Food Scientist

CONAGRA • Omaha, NE

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Culinary Manager, you will join our Restaurant Brands R&D team in Omaha, Nebraska, to bring innovative food concepts to life. You will lead projects from ideation through commercialization, ensuring products meet customer preferences and quality standards while driving collaboration across teams.
A Taste of Your Responsibilities
Develop new products from concept through successful commercialization.
Design and conduct plant trials and manage new product startups.
Create and refine product prototypes to meet customer needs.
Drive product cuttings, plant trials, and testing initiatives.
Build and maintain development schedules aligned with project timelines.
Select appropriate testing methods, procedures, and tools.
Develop project timelines, prepare technical proposals, and present recommendations.
Work with pilot plant equipment and utilize online specification systems.
Design and execute experiments, analyze results, and prepare reports for review.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Science, Chemistry, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in food product design, formulation, ingredient functionality and interaction, process design, product scale-up, plant testing, and commercialization.
• Knowledge of food industry quality standards, food safety, and FDA regulations.
• Strong communication skills to clearly explain technical information and influence decisions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software.
• Travel up to 40% including flights or driving a company or rental vehicle as needed.
• Work in and around cramped/confined spaces.
• Climb to various heights via stairs or ladders.
• Exposure to manufacturing environments with loud noise, heat, cold, wet, and slippery conditions, food tasting and smells, including all food allergens.
• Use of tools, equipment, and machinery.

Responsibilities

• Develop new products from concept through successful commercialization.
• Design and conduct plant trials and manage new product startups.
• Create and refine product prototypes to meet customer needs.
• Drive product cuttings, plant trials, and testing initiatives.
• Build and maintain development schedules aligned with project timelines.
• Select appropriate testing methods, procedures, and tools.
• Develop project timelines, prepare technical proposals, and present recommendations.
• Work with pilot plant equipment and utilize online specification systems.
• Design and execute experiments, analyze results, and prepare reports for review.

Benefits

• Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
• Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
• Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
• Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees