Product Development Scientist

About the role

The Product Development Scientist will drive product innovation and technology transfer for our food brand. You will create new product concepts, validate formulations, and ensure consistent quality across manufacturing and store environments.

Key responsibilities

• Develop concepts, formulations, and prototypes for new products and manage internal review processes.
• Conduct product replication, validation tests, and cook‑outs with internal teams and partners.
• Set specifications for raw materials, packaging, and in‑store production standards.
• Support product certification, costing, and gross‑margin target achievement.
• Organize sensory, nutritional, microbiological, and physicochemical testing to guarantee taste superiority and quality.
• Participate in market and competitor checks, propose sustainable raw‑material alternatives, and drive product improvement initiatives.
• Maintain regulatory documentation, formulation records, and revision histories.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Technology or a related field (Professional Food Technologist license is a plus).
• Minimum 2 years of hands‑on R&D or Quality Assurance experience in a reputable food company.
• Basic knowledge of culinary concepts, ingredients, and taste profiling.
• Willingness to work on‑site in Ortigas, Pasig.

Required skills

• Product formulation
• Sensory evaluation
• Microbiological testing
• Physicochemical analysis
• Costing and gross‑margin analysis
• Regulatory compliance documentation