SENIOR FOOD SCIENTIST

Welcome to Clyde’s Donuts! Over a century ago, the Bickford family took ownership of Clyde’s Delicious Donuts. Since 1920, our company has grown to become a beloved name, known for our innovative and high-quality donuts that delight taste buds of all ages. Today, Clyde’s is a thriving, high growth, 4th generation family-owned food manufacturer and a leading national supplier of donuts to the largest global retailers in mass grocery, convenience stores, and food service. Our Company is financially strong with a consistent track record of stability and growth under the careful leadership of the Bickford family. We invite you to consider a career with our special company. Summary of Position Reporting to the Director of R&D, the Food Scientist will lead renovation and innovation-based research and development projects from concept through commercialization for Clyde’s portfolio of products to ensure that our offerings meet/ exceed customer expectations and requirements. The Food Scientist will provide technical support to marketing and sales efforts to execute customer-centric R&D strategies. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Product Renovation Act with urgency to address consumer requests, feedback and quality concerns through product enhancements and modifications. Improve existing formulations for mixes, icings, glazes, fillings, and toppings to enhance product attributes such as eye appeal, taste, texture, shelf life, and stability. Reformulate products to meet emerging trends such as clean labels, reduced sugar, plant-based, or allergen-free requirements. Optimize ingredient use for cost efficiency, nutritional benefits, and process improvements. Product Innovation Collaborate with sales, marketing, and operations teams to identify market trends and new product opportunities. Create and commercialize new donut products innovating recipes, flavors, and formulations to expand our product portfolio. Facilitate the new product development lifecycle, including ideation, prototyping, sensory evaluation, and scale-up so that projects are completed on time and on budget. Research and implement new food technologies, emerging ingredients, and process improvements to enhance product differentiation. Work closely with ingredient suppliers to source and test new raw materials for potential formulation enhancements. Testing & Validation Design, execute, and interpret testing protocols for product and ingredient functionality. Conduct controlled bench-top and full-scale production trials to validate product performance. Analyze data from testing and make data-driven recommendations for improvements. Collaborate with supply chain, production, and marketing teams to optimize production processes ensuring scalability, cost optimization, quality, and product integrity. Other Collaborate with quality assurance and regulatory teams to stay current on food safety regulations implementing updates to processes and documentation as required. Collaborate with project management team to drive state gate process execution. Follow Company SOPs regarding food safety, good manufacturing practices (GMPs), quality, and safety at all times. Promptly report any concerns to the appropriate manager. QUALIFICATIONS Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, or a closely related scientific discipline with at least 5 years of professional experience conducting applied research in a laboratory setting, with demonstrated hands-on lab research experience. Specifically involving donuts OR baking ingredients (icings, glazes, or fillings) OR confections (specifically chocolate). Demonstrated research experience with ingredient systems including icings, glazes, fillings, or confections (particularly chocolates) emulsifiers, enzymes, stabilizers, and hydrocolloids — with a focus on functional performance and stability in complex food matrices. Strong theoretical and practical understanding of food chemist…

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