Food Scientist

Benefits

Parental leave

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Non-birth-parent leave

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Family-building benefits

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Verification

Not verified checked Jun 7, 2026

Salary

$70K-$75K From the posting source

401(k) match

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$111,944 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+13.7% - Much faster than average

35% below the BLS role benchmark for data and ml aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Data and ML aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

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Seniority

Mid From the posting source

Schedule

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Weekend work

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About this role

Food Scientist Lafayette, CO, United States Company Description: The National Food Lab is a fast-growing company with a vision to be the destination for tailored solutions for the food industry - beginning to end. Our mission is to provide services that help food, beverage, and supplement companies deliver safe, healthy and successful products. We seek to make a positive impact in the advancement of food safety, quality and nutrition, fulfilling our corporate promise - to improve health and improve lives. The National Food Lab's best-in-class consumer and sensory research capabilities employ a variety of quantitative and qualitative consumer and sensory research techniques to help our clients make products consumers love. We help our clients: Develop new product ideas Re-energize a well-established product Assess product-concept fit or packaging effectiveness Understand the product, brand and category competitive landscapes Present objective results to management Job Description: A Food Scientist is well versed in all phases of the food product development cycle and can work independently to develop a new product from conception through plant scale-up. May supervise the work of junior professionals such as Technicians, Interns and On-Call staff. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Demonstrates and promotes the company vision. Regular attendance and punctuality Applies GMP/GLP in all areas of responsibility, as appropriate. Plans and designs specific activities required by the projects and distributes activities to Laboratory Technologist or Intern based on skill sets. Executes experimental, analytical, and sensory work on both bench and pilot scale. Develops analytical methods and coordinates nutritional and component

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