Senior Food Scientist

3 days ago


New York, New York, United States Magic Spoon Full time
About Magic Spoon

Magic Spoon is a leading brand in the breakfast cereal market, known for its high-protein, low-carb, and delicious flavors. With a strong presence in the direct-to-consumer market and a growing presence in retail stores across the country, we're looking for a talented Senior Food Scientist to join our team.

Job Description

We're seeking a Senior Food Scientist to support the development of our exciting pipeline of projects. As a key member of our product development team, you'll be responsible for managing ingredients and formulas, creating technical documents, and ensuring compliance with internal and external policies.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage ingredients and formulas in nutrition software
  • Be responsible for all calculations for packaging, including US vs. them, net carbs, NFP, and ingredient declaration
  • Be responsible for prototyping, formulation, pilot production, and scale-up to plant implementation of innovation and renovation projects
  • Create technical documents, specifications, and cook preps
  • Manage lab inventory needed for prototypes and samples
  • Manage internal sensory testing, including analysis of results and recommendations for next steps
  • Coordinate benchtop sample requests to ensure samples and prototypes are completed in a timely and efficient manner
Secondary Responsibilities
  • Provide technical support to operations and manufacturing teams for commissioning of innovation and renovation projects
  • Leverage R&D resources at manufacturing facilities to increase technical capabilities for product and process improvement initiatives
  • Support ingredient and formulation trial plans
  • Ensure compliance with internal and external policies, quality standards, and legal requirements
  • Provide support in building technical expertise and maintaining a community of best practice to technical colleagues
  • Maintain accurate and complete records with a high level of organization
  • Handle product cuttings, testing, and other duties as assigned
  • Support team on shelf life testing - real time and accelerated
Requirements
  • Possess strong product development skills in ingredient functionality, material selection, and formulation to understand effects on finished product performance
  • A BS or MS degree in Food Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related degree
  • At least 5 years of relevant concept-to-launch experience in formulation, start-up, and continuous improvement or optimization projects
  • Previous experience with ESHA/Genesis or ProductVision
  • Ability to build strong, trusted working relationships and rapport at all levels and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Familiarity with the activities in marketing, market research, legal/regulatory, QA, and manufacturing
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Ability to travel up to 35%
What We Value

We value innovation, collaboration, and a passion for creating high-quality products. If you're a motivated and experienced food scientist looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply.


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