Research Scientist

Education: MSc or PhD in Dairy Science, Food Science, Food Engineering, or a closely related field, with a distinct academic focus on physical chemistry or advanced processing.

Dairy/Food Physical Chemistry: Deep understanding of the interactions between proteins, fats, enzymes, and minerals during manufacturing processing, under thermal stress and during shelf-life.

Analytical Toolset: Proven hands-on competence with rheology, chromatographic methods, particle size, and compositional analyses.

Comprehensive understanding of applied dairy chemistry.

Unit Operations: intimate familiarity with end-to-end fluid milk operations (separation, standardization, membrane filtration, homogenization, and UHT/aseptic processing).

Direct experience with commercial aseptic systems and product-packaging interactions (e.g., PET barrier integrity, closures).

401(k) to support retirement planning with up to 9% in employer match

Wellness reimbursement (up to $500 for qualified wellbeing expenses)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for emotional wellbeing and work-life support

Company-paid life insurance and short-term disability

Employer HSA funding (for HDHP participants)

Tuition reimbursement (up to $10,000) and student loan repayment ($200/month)

This role bridges fundamental molecular science with large-scale manufacturing and engineering applications.

This is a hands-on, research-forward opportunity to develop a deep, mechanistic understanding of the chemical, physical, and organoleptic changes that occur in dairy matrices during processing and over a product's shelf life.

You won't just collect and track data – you will design the science-backed strategies that alleviate quality challenges and unlock our next generation of breakthrough RTD protein products.

Mechanistic Research & Root-Cause Investigation

Spend time on the manufacturing floor and in QA labs to map critical quality attributes and define complex technical challenges at their source.

Hypothesis to Scale: Design comprehensive research plans to validate the underlying mechanisms behind product stability, age-gelation, sedimentation, and flavor kinetics.