Senior Food Scientist

Gehl Foods•Germantown, WI

56d

About The Position

As a Senior Food Scientist, you’ll lead high-impact product development projects from concept through commercialization, solve complex formulation and scale-up challenges, collaborate directly with customers and cross-functional teams, and provide technical leadership within R&D.

Requirements

B.S. in Food Science, Dairy Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, or related field
5–8+ years of product development/commercialization experience
Demonstrated dairy formulation experience
Experience with low-acid aseptic, UHT, and/or retort processing
Strong knowledge of food safety, HACCP, GMPs, and quality standards
Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional projects

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, or related field
Hands-on aseptic/high-temperature processing experience
Experience with shelf-stable dairy beverages, sauces, nutritional/performance beverages, or plant-based alternatives
Experience mentoring junior scientists and working directly with major retail or foodservice customers

Responsibilities

Lead formulation of low-acid aseptic dairy beverages, sauces, and nutritional products
Manage development from bench formulation and pilot trials through scale-up and commercial launch
Apply aseptic/UHT processing expertise to achieve commercial sterility, manufacturability, and 12–18 month ambient shelf life
Troubleshoot complex formulation and processing challenges
Lead customer trials, technical reviews, sensory evaluations, and plant startups
Identify opportunities for innovation, product improvement, and cost optimization
Mentor scientists and provide technical leadership across projects
Partner with Manufacturing, Food Safety, Regulatory, Sales, Marketing, Procurement, Packaging, and other teams