Sr. Application Scientist
PGP InternationalIllinois, United States
Posted December 23, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
PGP International is a manufacturing company specializing in extruded production and process operations. The firm manages raw material handling, mixing, and packaging to meet customer specifications, while maintaining strict control over critical process points to ensure finished goods quality.
Job Description
Sr. Application Scientist contributes to the company's strategic goals by identifying new application opportunities, driving innovation, and supporting product development.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in food science, nutrition, culinary arts, or a related field.
- 5 to 10 years of relevant application development experience in the food industry.
- Strong understanding of wellness and nutrition-focused bar and bites products, as well as strong knowledge on confectionary applications, familiarity with dairy toppers, and rehydrated and toddler snacks.
- Proven ability in culinary and application projects with a third-party and/or consumer product company.
- Experimentation, data analysis and technical report writing.
- Experience in sensory evaluation methods is a plus.
