R&D Food Scientist: Consumer-First Innovator

General Mills; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive program

401(k) match

Health plans

Time-off program

Training and development

Job summary

General Mills in Minneapolis, MN is seeking a Research & Development Food Scientist for its Leadership Development Program. You will gain broad experience in technical foundations and professional growth while developing digital skills, project management, and collaboration across functions.

You will work on creating new products, improving formulas for consumer appeal and cost, leveraging food science knowledge, and collaborating with internal partners and external suppliers to drive

Qualifications

• Pursuing an MS or PhD in Food Science or related degree.
• Graduating in Winter 2026 or Spring 2027.

Responsibilities

• Create new products with a consumer-first design focus.
• Improve existing products and optimize formulas for consumer appeal, manufacturing, and cost.
• Leverage knowledge of food science and ingredient functionality to develop remarkable products.
• Create new, improve existing, and eliminate waste from products and processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional internal partners to build and grow our businesses.
• Engage external partners around the world to increase efficiency and identify new capabilities.
• Interact with consumers and customers to translate insights into concepts and prototypes.
• Develop technical depth and business acumen.
• Apply or build digital tools to accelerate learning.
• Solve technical problems leveraging new or existing digital tools.
• Impact people’s lives and communities around the world.

Skills

Food science

Data analysis

Education

MS or PhD in Food Science

Job description

General Mills in Minneapolis, MN is seeking a Research & Development Food Scientist for its Leadership Development Program. You will gain broad experience in technical foundations and professional growth while developing digital skills, project management, and collaboration across functions.

You will work on creating new products, improving formulas for consumer appeal and cost, leveraging food science knowledge, and collaborating with internal partners and external suppliers to drive