Senior Food R&D Scientist – Product Innovation

The Campbell's Company; Camden (NJ); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

401(k) with vesting

Paid time off

Job summary

Campbell Food Service is seeking a seasoned product development professional to lead new food service designs from concept through commercialization. You will work with Marketing, Culinary, Insights and Supply Chain to translate trends into scalable prototypes and formats.

The role involves collaboration across R&D, Engineering, Packaging and co-manufacturers, with travel up to 30% to operator sites and suppliers. A strong background in food science and 5+ years in CPG/foodservice are required.

Qualifications

• Must have a B.S. in Food Science or related field.
• 5+ years of CPG or foodservice product-development experience.
• Willingness to travel 20–30% to operators, suppliers, and facilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage technical timelines for multiple product-development projects with cross-functional partners.
• Lead concepts through commercialization and build prototypes to refine formulations.
• Define manufacturing needs with R&D, Engineering, Packaging, Operations, and suppliers.
• Lead pilot-scale trials and assess scale-up feasibility and product specs.
• Incorporate operator and consumer feedback into prototype design and improve processes.
• Deliver products meeting cost, nutrition, quality, and food-guardrail targets.

Skills

Food science

Product development

Travel readiness

CPG knowledge

Education

B.S. in Food Science or related

M.S. in Food Science (nice to have)

Job description

Campbell Food Service is seeking a seasoned product development professional to lead new food service designs from concept through commercialization. You will work with Marketing, Culinary, Insights and Supply Chain to translate trends into scalable prototypes and formats.

The role involves collaboration across R&D, Engineering, Packaging and co-manufacturers, with travel up to 30% to operator sites and suppliers. A strong background in food science and 5+ years in CPG/foodservice are required.