Senior Scientist - Product Development

Position: Senior Scientist I - Product Development
Location: East Hanover

** Job Description*
* ** Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?*
* ** Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.*
* Working as part of a cross-functional team you lead the R&D activities required to complete new product development and maintain portfolios and/or productivity projects keeping in mind the goal to deliver the desired consumer experience.

** How you will contribute*
* You will work independently to plan, lead and coordinate technical projects in line with R&D, marketing and manufacturing requirements You will effectively communicate status and risks and plan, lead and coordinate pilot plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements. In addition, you will plan, lead and coordinate development activities (e.g. product shelf-life testing, designing for quality, consumer test preparation.

etc.). To provide direction for product development, you will use digital simulation models to obtain, understand and interpret consumer insights and commercial information. In this role, you will create and maintain accurate consumer-led specifications and be responsible for stakeholder management and influencing decisions based on conclusions made from analysis and interpretation of results.

** What you will bring*
* A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

· Leading R&D teams and influencing cross-functional teams

· Handling multiple priorities

· Proactively identifying complex technical or business problems and creating and implementing solutions

· Applying technical curiosity and understanding to interpret and analyze data

· Effectively influencing senior-level and cross-functional stakeholders verbally and in writing, including writing technical report conclusions

· Coaching and mentoring others

** More about this role*
* ** What you need to know about this position:*
* + Lead the collaboration internally and externally to scope pipeline ideas

+ Have a strong knowledge about product development processes

+ Drive excellence in Project management. Be able to handle large numbers of projects

+ Be able to manage multiple stakeholders, influence cross-functional teams

+ Have strong knowledge of the I2M process , be able to take projects from ideas to commercialization

+ Be able to plan and execute work plans, including development of risk assessments and contingency plans

+ Identify and efficiently utilize necessary resources to achieve timely delivery of project objectives.

+ In addition, the candidate should have good understanding of the functional characteristics of ingredients, packaging materials, and processing capabilities and how they impact the finished product, to meet consumer and business expectations.

+ The candidate should be able to leverage the value in MDLZ experts/partners, demonstrate and utilize an understanding of the NA supply chain network, and ensure compliance to quality documentation, regulatory requirements, FTO/IP, and confidentiality requirements.

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* Education / Certifications:

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* Bachelor's in Food Science, Chemistry, or related field

** Job specific requirements:*
* + Minimum of 5 years. experience, preferably in the food industry.

+ Strong technical foundation and technical curiosity.

+ Ability to develop, plan for, and carry out plant trials.

+ Able to develop and drive technical projects with proper scientific rigor: conduct appropriate testing, gather and analyze data, and develop recommendations based on findings.

+ Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects, prioritize and manage complexity- from bench top to commercialization.

+ Participate in cross functional teams to identify and resolve technical issues.

+ Write process specifications that deliver consistent, high-quality products across numerous manufacturing facilities.

+ Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to effectively communicate to all levels within the organization

** Travel requirements:*
* 30% to locations in Canada, US, and Mexico.

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* Work schedule:

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* This position is based in East Hanover, NJ, as main location, and Whippany, NJ as an additional location…