R&D Meat Scientist

Lafayette, Indiana, United States


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Type: Permanent

Category: Food Services / Hospitality

Industry: Consumer Products and Services / Food Products & Services

Company: Management Recruiters of Zionsville (Indianapolis)

Reference ID: TK1fh3

Date Posted: 11/04/2026

Shortcut: http://jobs.mrinetwork.com/vIaEGt


R&D Meat Scientist:

 

Our food production client, headquartered in Indiana, is looking for a motivated, hands-on R&D Meat Scientist to lead applied research and product development. This position translates technical and culinary concepts into scalable, commercially viable products, leads plant trials, and partners across Operations, Engineering, QA, Sales and Marketing, and Regulatory to bring products from concept through commercialization while meeting quality, food-safety, and regulatory standards.

This is an onsite position. The duty station can be positioned in Indiana, Michigan or Kentucky.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Design and execute applied R&D projects focused on product quality, yield improvement, shelf-life extension, and process optimization
  • Develop and optimize formulations, processes, and product specifications to meet customer, quality, regulatory, and operational requirements
  • Lead plant trials and scale-up, troubleshooting processing issues such as bind, emulsion, purge, texture variability, yield, and cook loss
  • Own precise documentation of formulas, specifications, protocols, and process parameters, and prepare clear technical reports
  • Partner with Operations, Engineering, QA, Sales and Marketing, and Regulatory to translate business and customer needs into technical solutions
  • Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive products to identify opportunities

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Meat Science, Food Science, Animal Science, or related discipline; Master's or PhD preferred
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in meat / food product development
  • Strong understanding of meat functionality (protein bind, blending, water activity, cook loss, emulsions) and processing systems
  • Experience in USDA-regulated facilities; working knowledge of USDA-FSIS regulations, HACCP, food-safety management systems, and USDA labeling requirements and standards of identity
  • Proven ability to translate scientific results into practical, commercial solutions, with strong documentation and communication skills
  • Experience in pork processing preferred but not required
  • Additional valued experience (not required): cured, smoked, and further-processed product expertise; sensory evaluation and shelf-life validation; statistical analysis, design of experiments (DOE), and data-driven decision making; and clean-label / ingredient-reduction formulation

For more information, please submit a confidential resume to melva@mriz.net

 

Melva Lowry

1531 West Oak St.

Zionsville, IN 46077

 

Visit our website at www.mriz.net

 

Due to the high volume of resumes received, only applicants with SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE requested by our clients will be contacted.  All replies are held in strict confidence.  MRI Zionsville WILL NOT share your personally identifiable information WITHOUT your permission.

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