Experience: Candidates with a qualifying associate's degree are required to have four years of experience as a Bazaar Cook, Kitchen Extern, Kitchen Supervisor, R&D Researcher, Food Scientist or Culinary Research Specialist, which must include at least one year and six months as an R&D Researcher, Culinary Research Specialist or Food Scientist at a food manufacturer and distributor using culinary and food skills to develop customized formulations that meet customer or consumer needs, including targeted sensory attributes, shelf-life, and cooking or preparation instructions which includes qualitative and quantitative research to determine optimal means for processing, packaging, preserving, storing, and distributing quality foods products. Candidates with a qualifying bachelor's degree are required to have two years of experience as a Bazaar Cook, Kitchen Extern, Kitchen Supervisor, R&D Researcher, Food Scientist or Culinary Research Specialist, which must include at least one year and six months as an R&D Researcher, Culinary Research Specialist or Food Scientist at a food manufacturer and distributor using culinary and food skills to develop customized formulations that meet customer or consumer needs, including targeted sensory attributes, shelf-life, and cooking or preparation instructions which includes qualitative and quantitative research to determine optimal means for processing, packaging, preserving, storing, and distributing quality foods products.