Meat Science Lead - Formulation, Yield & Scale-Up

Home Market Foods; Norwood (MA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k with company match

Relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness & gym reimbursement

Pet Insurance

Job summary

Home Market Foods is seeking a Staff Meat Scientist to own the technical definition of ground and comminuted meat blends, identifying and codifying the parameters that govern blend composition, yield, texture, and cost across the portfolio.

This hands-on, individual contributor role supports formulation, yield, and equipment performance for measurable, repeatable anchor points as facilities and raw materials evolve. Collaboration with procurement, operations and FSQA is essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on R&D bench and pilot-plant formulation experience with ground or comminuted meat products.
• Quantitative orientation; ability to build and interpret formulation, yield, and cost models.
• Strong collaboration across R&D, FSQA, Procurement, Production and Finance.

Responsibilities

• Define controlling formula parameters for all ground and comminuted blends, incl. lean, fat, protein, moisture and bind/texture.
• Develop least-cost formulation models optimizing trim streams while maintaining specs.
• Establish substitution ranges and tolerances to absorb raw-material variability.
• Translate target eating quality and label requirements into quantitative blend specs.
• Define, measure, and standardize formulation yields and related KPIs; assess cost impact.

Skills

RD formulation

Pilot-plant work

Cost modeling

Cross-functional

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's in Meat Science / Animal Science / Food Science

Job description

Home Market Foods is seeking a Staff Meat Scientist to own the technical definition of ground and comminuted meat blends, identifying and codifying the parameters that govern blend composition, yield, texture, and cost across the portfolio.

This hands-on, individual contributor role supports formulation, yield, and equipment performance for measurable, repeatable anchor points as facilities and raw materials evolve. Collaboration with procurement, operations and FSQA is essential.