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Assoc Sci – R&D – Product Development
| Company | Kraft Heinz |
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| Location | Morton Grove, IL, USA |
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| Salary | $68900 – $86100 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
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Requirements
- B.S. degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, or related fields with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
- Ingredient and food matrix/model system know-how
- Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and project management skills
- Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity
- Demonstrated track record of creative out of the box problem solving
- Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time
Responsibilities
- Support and implement research across a variety of product applications, then summarize and translate results clearly for technical and non-technical teams
- Adapt and apply scientific principles to new situations/products with some degree of autonomy
- Proof of concept formulation and product development across multiple categories
- Design, support, and complete benchtop and/or pilot plant trials, and communicate results clearly to technical and non-technical teams
- Connecting and directing communication with suppliers to acquire necessary materials for research
- Complete internal research projects with some degree of supervision, coaching, training, but will also demonstrate ability to work independently and take initiative to consult with other scientists
- Work with cross functional teams to support projects from concept to commercialization, including Marketing, Operations, Quality, External Manufacturers, and Procurement
- Helping to maintain a clean and functional laboratory space
- Sample preparation and sample analysis
- Participating in and embracing all aspects of ingredient technology development including the fuzzy front end, conceptualization, design, development, and commercialization
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with flavor, taste, sweetener ingredient technologies, sodium reduction and applications is preferred
- Familiarity and understanding of Design of Experiments, laboratory experimentation, laboratory equipment, scale up, and mathematical/data analysis skills
- Possess the willingness and ability to learn new product categories; experience across multiple product categories is a plus
- Experience interacting with suppliers
