Culinary Innovation Recipe Developer

Chobani • New York, NY

8d • $82,500 - $129,800 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Daily Harvest, the Culinary Innovation Recipe Developer supports the Culinary R&D team with business-critical workflows and projects. This role involves partnering with cross-functional teams such as Operations, Marketing & Creative, Nutrition & Regulatory, and Retail & Sales to bring new food concepts from idea to execution at scale. The position will assist in developing new recipes for the innovation pipeline, optimizing existing products, and extending product lines. A significant portion of the week will be spent in the test kitchen developing and tweaking recipes, and preparing samples for various purposes including tastings, retailer pitches, events, and consumer research. The role also includes maintaining ingredient inventory, working with Procurement to evaluate new ingredients, and supporting quality control checks. This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days a week in-office in Lower Manhattan.

Requirements

• Culinary degree required or a BS degree, ideally in a food, agriculture or nutrition-related field
• 5+ years working in the food industry in recipe or new product development, ideally in better-for-you products
• Experience developing Consumer Packaged Goods in a corporate setting and/or working with third party manufacturers is a plus
• Computer literacy & experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word & Excel
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage projects over several weeks
• Clear communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to work independently & cross-functionally
• Detail and process-oriented with an ability to relentlessly follow up, get alignment, and ensure next steps are clear
• Comfortable with change, a fast-paced work environment, and some level of ambiguity
• You are a learner, always seeking to improve yourself, your team, and the world around you - to you, there’s nothing more exciting than a new challenge you can learn and grow from
• You contribute to a fun, engaged work environment and assume positive intent of your colleagues
• Lover of food culture and trends, ear to the ground on what’s new, trendy and next in food and beverage – natural, organic and better-for-you F&B is a plus

Nice To Haves

• experience developing Consumer Packaged Goods in a corporate setting and/or working with third party manufacturers is a plus
• natural, organic and better-for-you F&B is a plus

Responsibilities

• Assist with recipe development for both net-new innovation, and line extensions, depending on our innovation strategy and business needs
• Help maintain a sparkling clean and well-organized test kitchen, and ensure the kitchen is stocked with ingredients, tools and supplies, and that ingredients (dry, refrigerated, frozen) are organized
• Work on recipe optimizations and adjustments to drive production & cost efficiencies, flavor consistency, or nutritional & quality improvements
• Support leadership tastings, product cuttings, and evaluations by preparing materials, coordinating schedules, and documenting feedback
• Support coordination, assembly & shipping of samples for external testing (shelf life studies, cook validation, protein testing, shelf life extension, packaging stress testing, etc.) and for prospective retailers
• Provide support & produce samples for consumer testing, photo shoots, and internal/external events, as needed
• Assist the team with packaging and label reviews - checking for content accuracy and typos
• Coordinate gathering portfolio performance data, customer feedback, and quality insights from cross-functional teams to identify optimization opportunities and present clear cross-functional next steps
• Point of contact for all Culinary R&D shipments and Procurement ingredient samples - shipping/receiving, evaluating, and recording attributes (ex. raw materials, new launches, trial samples, R&D samples, etc.)
• Assist with quality control checks for all finished goods that require it - whether for recipe optimizations or first runs of new innovation
• Manage the receipt of various weekly perishable shipments from production facilities and ingredient suppliers
• Support cleanup & maintenance of our product specifications, including supporting the transition of our nutrition platform and recipe data to a consolidated Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system
• Evaluate samples of raw materials or finished goods that arrive to HQ for shelf life extension or general quality control
• Build proficiency with our nutrition platform, ERP system, and other internal systems for recipe and data entry

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision coverage
• disability insurance
• health savings account
• flexible spending accounts
• tuition reimbursement
• 401k match of 100% on up to 5% of eligible pay
• fertility and childcare assistance
• 12 weeks of parental leave at full pay after six months of continuous employment
• employee assistance program
• fitness discounts
• a wellness reimbursement
• on-site gym access (certain locations)
• a monthly wellness newsletter
• 120 hours of paid time off
• 11 holidays
• paid volunteer time off
• bonus
• equity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree