Scientist, R&D - Product Dev (Food Product Development)

Location: Glenview, Illinois, United States. Hybrid schedule with in-office presence required at least three days per week and approximately 30% travel or visits to external locations.

Salary: $77,800–$97,300 annual base salary, plus eligibility for a performance-based bonus.

Company

hirify.global supports research and development for food product innovation, renovation, brand maintenance, and commercialization.

What you will do

• Support multiple product development projects across innovation, renovation, and brand maintenance initiatives.
• Drive development workstreams from ideation and formulation through scale-up, start-up, and commercialization.
• Conduct laboratory, pilot plant, and manufacturing trials to optimize formulations and processing systems.
• Lead product testing, qualification, and commercialization activities across development and production environments.
• Partner with manufacturing plants and cross-functional teams to troubleshoot technical, process, and product quality issues.
• Manage technical timelines, documentation, risks, priorities, and recommendations across concurrent initiatives.

Requirements

• BS in Food Science, Food Engineering, Dairy Science, Meat Science, Chemical Engineering, Biological Engineering, or a related field with 2 years of relevant experience; alternatively, an MS with at least 1 year of experience or a PhD with no relevant experience required.
• Experience in product development and commercialization.
• Understanding of ingredient functionality and the relationship between ingredients and processes.
• Strong communication, influencing, prioritization, critical thinking, and project management skills.
• Ability to lead, coach, motivate others, and manage multiple assignments concurrently.
• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs and work in laboratory, storage, pilot plant, and manufacturing environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-functional work involving technical experts, category scientists, manufacturing plants, and business partners.
• Healthcare, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life, and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
• Paid time off, company holidays, leave programs, flexible work arrangements, and training.
• 401(k), employee assistance, family support, wellbeing, recognition, and learning programs.