Sr Scientist – Innovation Chef (5109)

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Salary

$99K-$105K Verified - from the job posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$35,198 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+5.7% - Faster than average

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Matched to SOC 35-3023 - Hospitality aggregate by role bucket.

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

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Public-company Verified - from the job posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Sr Scientist – Innovation Chef (5109) Sr Scientist - Innovation Chef You will play a critical role in fueling KFC US\u2019 pipeline of finger lickin\u2019 good innovations by helping develop new menu items that deliver crave-worthy, guest-delighting experiences. Your mission is to support and lead portions of the innovation process\u2014from early concept development to testing and validation\u2014by contributing technical expertise, coordinating cross-functional input, and advancing new products toward commercialization. You will help ensure that every new menu item meets KFC\u2019s high standards for taste, quality, operational ease, and brand relevance. Advance menu and ingredient innovation by leading hands-on product development, structured testing, data analysis, and sensory evaluation to ensure flavors perform from kitchen to restaurant. Enable strong supplier partnerships by gathering and translating technical inputs, validating compliance to specs, and coordinating ingredients to support scalable, craveable, commercially viable solutions. Evaluate consumer, operational, and cost data to identify opportunities that improve product quality, consistency, executional ease, and overall value. Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Ops, QA, Supply Chain, and Finance; synthesize findings into clear recommendations, trial readouts, and storytelling materials that support decision-making. Track culinary, menu, and ingredient trends -both within QSR and adjacent segments-to inform forward-looking menu evolution and ingredient strategy. Represent the FIT team as a culinary subject-matter expert in cross-functional forums by sharing progress, surfacing risks, resolving roadblocks, and guiding solutions. Drive transformative impact for KFC US by owning end-to-end innovation workstreams-from concept ideation through initial commercialization-ensuring ideas translate into real, executable menu wins. \n Education: You will be

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