Food Scientist (hybrid Mpls)

Job Id: R0000394453

The pay range is $71,000.00 - $128,000.00

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

Food Scientist (hybrid Mpls)

About Us:

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.

At Target, food is life. So, it’s the mission of our Food & Beverage organization to help our guests more easily discover the joy of food. We thrive on giving families new favorite ways to eat well and cook less, simply, and affordably. With curated in-store experiences and a streamlined assortment designed to inspire and save time, we understand the importance of food to our guests’ everyday life—from snack duty at soccer practice to important family gatherings and holidays. Join our centralized Food & Beverage team where you’ll partner with people from literally every area of the business. Here, you will help dream up new ways to offer our guests a reliably wonderful experience with the freshness, selection, and value they expect and deserve from Target.

Join a dynamic team of inventive and passionate engineers, food scientists, and sourcing managers in Food & Beverage Product Design & Sourcing at Target to influence the taste, quality and value that decisively positions Target above the competition. We concept, develop, source, and deliver our owned brand foods and beverages; everything from dry goods, snacks and beverages, to candy, fresh, frozen and dairy. We research and engage with the food industry and the consumer marketplace to stay current on technical advances and get ahead of the trends. As a Food Scientist in our Innovation Engine team, you will be in charge of developing innovative products that deliver upon our long-term innovation goals.

This team is passionate about the foods we develop to inspire and delight our Target guests. Utilize your passion for food and discovery to bring key trend insights to our product development team. Your ability to keep your finger on the pulse of all things trend & innovation and synthesize data into insights will influence our product strategy and development pipeline. Bring your design skills, curiosity, and storytelling expertise to our talented team of creative, culinary & scientific minds with visionary goals to lead the industry in best-in-class food product design and development.

As a Food & Beverage Scientist, you will need to:

• Understand your business’s strategic initiatives and proactively work to implement supporting technical solutions
• Partner with Insights Teams to understand guest needs and turn concepts into product ideas that meet those requirements
• Leverage understanding of product/process/packaging interactions in conjunction with supply chain requirements to ensure robust product design that delivers consistent product performance
• Leverage understanding of general manufacturing to develop innovative products that can be scaled
• Be accountable for developing products for concepts that meet our guest needs and our brands intent and quality
• Partner with appropriate cross-functional team members and vendors to develop scalable product solutions
• Take a diligent approach to workload, maintaining good, timely communication with suppliers, team members and CFTs
• Understand the product commercialization process and have accountability for meeting deadlines
• Be a committed team player who can be counted on to do their part and be relied on to work cooperatively with others, comfortable wearing multiple hats as needed
• Appropriately leverage your knowledge and expertise to suggest COG, negotiations, sustainability and other ROI improvements to their director and the broader CFT

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

Requirements:

• B.S. in Food Science, Chemical Engineering or related discipline
• 4-8 years’ relevant experience
• Strong food product development and formulation including cost drivers, ingredient interactions, and technical feasibility (Culinary experience a plus)
• Working knowledge of product manufacturing (CPG experience a plus)
• Passion for innovation, and comfortable working on gray/undefined areas
• Strong curiosity, problem solving, creative thinking, and strategic thinking skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated business understanding and acumen
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to successfully work in a team environment

Benefits Eligibility

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com.Application deadline is : 06/20/2025