IngreSearch · 5 hours ago
Senior Scientist, Dairy
New Jersey, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expIngreSearch is partnering with a global ingredients business at the forefront of dairy and alternative dairy innovation, working on cheese applications from concept through commercialization. The Senior Scientist will lead cheese product development projects, translating customer needs into scalable solutions and optimizing dairy products in lab and pilot settings.
Staffing & Recruiting
Hiring Manager
Enya Innes
Responsibilities
Lead cheese product development projects in collaboration with cross‑functional teams and customers
Translate customer needs and market insights into differentiated, scalable technical solutions
Formulate and optimize dairy and alternative dairy cheeses in lab and pilot settings
Design and execute experiments to optimize protein, fat, and carbohydrate interactions, improving functionality, consumer liking, and yield
Evaluate novel ingredients, enzymes, and processing technologies to enhance cheese performance
Act as the technical cheese expert, supporting commercialization and customer trials
Manage projects, timelines, and stakeholder communication
Support scale‑up and industrialization with regional/global technical teams
Coordinate sensory, texture, and analytical testing and monitor shelf‑life performance
Contribute to intellectual property and innovation pipelines
Qualification
Required
Degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, Engineering, or related field
5+ years of experience in dairy or ingredient applications
Deep understanding of dairy proteins and cheese-making technologies
Strong skills in experimental design, troubleshooting, and data analysis
Willingness to travel up to 20%
Company
IngreSearch
IngreSearch was founded with the belief that an organisation is only as good as it’s people.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase