Senior Cheese Product Development & Food Design Scientist

Ingredion; Bridgewater (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Ingredion in Bridgewater, NJ, is seeking a Senior Food Scientist for Cheese Product Development & Food Design. You will lead dairy- and alt-dairy cheese innovation from concept through commercialization in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s in Food Science or related field with 8–10 years of progressive experience, expert knowledge of cheese making, and a proven ability to translate dairy science into scalable manufacturing solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, or related field with 8–10 years of experience.
• Proven knowledge of dairy proteins and cheese-making technologies with hands-on product commercialization.
• Ability to translate dairy science into scalable manufacturing solutions and customer-focused innovation.

Responsibilities

• Lead cheese product development with cross-functional teams to deliver differentiated solutions.
• Translate VOC to technical solutions enabling customer breakthroughs.
• Formulate and optimize dairy and alternative dairy cheese; ensure feasibility.
• Design experiments, analyze data, optimize protein-fat-carbohydrate interactions.
• Support scale-up and industrialization with global teams.
• Maintain documentation and ensure compliance with regulations.

Skills

Dairy science

Cheese making

Product development

Experimental design

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's in Food Science

Tools

Lab equipment

Job description

Ingredion in Bridgewater, NJ, is seeking a Senior Food Scientist for Cheese Product Development & Food Design. You will lead dairy- and alt-dairy cheese innovation from concept through commercialization in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s in Food Science or related field with 8–10 years of progressive experience, expert knowledge of cheese making, and a proven ability to translate dairy science into scalable manufacturing solutions.