Senior Food Scientist - Flavor Innovation & Scale-Up

McClancy Foods & Flavors; Fort Mill (SC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Comprehensive benefits program

PTO & Vacation time off

NO LAYOFFS DURING PANDEMIC

Job summary

McClancy Foods & Flavors is seeking a Senior Food Scientist to lead development, optimization, and commercialization of dry blends, seasonings, sauces, batters, and breaders. The role blends bench-top formulation with plant-scale commercialization and requires collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Quality, Operations, and customers to drive innovative, high-quality products.

The ideal candidate will have strong formulation expertise, problem-solving skills, and be able to translate prototypes

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a food science/related applied science field.
• 7+ years in developing and commercializing seasonings, sauces, batters, or meat systems.
• Ability to translate bench-scale work to commercial manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of new products and reformulations in dry blends, seasonings, sauces, batters, and breaders.
• Design experiments to improve flavor, texture, shelf life, and cost efficiency.
• Ensure products meet customer specs, regulatory standards, and margin objectives.
• Collaborate with Operations and Quality to implement new products and processes.
• Manage multiple projects with timelines and cross-functional coordination.

Skills

Proactive thinking

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Microsoft Office

Technical writing

Taste and aroma discernment

Seasoning blends & flour bases

Multitasking

Education

B.S. in Food Science/related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

McClancy Foods & Flavors is seeking a Senior Food Scientist to lead development, optimization, and commercialization of dry blends, seasonings, sauces, batters, and breaders. The role blends bench-top formulation with plant-scale commercialization and requires collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Quality, Operations, and customers to drive innovative, high-quality products.

The ideal candidate will have strong formulation expertise, problem-solving skills, and be able to translate prototypes