Senior Culinary Research Lead - Hybrid Product Innovation

CJ Schwan’s; Marshall (MN); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home 1 day per week

Job summary

Schwan’s Shared Services, LLC in Marshall, Minnesota seeks a Senior Culinary Research Specialist to lead product development from kitchen to production. You will apply culinary science to create processed foods that meet safety, palatability, and health goals, while supporting sales and marketing with expert product knowledge.

The role emphasizes developing new recipes, optimizing formulations for shelf-life, and collaborating with engineers to resolve production challenges.

Qualifications

• Formal culinary or food science education is required.
• Experience in leading R&D projects for food products.
• Strong knowledge of sensory attributes, shelf-life and prep instructions.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development projects from concept to market.
• Develop customized formulations meeting customer needs and cost targets.
• Collaborate with process engineers, QA/QC, R&D and packaging teams.
• Support sales and marketing with product knowledge and presentations.
• Drive successful start-ups of new products and improvements.

Skills

Culinary research

Product development

Sensory analysis

Quantitative research

QA collaboration

Education

Associate's degree in Occupational Studies - Culinary Arts

Bachelor's degree in Food Science

Job description

Schwan’s Shared Services, LLC in Marshall, Minnesota seeks a Senior Culinary Research Specialist to lead product development from kitchen to production. You will apply culinary science to create processed foods that meet safety, palatability, and health goals, while supporting sales and marketing with expert product knowledge.

The role emphasizes developing new recipes, optimizing formulations for shelf-life, and collaborating with engineers to resolve production challenges.