Food Scientist

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Simply Good Foods seeks a creative, curious, and passionate Food Scientist to join our collaborative and dynamic environment. The Food Scientist will be responsible for strategizing and optimizing our product line, developing new products across all brands, and ensuring raw materials meet specifications. This individual will work cross-functionally with internal teams and external partners and will create formulations and specifications for Contract Manufacturers, demonstrating expertise in Snack and/or Food science, recipe development, and scale-up. A successful Food scientist will have a growth mindset, be self-motivated, and is willing to learn and adapt within our R&D team. This hands-on role includes bench and analytical work, pilot plant management, and assisting with manufacturing scale-up and optimization, alongside troubleshooting day-to-day product issues.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead the development of new products across the Simply Good Foods line throughout all phases of product development – from initial bench development to commercial launch, while considering critical technical issues such as: food safety, food stability, shelf-life, scalability, processability, cost, nutritional and ingredient guidelines, etc.

Understand and demonstrate the application of consumer product testing, sensory, analytical, etc. tools to deliver superior products in line with optimum product design.

Conduct and document product development lab work, including the creation of benchtop prototypes, implementation and maintenance of stability testing and shelf-life, and support of sales samples and scale-ups for commercialization.

Leverage formula documentation systems for development and implementation of product specification requirements.

Partner internally (Marketing and Procurement) and externally to source ingredients, identify and leverage expertise in ingredient functionality

Provide technical and business risk assessment /perspectives related to new product development and technical brand stewardship activities.

Demonstrate ability to learn and leverage key internal processes and business applications.

Work collaboratively between Quality, Contract Manufacturing, and Operations teams on new and renovated product development and introduction programs to assure that the product and its production-intent processes meet program objectives, manufacturability, timelines, and cost targets.

Independently designs and analyzes results from multiple experiments, formulates conclusions, and designs future experiments.

Work with cross-functional teams (marketing, insights, operations, food safety quality and regulatory) to delivery scalable products.

Write technical and project status reports, protocols, finished product specifications, plant trial protocol/summary documents, shelf-life studies, etc.

Work is highly diverse in scope. Utilize experience and problem-solving skills to solve complex technical challenges related to the development, manufacturing, and/or improvement of food products and processes and make appropriate technical recommendations.

Understand and conduct basic analytical testing in support of product development.

Work with external cross functional teams that include ingredient suppliers, equipment suppliers, technical sales and contract manufacturers.

Prioritize and manage multiple projects with overlapping deadlines.

Ensure the security and confidentiality of all information regarding product formulas and related data.

Maintain GLP's, GMP's, and all required laboratory records, using electronic systems and written protocols, to ensure data integrity and compliance.

Partner with the Coman team to lead the assessment and process capability studies when required, and provide on-site support to plant operations for existing products, productivity, and quality programs.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

Strong ability to work with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, and Marketing teams to support business objectives.

Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines and collaborating crossfunctionally.

Ability to troubleshoot formulation, stability, and processing issues, ensuring quality and consistency.

Familiarity with FDA, USDA, FSMA, and other food safety regulations, as well as labeling and nutritional requirements.

Understanding of food chemistry, ingredient functionality, sensory evaluation and food microbiology.

Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to work effectively with internal customers and external partners.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum of 3 years of experience in food product development, formulation, or food processing within the CPG industry, with a focus on nutrition bars (preferred); additional experience or knowledge in shakes, bakery products, and sweet or savory snacks is a plus

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, Nutrition or a related field.

Experience developing new food and beverage products or improving existing formulations, including ingredient sourcing and functional testing.

Exposure to pilot plant trials, production scale-ups, and manufacturing processes to ensure feasibility and commercialization.

Experience with food formulation software (e.g., Genesis, ESHA), Microsoft Office and data analysis tools.

Experience in successfully managing multiple projects and deadlines within a matrixed organization with strict attention to detail and prioritization.

Travel: 25%, up to 40%, or as needed

** Work is performed in a fast-paced office environment and may be stressful at times. Work may require sitting for long periods of time; requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, calculator, telephone, copier and fax machine and scanner.

ABOUT SIMPLY GOOD FOODS

We’re raising the bar on what food can be. We say no to the status quo, and we say yes to making better food. Food that offers robust nutrition, not hollow nutrition. Energy, not depletion. Enjoyment, not regret. Simply, we’re on a mission to make food that works for you—that is radically nutritious and defyingly delicious. Better nutrition made easy so you can live well. We don’t compromise, so you never have to.

W H A T W E V A L U E :

We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining a diverse workforce that infuses equity and belonging throughout our culture and business practices. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for our employees. This commitment is driven by our core values:

Simply Bold

Simply Deliver

Simply Learn & Grow

Simply Together

Simply Kind

C O M PE N S A T I O N A N D BE N E F I T S :

The health, satisfaction and well-being of our employees are important to us and an integral part of our organization’s goals. In this spirit, we are excited to share the available compensation for this role, which includes a base salary range and an annual short-term incentive.

We provide the base salary range, exclusive of benefits or additional incentives (highlighted here). Additionally, this position is eligible for a 5% annual short-term incentive. If you are hired at Simply Goods Foods, your final base salary compensation will be determined based upon such factors as: geographic locations, skills, training, education and/or experience. Please keep in mind that hiring at the compensation range maximum would not be typical to allow for future and continued salary growth.

HQ / Office:

CO salary range is: $80-100k with 5% annual bonus incentive

We provide a comprehensive total rewards package featuring competitive compensation alongside top-tier health and wellness options. Our goal is to offer a benefits package that can be personalized to meet the diverse needs of each employee and their families. Full-time employees and their eligible dependents have access to a range of benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a company-paid health reimbursement arrangement, life and disability coverage, and a 401(k)retirement plan, among others. Additionally, we prioritize time off benefits, offering vacation time, sick leave, flexible time off (for exempt positions), and paid parental leave.

Simply Good Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local laws.

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