Food Scientist - Baking and Inclusions

Position Summary:

The Food Scientist is a technical and commercial contributor responsible for developing, optimizing, and commercializing baked products and baked inclusions through the application of food science, baking expertise, and ingredient functionality. This role requires demonstrated expertise in baking systems and the integration of functional ingredients (e.g., proteins, fibers, sweeteners, fats, inclusions, colors, and flavors) to deliver differentiated performance, taste, texture, and visual appeal.

As part of the Commercial Organization, this role is directly part of the Sales, Marketing, and R&D organization and partners closely with Operations, Quality, and Regulatory to create growth-driven solutions for customers. Success requires not only strong technical acumen, but also the ability to communicate value, build peer relationships, and translate technical differentiation into commercial impact.

• Serve as a technical expert in baked goods and baked inclusions, with a strong understanding of dough systems, batters, inclusions, bake stability, shelf life, and processing impacts
• Develop and optimize formulations that integrate functional ingredients while maintaining or enhancing sensory performance and manufacturability
• Apply broad baking and food science knowledge across chemistry, fat systems, sugar reduction, protein functionality, and water activity to solve complex product challenges
• Utilize experimental design and bench-to-plant trials to drive efficient formulation and process optimization
• Lead product development from concept through commercialization, including formulation, trials, scale-up, and technology transfer
• Partner with Operations to support successful plant trials, establish processing parameters, and ensure repeatable manufacturing performance
• Create and maintain technical documentation including formulas, specifications, work instructions, and processing guidelines
• Support cost optimization, quality improvement, and continuous improvement initiatives without sacrificing product performance
• Partner across the organization, gaining an understanding of people and products across company locations, to create the strongest technical products that align with customer needs.

• Partner with Sales and Marketing to support customer engagement, including innovation presentations, technical consultations, application development, and proactive involvement in pipeline progression
• Communicate technical differentiation clearly and credibly to internal and external stakeholders
• Translate customer needs into technically sound, commercially viable solutions
• Build trusted peer relationships across Sales, Marketing, and R&D to support growth initiatives

• Work closely with Operations, Quality, and Regulatory to ensure products meet safety, quality, and compliance requirements
• Support Quality in troubleshooting and root-cause analysis related to product or process performance
• Engage with suppliers and ingredient partners to evaluate new technologies and capabilities

• Conduct product testing, sensory evaluation, and shelf-life studies
• Manage sample development and coordinate sample shipments as needed
• Maintain organized lab practices and adherence to food safety, GMP, and safety programs
• Participate in required training and continuous learning initiatives

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice