Senior Scientist, R&D - Product Development

This role is a senior, hands-on technical leadership position within our U.S. businesses. The Sr. Scientist serves as a high-impact individual contributor who sets a high bar for technical excellence, shapes front-end innovation, and ensures robust product and process performance.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Food Science, Chemical/Packaging Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of R&D/product/process development experience in CPG foods (graduate research and internships count toward total).
• Able to apply food science knowledge to determine best ways to process, package, preserve, store, and distribute food).
• Demonstrated application of DOE, SPC, capability analysis (Cp/Cpk), and data interpretation using tools such as Minitab or equivalent.
• Proven experience authoring specifications (RM, WIP, FG, Trade) and establishing control plans that protect product design.
• Hands-on scale-up and commercialization from bench/pilot to factory, including leading plant trials and validating process capability.
• Ability to remain current on evolving regulations and events regarding food science by reviewing scientific literature.
• Excellent communication and influence skills; ability to structure complex information for technical and non-technical stakeholders; executive-ready presentations.
• Ability to independently prioritize and manage multiple workstreams with minimal guidance; comfort operating in ambiguity while driving clarity.
• Willingness to travel 30–40% as business needs dictate.

Benefits

• Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future, we offer plans tailored to meet you and your family’s needs.
• Wellbeing: We offer events, resources, and learning opportunities that inspire a physical, social, emotional, and financial well-being lifestyle for our employees and their families.
• 401k
• Life
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Disability