Job description
Join NexaTaste Foods, a premier leader in clean-label, innovative food products. We are seeking a Senior Food Scientist to lead product development and ensure top-tier quality across our portfolio.
Location: Austin, TX. You will collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, QA, and Operations to translate consumer insights into scalable formulas, optimize texture, flavor, and nutrition, and maintain stringent safety programs.
In this role you will own end-to-end development from ideation to commercialization, manage timelines, and drive stage-gate processes in line with regulatory requirements.
We offer competitive compensation, robust benefits, and a culture that values curiosity, sustainability, and culinary excellence.
Responsibility
- Lead product development projects from concept to scale-up, translating consumer insights into viable formulas and processes.
- Design and optimize recipes for flavor, texture, nutrition, and cost targets while ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Collaborate with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Manufacturing to drive successful commercialization.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation including specifications, SOPs, and validation protocols.
- Lead sensory analysis and consumer testing programs to iterate on product prototypes.
- Oversee quality systems related to HACCP, GMP, and food safety audits.
- Manage project timelines, risk assessments, and cross-functional milestones to meet product launches.
Qualification
- BS in Food Science, Chemistry, or a related field; MS preferred with 5+ years of industry experience.
- Strong expertise in product development, ingredient functionality, and process optimization.
- Proven experience with HACCP, GMP, and food safety regulatory requirements (FDA, USDA).
- Excellent data analysis and experimentation design skills; proficiency with statistical software is a plus.
- Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to present technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Passion for clean-label, sustainable products and consumer-focused innovation.