Principal Scientist, R&D

Duration:04monthscontract

• Thecandidatewouldbereportingtothe Director,R&DUSCMGBFY(Dept/Function:
  
  Research&Development)
• Residing at The Company 'sTechnical
  
  Center,thispositioninvolvesauniqueopportunitytoworkwithinthe
  
  Research and
  
  Development department.
  
  Thisgroupisresponsiblefordevelopinginnovativenewproductsfor The Company .
• Workingwithminimaldirection,providesleadershipandprofessionalguidanceinthepracticeofproteinscienceandinnovationwithin
  
  R&D.
• Providesprocessandtechnicalleadershiptoenablethedeliveryoftheprotein Research and Developmentinnovationprogram ,acornerstoneof
  
  Company’sbroader
  
  Better For Youinitiativeandamajorgrowthcategoryforthe Company .
• Designsanddirectsresearcheffortsspecificallyaimedatbreakthroughproteinproducts,advancedingredientsourcing,andstate-of-the-artprocessingmethods.
  
  Developssolutionstocomplexchallengesinproteinformulation,leveragingexpertiseandexperiencewherelittleprecedentexistsandinnovationisrequired.
• Leadshighlycomplexnewproteinproductinnovationinitiatives,ensuringtechnicalrigor,timeline management,risk mitigation,androbustcross-functional collaboration.
• Engagescloselywithtechnical,professional,andmanagerialstaffof
  
  R&Daswellas Manufacturing,Marketing,Quality Assurance,Engineering,and Legaldepartmentstoresolvetechnicalandpracticalchallengesspecifictoproteinproducts.
• Interactswithotherindustriesandinstitutionsasrequiredtoexchangeinformationandideasonproteinscienceandtechnology.
• Thesuccessfulcandidatewillreporttothegroup’sDirectorandworkwithotherseniormanagementtoestablishstrategicdirectionandgoalsforresearch.

Time%
Summaryofmajorduties:

• 100%
  Product,Processand Packaging Improvements Program Management
• Partnering with Supply Chaintoprovidetechnicalsupporttodrivequalityandvalueimprovementinproducts ,processandpackaging.
• Assess current
  
  BFYproductportfoliotoidentifyandrecommendedimprovementopportunitiesacrossfinishedproductandingredients.
• R&Dprocessleadofproductrelocationandcomplexingredientsourcingtooptimize Supply Chain network .
• New Product Development Project Leadership
• Working independently,provideexpertleadershipandprofessionalguidanceinthepracticeofascientificdisciplineorbreatheofdisciplinesofactivitywith
  
  R&D.
• Leadsundertakingandexecutionoffundamentalprojectsofsignificantimportance,complexity,andscopewithemphasisonsolutionoftheoreticalproblems,havingasignificantimpactonthe
  
  Company’scurrentand/orfuturebusinessinterests.
  
  Undertakeproductdevelopmentprojectsin‘starttofinish’approach,initiatingownprojectsorrecommendingterminationofprojectsasisnecessary.
  
  Independentlydeterminetechnicalapproachestobeexploredastheyapplytoassignedprojectorself-initiated projects.
  
  Establishobjectivesandapproachestoexecuteprojects.
  
  Secureappropriateinformationasnecessary.
  
  Solveproblemsthroughapplicationofknowledge,experience,andoriginalthinking,andtestingsolutions.
• Talent&Organizational Development
• Providetechnicalcoachingandmentoringtotechniciansandprofessionals.

• Experienceleadinghighlytechnicalinnovationinitiatives,whichcouldincludeproductdevelopment,quality improvement,cost improvement,technologyvalidationandprocessoptimization.
• Experiencewithend-to-endinnovationfromupstreamfrontendtodownstreamcommercialization.
• Demonstratedtechnicalexpertiseinproteinformulation,recipe development,andprocessplatforms(slab/slit,extrusion,enrobing).
• Preferredexperiencewithinthe Better For Youspaceincluding ,butnotlimitedto,ingredientfunctionalityandformulationprincipleswithinproteinandsugarreplacement.
• Strongknowledgeofvarioustechnicaldisciplines(Sensory,Research,Engineering and Packaging)
• Understandingoftheimpactofthekeyprocessingparametersintheconversionofrawingredientandin-processmaterialtofinishedproductandcriticalfortheday-to-dayoperationofaline.
• Demonstrated Influencing Skills ;
  
  Strategicaswellastacticalthinker
• Provenadministrativeability,decision-making skills,financial understanding,businessintegrationskillsandtechnicalexpertise.
• Demonstratedabilitytousetechnicalknowledgeasanexpert
• Excellentmentoringandleadershipskills
• Advancedproblemsolvingandevaluationcapabilities
• Excellenttechnicaltroubleshootingskills.
• Excellentwrittenandverbal…