Food Technologist

Client - Start-up by 3 IIT Graduates with over 70 years of experience specializing in synthetic biology and precision fermentation. They engineer microbes to produce high-value nutritional ingredients and alternative proteins. They recently raised over USD 13 Million to scale-up business rapisly

Role Overview

This role focuses on bridging the gap between nutritional requirements consumer taste expectations and scalable manufacturing. As a specialist you are the technical expert on sweetener chemistry and behavior.

Key Responsibilities

• Recipe Formulation: Design and iterate prototypes using artificial/intense sweeteners to achieve the desired sweetness without compromising taste mouthfeel or bulk.
• Synergy Optimization: Blend various high-intensity sweeteners to mask bitter aftertastes and mimic the temporal profile of sucrose.
• Ingredient Sourcing: Vet and select optimal sweetener raw materials from Example Global Ingredient Supplier to minimize cost and maximize quality.
• Sensory Evaluation: Conduct and analyze taste tests to evaluate consumer acceptance.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all formulations adhere to strict FDA EFSA or FSSAI safety limits and labeling requirements.
• Shelf-Life Testing: Monitor how sweeteners degrade over time and impact the products overall shelf life and stability.
• Scale-Up Operations: Transition recipes from a laboratory setting to mass manufacturing troubleshooting production lines.

Core Qualifications

• Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Food Science Food Technology or Chemical Engineering.
• Experience: Typically 25 years in product development with a strong focus on zero-calorie/dietary formulations.
• Sweetener Knowledge: Deep understanding of the physiochemical properties (heat stability pH tolerance) of high-intensity sweeteners.
• Analytical Skills: Proficiency with analytical lab equipment (e.g. HPLC) and sensory evaluation methods.