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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.
THE ROLE
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. Coffee formulation, sweetener systems, and flavor systems experience is a meaningful differentiator. We work extensively with complex functional stacks layered into coffee systems. We need someone who understands the sensory, solubility, and stability challenges that come with that. A food science degree is preferred but not required. Demonstrated bench experience and functional beverage knowledge are what we're actually evaluating.
Benchtop Formulation & Product Development:
- 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
Analytical Testing & Stability:
- 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
Sensory Evaluation:
- 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
Ingredient Research & Innovation:
- 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
Cross-Functional Science Support:
- 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 food safety standards
Requirements
WHAT YOU BRING
- 2-5 years of hands-on formulation and product development experience in functional food, beverage, or dietary supplement R&D. Or a combination of formal training and bench experience that clearly substitutes for a degree
- Coffee formulation experience: you understand sensory profile differences between arabica and robusta, spray-dried vs. freeze-dried instant, and you know how to build functional stacks around a coffee base without wrecking the flavor
- Working knowledge of functional ingredients in wellness beverages: mushroom extracts, adaptogens, collagen peptides, L-theanine, amino acids, and solubility-enhancing systems (lecithins, cyclodextrins, emulsifiers)
- Flavor and sweetening systems experience to compete with the best of them to bring delicious, functional products to market.
- Strong analytical mindset: you know how to design a shelf-life study, interpret lab data, and turn sensory panel results into a clear formulation decision
- Exceptional sensory evaluation skills. You can taste something and articulate precisely what's off and why, beyond 'it doesn't taste good.'
- Organized and documentation-disciplined: formulation records, trial reports, experimental write-ups, and version tracking are non-negotiable parts of how you work, not afterthoughts
- Comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment: fast timelines, shifting priorities, high bar for both taste and function, and genuine ownership of your work
Who Thrives In This Role
You get genuinely annoyed when a functional product doesn't taste good. You believe taste and function are not a tradeoff. They're a design challenge. You can hold a sensory opinion and an ingredient science perspective in the same conversation without losing either one. You have opinions about coffee. You know the difference between a formula that's technically correct and one that's actually great. You're the person who brings samples to team meetings without being asked, because you want real feedback from real people, not just data from a lab report. You're data-driven but not data-dependent. You can design a study to answer a question rigorously, and you can also make a good call based on sensory instinct when the situation calls for it. You document both, own both, and follow up on both.
Preferred, Not Required
- B.S. or M.S. in Food Science, Food Engineering, Nutrition, Chemistry, or a related field. Equivalent experience is genuinely accepted. This is not a box-checking requirement
- Hands-on experience with sensory panel methodology: panel design, triangle tests, ballot construction, and data analysis
- Experience writing or reviewing regulatory-facing documentation: nutrition facts panels, ingredient declarations, and functional claim substantiation
- Experience with stability and oxidation studies, and working knowledge of accelerated shelf-life testing methodologies
Benefits
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Wellness stipend + unlimited Everyday Dose products
- On-site lab days in Austin, TX with hybrid flexibility
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- A small team where your scientific contributions are visible and valued
- Lunch provided Monday-Friday when in office
- Career path
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.
THE ROLE
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. Coffee formulation, sweetener systems, and flavor systems experience is a meaningful differentiator. We work extensively with complex functional stacks layered into coffee systems. We need someone who understands the sensory, solubility, and stability challenges that come with that. A food science degree is preferred but not required. Demonstrated bench experience and functional beverage knowledge are what we're actually evaluating.
Benchtop Formulation & Product Development:
- 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
Analytical Testing & Stability:
- 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
Sensory Evaluation:
- 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
Ingredient Research & Innovation:
- 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
Cross-Functional Science Support:
- 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 food safety standards
Requirements
WHAT YOU BRING
- 2-5 years of hands-on formulation and product development experience in functional food, beverage, or dietary supplement R&D. Or a combination of formal training and bench experience that clearly substitutes for a degree
- Coffee formulation experience: you understand sensory profile differences between arabica and robusta, spray-dried vs. freeze-dried instant, and you know how to build functional stacks around a coffee base without wrecking the flavor
- Working knowledge of functional ingredients in wellness beverages: mushroom extracts, adaptogens, collagen peptides, L-theanine, amino acids, and solubility-enhancing systems (lecithins, cyclodextrins, emulsifiers)
- Flavor and sweetening systems experience to compete with the best of them to bring delicious, functional products to market.
- Strong analytical mindset: you know how to design a shelf-life study, interpret lab data, and turn sensory panel results into a clear formulation decision
- Exceptional sensory evaluation skills. You can taste something and articulate precisely what's off and why, beyond 'it doesn't taste good.'
- Organized and documentation-disciplined: formulation records, trial reports, experimental write-ups, and version tracking are non-negotiable parts of how you work, not afterthoughts
- Comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment: fast timelines, shifting priorities, high bar for both taste and function, and genuine ownership of your work
Who Thrives In This Role
You get genuinely annoyed when a functional product doesn't taste good. You believe taste and function are not a tradeoff. They're a design challenge. You can hold a sensory opinion and an ingredient science perspective in the same conversation without losing either one. You have opinions about coffee. You know the difference between a formula that's technically correct and one that's actually great. You're the person who brings samples to team meetings without being asked, because you want real feedback from real people, not just data from a lab report. You're data-driven but not data-dependent. You can design a study to answer a question rigorously, and you can also make a good call based on sensory instinct when the situation calls for it. You document both, own both, and follow up on both.
Preferred, Not Required
- B.S. or M.S. in Food Science, Food Engineering, Nutrition, Chemistry, or a related field. Equivalent experience is genuinely accepted. This is not a box-checking requirement
- Hands-on experience with sensory panel methodology: panel design, triangle tests, ballot construction, and data analysis
- Experience writing or reviewing regulatory-facing documentation: nutrition facts panels, ingredient declarations, and functional claim substantiation
- Experience with stability and oxidation studies, and working knowledge of accelerated shelf-life testing methodologies
Benefits
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Wellness stipend + unlimited Everyday Dose products
- On-site lab days in Austin, TX with hybrid flexibility
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- A small team where your scientific contributions are visible and valued
- Lunch provided Monday-Friday when in office
- Career path
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Search Food & Beverage Jobs in TexasFood & Beverage E-3 Sponsorship Jobs in Texas: Frequently Asked Questions
Which food & beverage companies sponsor E-3 visas in Texas?
Several large food and beverage employers with Texas operations have a history of sponsoring work visas, including Sysco (headquartered in Houston), PepsiCo (which has significant North Texas operations), and Dr Pepper Snapple Group based in Plano. Larger multinationals with Texas manufacturing or corporate offices are generally more equipped to navigate E-3 visa sponsorship than smaller regional producers or independent restaurants.
Which cities in Texas have the most food & beverage E-3 sponsorship jobs?
Houston leads due to its concentration of food distribution, manufacturing, and corporate headquarters, including Sysco's global HQ. Dallas and its suburbs, particularly Plano and Irving, host major beverage and packaged food companies. San Antonio has a growing food processing sector. Austin is emerging as a hub for health-focused food brands and food-tech startups, though those smaller companies less commonly offer formal visa sponsorship.
What types of food & beverage roles typically qualify for E-3 sponsorship?
E-3 sponsorship requires the position to qualify as a specialty occupation, meaning it must normally require at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field. In food and beverage, roles that commonly meet this standard include food scientists, quality assurance managers, regulatory affairs specialists, supply chain analysts, nutritionists, and food engineers. General management or production supervisor roles may not qualify if the employer cannot demonstrate a degree requirement specific to the field.
How do I find food & beverage E-3 sponsorship jobs in Texas?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search, letting you filter by E-3 visa type, industry, and state to surface food and beverage roles in Texas where employers are open to sponsorship. Because E-3 sponsorship depends on the individual employer's willingness and HR infrastructure, filtering by visa type from the start saves significant time compared to applying broadly and asking about sponsorship later in the process.
Are there any Texas-specific considerations for E-3 sponsorship in food & beverage?
Texas has no state income tax, which affects take-home pay calculations but has no bearing on your E-3 eligibility or the sponsorship process itself. More relevant is the state's size and industry concentration: food manufacturing and distribution roles are spread across multiple metro areas rather than one central hub. Employers in Texas's food processing corridor, particularly around the Houston Ship Channel, tend to operate larger facilities with dedicated HR teams more familiar with visa processes.
What is the prevailing wage for E-3 food & beverage jobs in Texas?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.