Senior Sensory Scientist - Panel Lead & Insights

Mission Foods; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mission Foods seeks a Sensory Scientist to lead descriptive panels and deliver actionable sensory results that drive product performance. You will partner with R&D and Marketing Insights to support new products, improvements, and best practices in sensory assessments.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in food science/tech and at least 5 years in sensory science, with strong statistics and data interpretation skills, and the ability to present findings clearly to teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in food science/technology or similar field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in sensory science.
• Experience in the application of statistical analysis. Requires advanced skills in research design, and statistical applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead descriptive panel planning, execution, and interpretation.
• Support and execute sensory projects for new products and improvements.
• Design experiments and interpret statistical results for sensory evaluations.
• Collaborate across R&D and marketing insights and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Sensory science

Statistics

Data interpretation

Communication skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Presentation skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in food science/technology

Job description

Mission Foods seeks a Sensory Scientist to lead descriptive panels and deliver actionable sensory results that drive product performance. You will partner with R&D and Marketing Insights to support new products, improvements, and best practices in sensory assessments.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in food science/tech and at least 5 years in sensory science, with strong statistics and data interpretation skills, and the ability to present findings clearly to teams.