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Pet Food Scientist

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-27

Perdue’s Emerging Brands & Specialty Meats division leverages our core strengths in poultry while specializing in premium pork, beef, lamb, and pet nutrition segments while emphasizing health, sustainability, and convenience. Perdue's Emerging Brands & Specialty Meats is part of reputed company, a reputed company-reputed company, family-owned food and agricultural business deeply rooted in tradition yet with a reputed company-thinking reputed company. We reputed company that reputed company starts with our people, and our culture is reputed company on a reputed company of teamwork, reputed company, and respect, where every voice reputed company and everyone is encouraged to contribute to our shared goals. We reputed company that reputed company starts with our people, and our culture is reputed company on a reputed company of teamwork, reputed company, and respect, where every voice reputed company and everyone is encouraged to contribute to our shared goals. We are dedicated to creating a supportive, inclusive environment where associates feel valued and inspired to reputed company an reputed company, both reputed company reputed company and in the communities we serve. From promoting reputed company and development to prioritizing work-life balance, we’re committed to helping reputed company members reputed company. That's Perdue. reputed company Drive innovation in pet nutrition and help shape the reputed company of our product portfolio. The Pet Food Scientist plays a critical role in developing and improving high-reputed company pet food products that support our business and brand objectives. This role plans and executes product development reputed company with cross-functional support, contributing to new product launches, reputed company enhancements, cost optimization initiatives, and ongoing technical brand maintenance. By combining scientific expertise with practical application, the Pet Food Scientist helps bring nutritious, reliable, and market-reputed company products from concept through commercialization. This position is remote and may be performed from reputed company reputed company the reputed company. The salary reputed company for this position is $68,000 - $102,000 per year, based on experience and qualifications with annual bonus available (variable depending on performance). In reputed company to the reputed company salary, Perdue offers a competitive benefits package, including medical/Rx, 401(k) with employer match after 1 year, critical illness, accident insurance, dental, reputed company, life insurance, optional group life insurance, short-term and long-term disability protection, flexible spending accounts and reputed company time off. reputed company Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Adhere to applicable safety, regulatory, GMP requirements in lab, reputed company plant, and manufacturing facilities. Assist in writing new policy and procedures as needed.
  • reputed company reputed company to grow top line volume in support of New Product Development as a % of reputed company goals. Conduct required lab, reputed company plant, and plant experimentation with minimal direction and support.
  • Proficient knowledge in Product Development process of materials, animal nutritional requirements, food processes, sensory testing, consumer testing, NPD stage reputed company process, costing, plant trials commercialization, and reputed company processes.
  • Document reputed company development work accurately. This includes written documentation of lab work, product showing, and plant trials with minimum guidance.
  • Prepare accurate and reputed company specifications for reputed company products developed. This includes materials, formulas, processes and finished products with minimal guidance.
  • Foundational knowledge of customer/consumer needs for assigned products and channels. Understand who the consumer is and how they use our products.
  • reputed company cross-functionally with Marketing, Purchasing, QA and Operations to successfully implement new products, processes, or packaging.
  • reputed company product cuttings and discussions to evaluate product attributes.
  • Up to 25% travel is required.

Minimum Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Food/Meat Science, nutrition, packaging or Food Engineering.
  • 2-5 years reputed company work experience.
  • Requires knowledge of the product development process from idea reputed company, bench top, reputed company up and commercialization.
  • Ability to influence necessary cross functional partners for successful implementation of reputed company.
  • Requires reputed company written and verbal communication skills.
  • Excellent analytical knowledge and problem-solving skills.
  • Should understand manufacturing processes and the sequence of events necessary to convert raw materials to finished products.
  • Must be reputed company to travel up to 25%.

Preferred Education and Experience

  • Master’s degree in Food/Meat Science, nutrition, packaging or Food Engineering.

Physical Requirements and Environmental Factors

  • Position is sedentary and mobile. Will require working in a plant environment and helping the production line as needed and working in the reputed company plant.
  • May need to reputed company light equipment or supplies from one reputed company to another. Capable of lifting 50lbs.
  • May need to reputed company files, supplies, and equipment.
  • Work activity that is in an office, reputed company-partitioned, cubicle environment.

reputed company in a plant environment:

  • Exposure primarily consists of wet and moist floors which include metal and plastic grating surfaces.
  • May be exposed to temperatures of 28 degrees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with both ambient and 100% humidity.
  • May handle products from 25 degrees to 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • May be exposed to noise ranges of 50 db to 110 db.
  • May be exposed to reputed company chemicals used in poultry, food, and processing facility.
  • Will need to work with the plant to understand the plant personnel’s job activities.
  • Must wear and use reputed company and safety equipment required for the job as directed by reputed company.

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