CareerPlan

Senior Scientist, R&D - Food Service

USA - NJ - CamdenFull-time$116k–$160k2026-11-09 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Develop new Campbell Food Service product designs (soups, sauces, entrées, dips) supporting operator and consumer feedback from concept through commercialization.

Role type

Senior IC food product development scientist

Builds

Frozen and shelf-stable soups, sauces, entrées, dips, and new product platforms/formats

Domain

Food & Beverage / Food Service

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Food science, product development, scale-up, formulation, pilot plant trials, manufacturing feasibility, project management, cost analysis, menu engineering

Preferred skills

M.S. in Food Science, team leadership, cross-functional collaboration, culinary trends translation, competitive benchmarking, shelf-life study management

Technologies

Pilot plants, manufacturing facilities, co-manufacturer systems

Responsibilities

Lead product development from concept to commercialization; manage technical timelines and milestones; build and refine prototypes; conduct pilot plant and manufacturing trials; adapt formulations to internal and external manufacturing systems; establish shelf-life studies; collaborate with operators, suppliers, and co-manufacturers; translate culinary trends into scalable product solutions.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC