Sr. R&D Scientist

E.A. Sween Company
Any Location, MN
Category Engineering
Job Description
We are seeking a Senior R&D Scientist to lead product development from concept through commercialization for ready-to-eat foods, with a focus on sandwiches, wraps, and handheld meals. The ideal candidate brings strong food science capability, hands-on product development experience, sound culinary judgment, and the ability to turn consumer-focused ideas into commercially viable products.

Requirements

  • Lead new product development projects from concept through commercialization
  • Translate culinary concepts into scalable products with strong consumer appeal
  • Drive innovation, product renovations, quality improvements, cost savings, ingredient substitutions, and productivity initiatives
  • Design and execute experiments, analyze data, draw conclusions, and provide sound technical recommendations
  • Develop product formulas, processing instructions, specifications, technical documentation
  • Lead culinary standard development, bench top prototypes, plant trials and first production runs
  • Apply food science principles related to flavor, texture, moisture migration, water activity, pH, shelf life, and food safety
  • Integrate culinary thinking into product design, flavor development, ingredient selection, and consumer experience
  • Present concepts, prototypes, technical updates, and recommendations to cross functional leaders, customers and business partners
  • Serve as a technical subject matter expert during customer meetings, product presentations, and internal project team meetings
  • Influence cross-functional teams and guide decisions using data, sensory findings, technical knowledge, and business priorities
  • Mentor junior scientists, technologists, technicians, and cross-functional partners to build technical capability and execution discipline
  • Maintain accurate formulas, project files, trial reports, test data, specifications, and commercialization documents
  • Monitor on industry trends, new ingredients, processing technology, packaging formats, culinary trends, and competitive products

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Flexible spending account (FSA) for medical and child care expenses
  • Employee assistance program (EAP)
  • Employee recognition and rewards program
  • Opportunities for career growth and development
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