases (dairy, plant, water, protein).
• Build and manage experimental designs (DoE) to screen ingredients, processing parameters, and packaging interactions for stability and sensory quality.
• Lead microthermic lab operations (scheduling, sanitation, CIP/SIP coordination, run documentation, sample retention, and safety compliance).
• Partner with Process Engineering and Operations to define critical control points (CCPs) and tech transfer requirements from lab to pilot/plant.
• Characterize product stability using relevant analytics (viscosity, pH, density, osmolality, phase separation, sedimentation, protein stability, heat stability).
• Collaborate with Sensory & Consumer Science on test design, data interpretation, and product optimization driven by consumer insights.
• Author robust specifications, batch sheets, and process instructions; ensure alignment with QA/QC and Regulatory (labeling, claims, compliance).
• Troubleshoot scale-up issues (fouling, burn-on, phase instability, flavor fade, sweetness drift) and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain a strong external radar on ingredient innovations, processing technologies, and packaging trends; engage key suppliers and equipment OEMs.
• Coach junior scientists and technicians; foster a culture of safety, quality, speed, and documentation excellence.

Conhecimentos

Formulation

DoE / statistics

Leadership

Scale-up

Cross-functional collaboration

Shelf-life modeling

Thermal processing (UHT/HTST)

Analytical testing (viscosity, pH)

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, Chemical Engineering, or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Ferramentas

ELN

LIMS

PLM

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Glanbia in Valencia, CA is seeking a Senior Beverage Scientist to lead end-to-end beverage development from concept to launch. You will drive formulation, microthermic processing, DoE studies, and scale-up across dairy, plant-based, and performance platforms, coordinating with QA, Regulatory, and Operations.

The role requires 7+ years in beverage R&D, strong knowledge of stability, shelf-life, and flavor interactions, and demonstrated leadership for mentoring junior scientists.