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Sr
Associate Principal Scientist – Glenview, IL -1107542
Description
This position
leverages technical depth in dessert based products to lead long-term
growth and new technology initiatives in the desserts category. The person
provides overall technical leadership across a variety of initiatives which
may include growth, quality improvement and/or cost savings initiatives.
The position has direct interface w/ Business (Marketing), Operations and
Quality partners.
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The candidate will plan and conduct independent
exploratory and new product dvelopment projects,
participate in development of objectives, and execute against the same
recommending action plans to implement key findings.
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The candidate will participate in the development of
long-term technical strategies to deliver the category's strategic plan,
and provide input and guidance to co-workers on their technical approach to
ensure alignment to the strategies
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The candidate will represent R&D on
cross-functional teams by communicating technical perspectives, in the
early scoping and concept/protocept development
phase
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The candidate will properly document and communicate
to peers, project summaries and key findings for documentation and
application to future projects.
Qualifications
BS/MS in Food
Science, Food Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering
15 years Product
Development and commercialization experience in a CPG company (with Kraft
or other Food & Beverage Company)
5
years Aseptic Dairy product/process development experience
preferred
2 years Experience with NEW product development (innovation)
from concept to commercialization
10 years
Technical program leadership
In depth
understanding of Food Science and the relationship between food ingredients
and processing.
Self-Motivated by
problem solving and inherent curiosity to understand how things work
Ability to work
effectively in a team environment and influence technical direction of new
products
Strong technical
skills in ingredient interactions/functionality and food chemistry
Ability to manage
multiple complex programs concurrently
Excellent verbal,
written, and oral communication
Executional
excellence and personal leadership a must
Job
: Research
Primary Location
: NA-US-IL-Glenview
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