Ice Cream Scientist – Product Development; Super Premium Indulgence

Life tastes better with ice cream With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry. We create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream.

And as the world’s biggest pure‑play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference. What truly sets us apart is how we work. We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high‑performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done.

We’re curious and ready for what’s next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis without the need for current or future employer sponsorship. Employment eligibility will be verified as part of the hiring process. International sponsorship or local/ international relocation not supported.

Ice Cream is a fun, very innovative, competitive, and fast‑paced category. The Magnum Ice Cream Company is home to a portfolio of iconic brands, including Ben & Jerry’s, Breyers, Good Humor, Klondike, Magnum, Popsicle, Talenti, and Yasso. As a member of the Ice Cream R&D team, you will support the R&D activities to deliver the Ice Cream program, ranging from innovation, renovation, quality improvement and margin enhancement.

You will work as a member of a cross‑functional project team to deliver to deliver the brand’s program and business objectives.

• You love to win and have fun doing it:
  You are passionate about product development, and you are customer/consumer focused. You are comfortable with multi‑tasking and operating in a fast paced, multi‑feted, and multi‑cultural environment
• You’re a dot connector:
  You are a problem solver: you break an issue into smaller parts to examine them. You build and manage relationships with cross‑functional teams, key stakeholders, and strategic vendor partners to enable progress.
• You’re a paradox navigator:
  You leverage your technical knowledge and experience, awareness of culinary and product trends and consumer insights to deliver superior new products that meet the project and business deliverables.
• You’re a change maker:
  You can identify and address emerging issues as well as set and manage priorities and continuously improve processes and practices.
• Support/Lead Projects:
  Execute agreed R&D activities to deliver the brand’s program, ranging from innovation, renovation, quality improvement and margin enhancement. Works as a member of a cross‑functional project team to deliver projects on time in full.
• Develop products:
  Independently design products against simple product briefs, design / execute test protocols for the various technical aspects of projects as required (e.g., prototype development and scale‑up, shelf‑life testing, analytical testing, etc.)
• Lead the process of specification / label creation in SAP PLM from the request to the approved status;
  Be the material expert and lead creation of new specifications for new ingredients.
• Provide technical and product guidance:
  Actively participate and/or represent R&D in Supply Chain and Marketing meetings. Assess feasibility of new ideas and troubleshoot activities where formulation knowledge is essential.
• Support technical investigations using root‑cause analysis and problem‑solving techniques as required for existing and new products.
• Establish and maintain internal and external working relationships. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with R&D, Supply Chain and marketing teams, customers, and key stakeholders.

• Has a deep passion for product design and creative product development
• Education/
  
  Experience:
  
  Bachelor of Science Degree in Food Science or equivalent degree.
• 2-5 years of experience in…