Product Development Scientist

Jobtailor; Bridgeton (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a Food Science/NPD professional to develop and scale bakery products for the food and beverage market. You will drive innovation, support commercialization, and conduct sensory and analytical testing.

Collaborate with marketing, sales, operations, quality, and regulatory teams to bring concepts to market. Requires a Bachelor's in Food Science or related field with 4+ years in NPD and strong problem solving and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Food Science or related field with 4+ years of NPD experience.
• Knowledge of bakery products (bread, muffins, cookies, cakes) is a plus.
• Proven ability in product formulation using flavors, colors, and stabilizers.
• Advanced problem solving, data analysis, and evaluation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Leverage scientific training to develop and scale up new products for the food and beverage market.
• Drive innovation and support commercialization efforts.
• Conduct product testing, including sensory analysis and analytical testing.
• Collaborate with marketing, sales, operations, quality, regulatory, and relevant stakeholders.

Skills

Bakery product knowledge

New product development

Flavors, colors, stabilizers

Data analysis

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Food Science or related field

Job description

Responsibilities

• Leverage scientific training to develop and scale up new products for the food and beverage market
• Drive innovation and support commercialization efforts
• Conduct product testing, including sensory analysis and analytical testing
• Collaborate with marketing, sales, operations, quality, regulatory, and relevant stakeholders

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Food Science or a related scientific field with 4+ years of experience in new product development
• Knowledge of bakery products including breads, muffins, cookies, cakes, etc. is a plus
• Proven track record in product formulation including use of flavors, colors, and stabilizers
• Advanced problem solving, data analysis, and evaluation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills