Associate Scientist Foods Product Development

Responsibilities

• Support projects:
• Execute agreed R&D activities to deliver the brand's program, ranging from innovation, product superiority and margin enhancement.
• Works as a member of a cross-functional project team to deliver projects on time in full.
• Develop products:
• Independently design products against simple product briefs, design/execute test protocols for the various technical aspects of projects as required (e.g., prototype development and scale-up, shelf-life testing, analytical testing, etc.)
• Lead the process of specification/label creation in SAP PLM from the request to the approved status.
• Provide technical and product guidance
• Actively participate and/or represent R&D in cross functional meetings.
• Assess feasibility of new ideas and troubleshoot activities where formulation knowledge is essential.
• Support technical investigations using root-cause analysis and problem-solving techniques as required for existing and new products.
• Establish and maintain internal and external working relationships
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with R&D, Supply Chain and Marketing teams, customers, suppliers, and key stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
• 1+ years of experience in food product development, R&D, or a similar technical role (internships or traineeships are highly valued).
• Basic knowledge of food formulation, ingredients functionality, and processing techniques.
• Hands-on experience with laboratory testing, prototype development, or pilot plant work.
• Familiarity with food safety, quality standards, and regulatory requirements (labeling knowledge is a plus).
• Exposure to cross-functional teamwork and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a structured approach to experimentation and data interpretation
• Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.
• Long-Term Incentive (LTI) : This position is LTI eligible.
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• If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment

Benefits

Additional Information

BACKGROUND & PURPOSE OF THE JOB As a member of the Condiments R&D team, you will support the R&D activities required to deliver the Condiments program, ranging from innovation, product superiority and margin enhancement. You will work as a member of a cross-functional project team to deliver the brand's business objectives. You love to win, and have fun doing it: You are passionate about product development and you are customer/consumer focused. You are comfortable with multi-tasking and operating in a fast paced, multi-faceted, and multi-cultural environment You're a dot connector: You are a problem solver: you break an issue into smaller parts to examine them. You build and manage relationships with cross-functional teams, key stakeholders, and strategic vendor partners to enable progress. You're a paradox navigator: You leverage your technical knowledge and experience, awareness of culinary and product trends and consumer insights to deliver superior new products that meet the project and business deliverables. You're a changemaker: You can identify and address emerging issues as well as set and manage priorities and continuously improve processes and practices

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