Curaleaf Holdings, Inc.
Food & Beverage Scientist Lexington, KY
Curaleaf Holdings, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky, us, 40598
Overview
At Curaleaf, we’re redefining the cannabis industry with a strong commitment to quality, expertise, and innovation. As a leading global cannabis provider, our brands—including Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots—offer premium products and services in both medical and adult-use markets. Join us at Curaleaf to be part of a high-growth, purpose-driven company that champions corporate social responsibility through our Rooted in Good initiative, supporting community outreach and positive change. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, drive innovation, and help shape the future of cannabis. Job Title:
Food & Beverage Scientist Location:
Lexington, KY (Relocation may be provided for the right candidate) Job Type:
Full Time | Exempt
What You’ll Do
As a Food & Beverage Scientist, you’ll play a central role in developing and scaling innovative cannabis-infused products. You’ll conduct formulation trials, lead product testing, and support commercialization to bring new concepts to market. Your work will span from sensory evaluations to regulatory compliance, ensuring each product is safe, consistent, and high-quality. On any given day, you might be:
Supporting the development, optimization, and scaling of cannabis-infused edibles and beverages through bench trials, pilot runs, and full-scale production
Conducting sensory testing, shelf-life studies, and technical evaluations of texture, flavor, and stability using industry tools like viscometers and texture analyzers
Maintaining SOPs, batch records, and technical documentation to streamline operations and support audits
Ensuring compliance with GMP, food safety, labeling, and cannabis regulations, including coordinating third-party lab testing and interpreting results
Managing formulation and ingredient data using MRP systems and formulation software for efficiency and accuracy
Sharing data-driven insights that influence innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration across the team
What You’ll Bring 5–8 years of experience in food or beverage manufacturing
A bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Food Chemistry, or a related field
Hands-on experience in beverage formulation and scale-up, with knowledge of production equipment for both beverages and confections
Strong understanding of ingredient functionality, food chemistry, emulsions, and hydrocolloids to design stable formulations
Familiarity with GMPs, food safety, and regulatory requirements, with direct experience in sensory testing and shelf-life evaluations
Excellent communication and documentation skills, paired with attention to detail and strong organizational abilities
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and formulation software
Willingness to travel up to 10% for trials, production support, and industry events
Even Better If You have experience in the cannabis or hemp industry
You’re familiar with ERP/MRP systems for managing formulations and ingredient tracking
You bring experience applying data science or analytics to product development
You’ve supported R&D trials and helped scale products from concept to commercialization
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk or hear, use hands to finger or feel, reach with hands and arms, and lift up to 25 lbs. The employee is occasionally required to climb and balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and lift up to 50 lbs. This position requires close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
What We Offer Competitive Pay and Benefits (Health, Dental Vision)
Generous PTO and Parental Leave
Life/AD&D Insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability
Community Involvement Initiatives
Employee Referral Bonuses and Product Discounts
Not all benefits listed above are available to all employees at all locations. Equal Opportunity
Curaleaf is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Individuals adversely impacted by the war on drugs are encouraged to apply.
Current Curaleaf employees
should apply for open positions through our Internal Job Board, which can be accessed via the link on The Leaf.
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At Curaleaf, we’re redefining the cannabis industry with a strong commitment to quality, expertise, and innovation. As a leading global cannabis provider, our brands—including Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots—offer premium products and services in both medical and adult-use markets. Join us at Curaleaf to be part of a high-growth, purpose-driven company that champions corporate social responsibility through our Rooted in Good initiative, supporting community outreach and positive change. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, drive innovation, and help shape the future of cannabis. Job Title:
Food & Beverage Scientist Location:
Lexington, KY (Relocation may be provided for the right candidate) Job Type:
Full Time | Exempt
What You’ll Do
As a Food & Beverage Scientist, you’ll play a central role in developing and scaling innovative cannabis-infused products. You’ll conduct formulation trials, lead product testing, and support commercialization to bring new concepts to market. Your work will span from sensory evaluations to regulatory compliance, ensuring each product is safe, consistent, and high-quality. On any given day, you might be:
Supporting the development, optimization, and scaling of cannabis-infused edibles and beverages through bench trials, pilot runs, and full-scale production
Conducting sensory testing, shelf-life studies, and technical evaluations of texture, flavor, and stability using industry tools like viscometers and texture analyzers
Maintaining SOPs, batch records, and technical documentation to streamline operations and support audits
Ensuring compliance with GMP, food safety, labeling, and cannabis regulations, including coordinating third-party lab testing and interpreting results
Managing formulation and ingredient data using MRP systems and formulation software for efficiency and accuracy
Sharing data-driven insights that influence innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration across the team
What You’ll Bring 5–8 years of experience in food or beverage manufacturing
A bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Food Chemistry, or a related field
Hands-on experience in beverage formulation and scale-up, with knowledge of production equipment for both beverages and confections
Strong understanding of ingredient functionality, food chemistry, emulsions, and hydrocolloids to design stable formulations
Familiarity with GMPs, food safety, and regulatory requirements, with direct experience in sensory testing and shelf-life evaluations
Excellent communication and documentation skills, paired with attention to detail and strong organizational abilities
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and formulation software
Willingness to travel up to 10% for trials, production support, and industry events
Even Better If You have experience in the cannabis or hemp industry
You’re familiar with ERP/MRP systems for managing formulations and ingredient tracking
You bring experience applying data science or analytics to product development
You’ve supported R&D trials and helped scale products from concept to commercialization
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk or hear, use hands to finger or feel, reach with hands and arms, and lift up to 25 lbs. The employee is occasionally required to climb and balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and lift up to 50 lbs. This position requires close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
What We Offer Competitive Pay and Benefits (Health, Dental Vision)
Generous PTO and Parental Leave
Life/AD&D Insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability
Community Involvement Initiatives
Employee Referral Bonuses and Product Discounts
Not all benefits listed above are available to all employees at all locations. Equal Opportunity
Curaleaf is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Individuals adversely impacted by the war on drugs are encouraged to apply.
Current Curaleaf employees
should apply for open positions through our Internal Job Board, which can be accessed via the link on The Leaf.
#J-18808-Ljbffr