R&D Product Developer II

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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.

Education / Experience: 

• B.S. or M.S. in Food Science, Chemical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 3 yrs. experience, preferably in the food industry.

Required Skills & Abilities:

• 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).

Additional Skills:

• Consumer focused mindset defining consumer desired experiences collaboratively with marketing and bringing ideas to life with iterative prototyping.
• Agile and creative mindset, thinking outside the box and in possibilities.
• Partners with client experts and platforms, connects with consumers, trends and seeks new technologies.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written; ability to build strong relationships and drive for results.
• Deliver consumer value achieving the consumer desired experience with the best cost.
• Technical leadership on cross functional project teams, collaboratively developing technical learning plans and timelines.
• Ability to synthesize data from a variety of sources to solve complex problems with technical rigor.