R&D Scientist

ABOUT EVERYDAY DOSE

Everyday Dose is redefining the daily coffee ritual. Our mushroom + collagen coffee blend helps people feel focused, calm, and energized without the jitters, crashes, or gut issues of traditional coffee. We're a fast-growing functional wellness brand with a loyal DTC customer base, an expanding retail footprint, and an innovation pipeline that's rewriting the rules of what a coffee company can make.

We're building an R&D bench to develop the next generation of functional products and we need someone who is as obsessed with the science of how something works as they are with how it tastes.

We're hiring an R&D Scientist to work directly with the Director of Product & Innovation on developing new functional beverage formulations from benchtop through commercialization. This is a science-forward role—analytical rigor, sensory methodology, and ingredient functionality are the core of the job.

• Hands‑on development of new functional beverage formulations from first prototype through stability‑validated, production‑ready formula.
• Develop and iterate on coffee bases across multiple SKUs: evaluate flavor profile, solubility, mouthfeel, and ingredient compatibility.
• Formulate around functional ingredient constraints with a rigorous understanding of how each interacts with a particular carrier system.
• Determine functional performance and sensory properties of ingredients in finished products using established analytical and sensory evaluation tools.
• Identify and execute cost optimization opportunities across formulations without compromising sensory or functional integrity.
• Build and maintain version‑controlled formulation records: batch sheets, trial reports, experimental write‑ups, taste evaluation records, and handover documents.

• Design and execute shelf‑life, stability, and oxidation studies across formats and storage conditions, flagging sensory, appearance, or functional changes over time and making data‑driven reformulation recommendations.
• Partner with Quality Manager and external analytical lab partners to collect data on nutritional content, microbial testing, and packaging compatibility.
• Prepare finished good formulas for costing, nutritional analysis, sensory review, and regulatory review ensuring accuracy of nutrition facts panels and ingredient declarations.
• Organize benchtop trials, pilot plant sessions, and shelf‑life testing timelines with cross‑functional teams.

• Design and run internal sensory panels—blind tastings, triangle tests, and paired comparisons, synthesizing feedback into actionable formulation changes.
• Evaluate competitive and benchmark products systematically: identifying taste, texture, and functional gaps our formulas need to close or beat.
• Support consumer lab testing (CLT) programs by preparing samples, documenting protocols, and interpreting sensory results for go/no‑go formulation decisions.

• Stay ahead of the functional ingredient landscape, emerging adaptogens, novel delivery formats, clinically‑studied actives, and bring validated, evidence‑backed ideas to the innovation pipeline.
• Source and evaluate new ingredients: pulling COAs, reviewing third‑party clinical data, confirming certifications, and assessing sensory impact in finished product.
• Conduct competitive product benchmarking and ingredient research to identify formulation white space and emerging category trends.
• Assist with new product ideation and concept development, contributing both scientific rigor and sensory instinct to early‑stage innovation.

• Work collaboratively with QA, operations, and regulatory teams to ensure commercial‑ready formulas are consistent from a sensory, food safety, and claims perspective.
• Communicate project status, formulation decisions, and technical findings clearly to the Director of Innovation and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Travel as needed to partners for innovation sessions and prototype trials.
• Maintain GMP in laboratory and pilot settings, performing all activities safely and in compliance with…