Food Scientist, Meat

Role Responsibilities

Are you a passionate food scientist with expertise in value-added meat and meat analogue product development? Do you enjoy working collaboratively with industry stakeholders to innovate and commercialize new food products? If so, we are looking for a Food Scientist, Meat to join the Food Science and Development (FSAD) Section within the Food and Bio-Processing Branch.

This position reports to the FSAD Director and is provincial in scope.

In this role, you will :

• Provide scientific and technical leadership to food processors in developing and commercializing market-responsive products, with an emphasis on meat and meat analogue products.
• Lead innovative projects for new meat products and / or adoption of new processing technologies.
• Oversee the production of new products by clients utilizing the AFC for manufacturing product for sale.
• Foster partnerships with industry stakeholders, academic researchers, and department colleagues to drive value-added growth.
• Manage multiple projects while providing expert consultation and advice to clients and FSAD team members.
• Maintain and enhance scientific, technical and competency skills in order to provide leadership to the department and the industry.
• Identify new problems and find timely solutions to resolve them.