Meat Scientist

About This Role

Lead the technical development, scale-up, and lifecycle support of new products and processes in the meat industry. This role partners with corporate sales, customers, and leadership to ensure product success.

Responsibilities

• Develop product prototypes through bench-top formulation and iterative testing
• Design new products and improve existing formulations to meet culinary, financial, nutritional, and customer expectations in full-scale production
• Research ingredients and test technologies to support product development and continuous improvement
• Support pilot and commercial-scale trials with technical preparation, on-site execution, and post-trial evaluation
• Adapt formulations and processes to meet technical and operational capabilities of manufacturing facilities
• Collaborate with Operations to optimize processes and production performance within approved product specifications
• Apply food safety, quality, and shelf-life principles during development and scale-up
• Support yield improvement and cost-reduction initiatives by analyzing process performance, material usage, and formulation efficiency
• Provide technical input, formulation expertise, and process knowledge for product commercialization activities
• Serve as the technical owner for assigned products post-commercialization, supporting continuous improvement and issue resolution

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Meat Science, Food Science, Food Process Engineering, or related field
• 3-5 years of food product development experience (Bachelor's degree) OR 2+ years (Advanced degree)
• Knowledge of food processing technologies
• Knowledge of microbiology and product shelf life control
• Knowledge of USDA and FDA regulations
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• Ability to work independently, plan, organize, prioritize, and execute simultaneous projects
• Ability to coordinate and collaborate with cross-functional teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Meat Science, Food Science, Food Process Engineering, or another related field
• 3-5 years of food product development experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 2+ years with an advanced degree

Nice to Have

• Meat manufacturing experience
• Experience working in a USDA regulated facility
• Lean/Six Sigma certification

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits