Product Development Specialist

Momofuku Goods•New York, NY

10h•$73,000 - $95,000•Onsite

About The Position

Momofuku Goods aims to redefine the American pantry by giving home cooks restaurant-grade essentials that make cooking more fun, enjoyable, and delicious. Founded in 2020 by David Chang and the Momofuku team, Momofuku Goods carries forward the same principles that shaped our restaurants—challenging conventions and making the unfamiliar familiar. We believe in the power of food to bring people together and create more confidence, joy, and connection in the kitchen. We are looking for a Product Development Specialist who is passionate about food innovation, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and wants to turn ideas into delicious, scalable products. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you! The Product Development Specialist will report to the SVP of Innovation to support development of new products from concept testing and scale/up formulations. This role will collaborate closely with experienced chefs, Operations, and Marketing teams to ensure that product meets our high standards for quality. This role will interact with leaders across the company and must possess excellent communication skills, and comfort working within a high-change environment with multiple priorities. Salary Description: $73,000 - $95,000 annually + bonus Only New York and New Jersey applicants

Requirements

4 days per week in office
2+ years of Food Product Development experience
Proficient in operating typical food processing equipment and lab instruments.
Experience designing and running shelf life studies
Experience in high growth CPG (food) environment
Basic knowledge of ingredient functionality to support product development
Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail
Excellent communication skills with high comfort presenting in front of leadership team in a compelling and concise manner
High ethical standards and attention to compliance risks.
Sound working knowledge of food industry principles (e.g. GMP, HACCP, food safety, sanitary practices, and regulations)

Nice To Haves

4 years in Food Product Development
2+ years of Quality Assurance/Quality Control experience
Proven track record with Shelf Life Studies and Cost Savings Projects
Proficient ability to work with culinary or corporate chefs to translate the vision of the restaurant group into a commercially viable CPG product.
Demonstrated knowledge and familiarity with the Momofuku brand, its philosophy, and internal systems

Responsibilities

Independently formulate and optimize products in alignment with project briefs, including cost targets, claims, flavor profiles, and technical requirements; establish process controls and define finished goods specifications.
Maintain the R&D workspace, ensuring all equipment, tools, and ingredient inventories are organized, operational, and compliant with internal standards.
Work closely with the team in product design, development, and testing for innovation and renovation projects.
Conduct raw material assessment, evaluation and sourcing for approval in production and maintain ingredient documentation.
Own relationship with 3rd party labs and co-manufacturers to test and analyze products.
Proactively research and identify emerging ingredients, technologies, and processes, applying insights to enhance product performance and innovation strategy.
Assist with scale up trials of products and work closely with commercialization, co-man, and operations team to train on process.
Work across functions to ensure the product works with designated packaging and serves proper functionality.
Assist in pipeline prioritization and technical assessment of future innovation projects and ideas
Collaborate with key cross functional leads to assist on-time set up of factory trials, owning various PD responsibilities.
Work with Quality Assurance on developing systems to maintain food product standards, identify/resolve issues when one occurs.
Collaborate with Customer Experience team on customer feedback responses, owning the viewpoints of the Product Team.

Benefits

Momofuku offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package, including vision/dental/medical and gym and commuter discounts, plus more after required wait periods.
We encourage our employees to grow and learn, and offer many opportunities for personal and career development.

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