Scientist - Pet Nutrition - Harvard, IL

Scientist – Pet Nutrition – Harvard, IL

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Main Function:
Individual will be responsible for formulation and processing of pet food, treats and supplement solutions highlighting the company portfolio. Position involves a high level of collaboration with customers and ADM colleagues. A working aptitude in pet food, treat & supplement manufacturing processes is also a requirement for this position. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience in formulation methods and ingredient functionality along with an ability to create quality products for customer evaluation.

The successful candidate will have strong presentation skills, be self‑motivated, agile and team oriented. Prior experience with product development in the pet industry is required. Knowledge of pet food & supplement regulations, labeling, and processing is strongly preferred. This position will be based in ADM’s Harvard, IL location. Individual will be required to travel to other ADM North American sites for project and scale‑up work.

The work environment is a combination of formulation, customer interactions, laboratory benchtop sampling, and supporting full‑scale production, while collaborating on continuous improvement projects for the business and the CD&D department.

• Accountable for developing formulas for pet treats and pet supplements while fully utilizing ADM portfolio
• Accountable for scale‑up of product prototypes through commercialization phase utilizing benchtop laboratory equipment and full‑scale production trials and first production runs
• Accountable for independent design and performance of experiments including data analysis
• Accountable for new product development launches including coordinating with all relevant interdepartmental and cross‑functional stakeholders, and for following established best practices of new product development
• Responsible for leading complex projects involving coordination within the ADM function matrix
• Collaborating with cross functional groups to ensure successful product launch and optimize internal processes, and support continuous improvement projects for the business and the CD&D department
• Advise from a technical perspective on ingredient and formulation requirements, product performance, palatability, stability, and product analysis
• Maintain up to date product specifications and processing instructions
• Training and guidance of laboratory technicians
• Responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with customers
• Responsible for supporting ADM growth strategy initiatives
• Be self‑motivated to challenge and drive R&D efforts by staying up to date on industry trends and proactively innovating pet solutions

• Bachelor’s of Science with 3 years experience in a pet industry role or Masters Degree with pet food research experience
• Formulation experience – aptitude on formulation software such as Concept 5 or Brill
• Processing knowledge – understanding of pet food manufacturing processes, with preference in bakery and extrusion technologies
• Scientific skills – comfortable with common scientific terminology, basic chemistry terms and concepts, intermediate Chemistry and Biology knowledge
• Food science skills – comfortable with basic food science principles, including knowledge of food chemistry, lipids, carbohydrates, proteins
• Project management skills – capable of planning, organizing and managing project efforts
• Industry knowledge – basic knowledge of target industry including key companies, technologies, cost and geographical factors
• Analytical skills – comfortable with basic instrument calibration, usage and reporting skills
• Teamwork skills – able to work closely within a team with productive results
• Computer skills – comfortable with Microsoft Office, and basic presentation development using Power Point
• Verbal and written communication skills – clear communication to supervisors, managers, team members and business contacts

Pay range: $63,900.00 - $ per year. Salaried incentive plan including annual bonus. The total compensation package for this position will…