Beverage Scientist
About The Position
As a Beverage Scientist, you will apply food science principles to develop and optimize Vale’s matcha beverages, ensuring every product delivers on quality, consistency, and delight. You will apply food science and chemistry principles to develop and optimize matcha beverage formulations, design and execute experiments to improve sensory attributes, stability, and shelf life, and build and maintain analytical methods for quality control of Vale’s products. You will also collaborate with Product Development Specialists and Manufacturing on scaling validated formulas, research and evaluate novel ingredients, processes, and technologies relevant to matcha beverages, and maintain detailed laboratory records and documentation in compliance with internal standards. Finally, you will present findings and recommendations to the Product & Innovation leadership team.
Requirements
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, or a related field
- 3+ years of food and beverage R&D or quality science experience
- Hands-on experience with analytical methods such as HPLC, titration, or sensory analysis
- Experience with beverage formulation and understanding of ingredient functionality
Nice To Haves
- Enthusiastic about matcha
- Detail Oriented
- Versatile
- A bar raiser with proven experience
- Excited to be a part of a growing team
- Deeply curious
Responsibilities
- Apply food science and chemistry principles to develop and optimize matcha beverage formulations
- Design and execute experiments to improve sensory attributes, stability, and shelf life
- Build and maintain analytical methods for quality control of Vale’s products
- Collaborate with Product Development Specialists and Manufacturing on scaling validated formulas
- Research and evaluate novel ingredients, processes, and technologies relevant to matcha beverages
- Maintain detailed laboratory records and documentation in compliance with internal standards
- Present findings and recommendations to the Product & Innovation leadership team
Benefits
- Company funded ORCA card
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Annual bonuses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
