R&D Food Scientist-Sports Nutrition

Trove Nutrition is a subsidiary of Trove Brands—the parent company of global brands including Owala, BlenderBottle, and Whiskware—and is home to a rapidly growing brand launched in 2024: Oath Nutrition, a sports performance brand, already achieving retail distribution and poised for significant growth. Oath Nutrition®, is redefining sports supplements by making them easy to enjoy, seriously delicious, and science-backed, with its best-selling Clear Protein fueling healthy, active lifestyles through crave-worthy taste, approachable branding, and disruptive innovation. ” mindset, and you’ll join a bold, energetic team that thrives on creativity and teamwork as we fuel the future of nutrition, one big idea at a time.

A career at Trove is not about punching the clock. It’s about embracing exciting and fast-paced opportunities that sharpen your skills, drive innovation, and play an integral role in growing our global reach. Your work will not only impact the company, it will impact the lives of millions of people around the world.

When you step up to a career at Trove, you step up to cutting-edge excellence. You sign up for bold action and invigorating synergy. You agree to face—and break through—new challenges every single day.

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented R D Scientist I to join our dynamic Research Development team, with a focus on sports nutrition product innovation. This role requires prior experience directly formulating and flavoring products across a variety of delivery matrices, including powders, ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages, baked/freeze-dried goods, and extruded items. The ideal candidate will combine a strong scientific foundation with creativity and practical hands-on execution to deliver innovative, consumer-accepted products from concept to commercialization.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and is passionate about performance nutrition, functional ingredients, and food science.

Responsibilities

: Flavoring products. Hands-on development of innovative sports nutrition products in various delivery formats. Utilize the latest research and trends in nutritional science and biochemistry to guide development decisions and optimize product efficacy.

Apply a deep understanding of physical and organic chemistry principles to drive product optimization and flavor development. Participate in and contribute to sensory evaluation studies; collect and interpret data to guide formulation adjustments for consumer acceptability. Conduct stability testing and troubleshoot formulation challenges with minimal supervision.

Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Project Management, Supply Chain, Quality Assurance, Regulatory, Legal, and external partners to ensure timely and compliant product launches. Operation of laboratory equipment, including mixers, pH meters, Brix refractometers, density testers, and other analytical tools. Develop formulas considering ingredient claims, interactions in formulation, and implications for certificate of analysis standards.

Manage multiple product development projects simultaneously, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and in alignment with strategic goals. Ensure exemplary record keeping, reporting, and documentation of all project activities in both written and electronic formats. Maintain a clean, organized, and safe laboratory environment in compliance with internal policies and safety standards.

Requirements

). Coordinate and communicate effectively with contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs); support scale-up trials and commercial production activities. Refine and standardize raw material specifications.

Qualifications

: Must have a strong background in flavorin