Food Technologist- Product & Process Development

Benefits

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Not verified checked Jun 7, 2026

Salary

$57K-$62K From the posting source

401(k) match

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

49% below the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

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

Role

Role function

Engineering From the posting source

Seniority

Mid From the posting source

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About this role

Food Technologist- Product & Process Development 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: The Food Technologist focuses on prototype formulation, understanding ingredient functionality, and working with suppliers to source ingredients for new products. The Food Technologist also supports pilot plant production runs, shelf life studies, and learns the basic requirements to produce GMP products for testing. Demonstrates and promotes the company vision Regular attendance and punctuality Applies GMP/GLP in all areas of responsibility, as appropriate Under direction, executes bench-top experiments and formulation work, nutritional and component analysis, specification writing, shelf life studies, consumer studies, and/or sensory studies. Documents work and maintains study documentation and laboratory records Supports pilot plant trials; prepares samples for processing, operates processing

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