Sr Research Scientist (Food Science)

Location: Torrance, California, United States

Company

hirify.global develops nutrition and wellness products, including nutritional and functional bar products.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end development of nutrition, snack, protein, functional, and wellness bars from concept through commercialization.
• Create and optimize formulations to meet nutritional, sensory, cost, quality, safety, labeling, and regulatory requirements.
• Design laboratory experiments, pilot trials, scale-up activities, manufacturing validations, and stability evaluations.
• Lead technical relationships with contract manufacturers, including formulation guidance, troubleshooting, process optimization, and commercialization support.
• Partner with marketing, sourcing, procurement, quality, regulatory, operations, supply chain, and external manufacturing teams.
• Mentor junior scientists and provide technical leadership across cross-functional product development projects.

Requirements

• Four-year college or university degree, or equivalent, in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Nutrition Science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of product development experience with high-protein, low-sugar, functional, or fortified nutrition bars.
• Hands-on expertise in bar formulation, ingredient functionality, pilot plant operations, process development, scale-up, and commercial manufacturing.
• Knowledge of mixing, extrusion, slab forming, depositing, cutting, coating, and packaging technologies.
• Experience with GMP environments, HACCP, FSMA, food safety principles, regulatory requirements, experimental design, and statistical analysis.
• Ability to independently lead development or reformulation projects, manage multiple timelines, and communicate technical issues to non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience commercializing products through third-party contract manufacturing networks.
• Knowledge of Oracle Product Lifecycle Management and laboratory notebook documentation.
• Experience coaching, training, and motivating product development scientists.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, fast-paced, and cross-functional product development environment.
• Focus on scientific rigor, innovation, accountability, open communication, and hands-on problem solving.
• U.S. employee benefits include medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, disability, and employee assistance programs.
• Additional benefits include 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, wellness incentives, supplemental insurance, and pet insurance.
• Paid time off includes U.S. holidays, vacation, sick time, volunteer time, parental leave, bereavement leave, personal leave, and voting time.