Senior Cheese Product Innovator & Design Scientist

Ingredion Incorporated; Bridgewater (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total rewards package

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discount

Job summary

Ingredion Incorporated is seeking a Senior Food Scientist - Cheese Formulator to lead cheese product development across the full product lifecycle. You will collaborate with Marketing, Region Technical Services, and customers to deliver differentiated cheese solutions.

The role requires hands-on dairy cheese expertise, experimental design, and the ability to translate science into scalable manufacturing and commercial results. Some travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, Engineering or related field.
• Proven knowledge of dairy proteins and cheese-making technologies.
• Experience with experimental design and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead cheese product development with cross-functional teams.
• Formulate and optimize dairy cheese in lab and pilot settings.
• Coordinate sensory testing and product validation.

Skills

Dairy cheese tech

Experimental design

Scale-up experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Food science degree

Dairy science knowledge

Tools

Laboratory equipment

Sensory analysis

Job description

Ingredion Incorporated is seeking a Senior Food Scientist - Cheese Formulator to lead cheese product development across the full product lifecycle. You will collaborate with Marketing, Region Technical Services, and customers to deliver differentiated cheese solutions.

The role requires hands-on dairy cheese expertise, experimental design, and the ability to translate science into scalable manufacturing and commercial results. Some travel is expected.