Food Scientist

Education / Certifications: B.S. or M.S. in Food Science, Chemical Engineering or related field

Minimum of 3 yrs. experience, preferably in the food industry

Travel requirements: Up to 20% travel, largely to California for Pilot Plant and Mfg Plant scale-up.

Work schedule: This position is based in East Hanover, NJ, with a hybrid work model offering a mix of onsite and remote flexibility.

• Lead product development projects with cross-functional partners
• Strong technical foundation and a high level of technical curiosity
• Demonstrates ability to handle multiple projects, and manage complexity- from bench top to plant commercialization
• Ability to develop and drive technical projects with proper scientific rigor: conduct appropriate testing, gather and analyze data, and develop recommendations based on findings
• Applying technical curiosity and understanding to interpret and analyze data
• Effectively communicating to cross-functional stakeholders verbally and in writing
• Skills in Microsoft Office platform (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

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.