Staff Meat Scientist

The role

The Staff Meat Scientist supports the technical definition of ground and comminuted meat blends. This individual contributor role identifies, validates, and codifies formula parameters for blend composition, yield, texture, and cost.

What you will do

• Define controlling formula parameters for all ground and comminuted meat blends.
• Build and maintain least-cost formulation models.
• Establish acceptable substitution ranges and blend tolerances.
• Translate target eating quality and label requirements into quantitative blend specifications.
• Define, measure, and standardize formulation yields.
• Partner with the Industrialization team to quantify cost and yield impact.
• Lead bench and pilot-plant formulation work and transfer formulas to full-scale production.
• Validate that formulas perform reproducibly on existing and newly installed equipment.
• Diagnose formulation and equipment-driven sources of yield loss or quality variance.
• Provide formulation inputs for new-product development and the Stage Gate process.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Meat Science, Animal Science, Food Science, or a closely related discipline
• Demonstrated hands-on R&D bench and pilot-plant formulation experience with ground or comminuted meat products
• Working knowledge of meat blend composition and functionality
• Direct experience with plant-floor scale-up and equipment validation
• Quantitative orientation: comfort building and interpreting formulation, yield, and cost models
• Proven experience of successfully collaborating across multiple functions
• Good vision
• Manual dexterity
• Ability to sit or stand for prolonged periods
• Preparedness to work in varied environmental conditions, including extreme temperatures and weather conditions

Nice to have

• advanced degree
• USDA/FSIS regulatory and labeling fluency
• Familiarity with raw-material markets and trim grading
• Experience standardizing formulation and yield metrics across multiple facilities or equipment configurations
• Sensory evaluation experience for meat products

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision coverage
• Pet Insurance
• Wellness Plan and Gym Reimbursement
• Employee Tuition Reimbursement
• College Scholarship for dependents
• Bonus Program
• 401k Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Company-Sponsored Life Insurance Coverage
• Relocation Assistance
• Employee Bonus Referral Program
• Community Impact Opportunities

Before you apply

• Home Market Foods will not sponsor applicants for employment authorization for the following work visas: STEM OPT EAD, H-1B, H-1B1, E-3, O-1, J-1, or TN
• Recruitment process includes a recruiter phone screen and interviews with key team members

About the company

At Home Market Foods, we champion equal opportunities for all, prohibiting discrimination based on race, religion, gender, and more.