Senior Food Scientist

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

NE Omaha R&D Center

Job Type:

Research and Development

Job Posting Title:

Senior Food Scientist

About Us:

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values—Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain:

Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!

401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.

Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).

Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.

An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.

Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

Job Description:

About the Role:

As a Senior Food Scientist, you will play a key role in supporting the Research & Development team at our Omaha, NE, R&D Center. This position will support our Baked Goods, Dough Mixing, Refrigerated Doughs, Frozen Doughs and Cookie division. This role leads the design, planning, validation, and implementation of new products, line extensions, product improvements, and technical services for TreeHouse Foods—ensuring alignment with product offering requirements.

You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:

Lead product development, documentation management, project management, and commercialization initiatives independently.

Formulate and execute development projects from bench to production scale for new products, product improvements, and cost-saving initiatives.

Create new prototypes and evaluate potential ingredients and manufacturing suppliers for approval.

Identify opportunities to gain a competitive market advantage.

Apply sound scientific methods throughout development stages, including trial planning, data analysis, and problem-solving to achieve project goals.

Provide sound technical judgment and experience to ensure appropriate scientific discipline is applied in business decisions.

Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Sales, QA, Procurement, Finance, Operations, and Engineering to provide technical expertise and influence project direction.

Understand product requirements and manufacturing processes to develop detailed playbooks and specifications.

Ensure successful technology transfer to operations teams during commercialization, including oversight of internal and external manufacturing start-ups and ongoing technical support.

Contribute significantly through the application of advanced technical knowledge to drive project results.

Continuously seek opportunities to improve the commercialization process using experience and technical expertise.

Important Details:

This is a full-time, on-site role on First Shift.

You’ll fit right in if you have:

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Biology, or a related field is required.

Minimum of six years of laboratory experience in a food manufacturing environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Extensive experience with Baked Goods, Dough Mixing, Refrigerated Doughs, Frozen Doughs and Cookies is required.

Strong understanding of ingredient interactions and functionality.

Ability to communicate effectively and openly while working with a cross-functional team.

Must be a self-starter, independent, energetic and resourceful.

Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.

Solid project management skills with demonstrated experience in leading and executing projects.

Experience using Microsoft Office.

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At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time”. TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact

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