Senior Food Scientist

5 Star Recruitment; Ayer (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks an experienced product developer for nutritional beverages and powders. The role requires over 5 years of experience from concept to commercialization in nutrition, food, or beverage industries. A Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or Nutrition is essential, with a preference for those holding advanced degrees. Responsibilities include formulation development, collaboration with marketing and medical teams, and ensuring product compliance with food safety standards. The company offers a dynamic work environment focused on innovation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product development experience in nutrition, food, beverage, or biotech industries.
• Previous experience in research and development in nutrition or food.
• Strong knowledge of food safety standards and aseptic processing.

Responsibilities

• Develop nutrition beverage and powder formulations.
• Partner with teams to align product design.
• Research new ingredients and explore medical nutrition opportunities.
• Build vendor relationships for ingredient sourcing.
• Present research at scientific meetings.

Skills

Product development

Food science

Ingredient interactions

Nutrient stability

Education

Bachelors degree in Food Science or Nutrition

Masters preferred; PhD or PharmD a plus

Job description

This role will lead the development and improvement of nutritional beverages and powders from concept to commercialization, driving innovation that ensures exceptional quality, stability, and clinical impact.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize nutritional beverage and powder formulations that meet nutritional, sensory, and stability goals.
• Partner with Medical Nutrition, Marketing, and Sales to align product design with business and patient needs.
• Research and evaluate new ingredients and explore new medical nutrition opportunities.
• Support leadership with technical and scientific expertise for product and clinical development.
• Build vendor relationships to source ingredients that meet product requirements.
• Present company research at scientific meetings and conferences.
• Ensure strong intellectual property protection for new products and processes.
• Follow all GMP, food safety, and workplace safety policies.

MUST HAVES

• Bachelors degree in Food Science, Nutrition, or related field (Masters preferred; PhD or PharmD a plus).
• 5+ years of product development experience from concept to commercialization in nutrition, food, beverage, supplement, nutraceutical, or biotech industries.
• Previous experience in basic and applied research and development preferably in small/mid-sized nutrition, food, beverage and/or biotech company.
• Strong background in food science, ingredient interactions, and process impact on nutrient stability.
• Knowledge of food safety standards and aseptic processing