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Requisition Number:
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2446
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Job Title:
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Research
Food Scientist
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Area of Interest:
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College
Research & Development
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City:
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Pleasanton
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State / Province:
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California
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Alternate Work Locations:
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Job Description:
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Research Food
Scientist
Pleasanton, CA
Role:
- We seek to fill a position
from recent PhD/MS graduates in food science. Responsibilities/title
will be commensurate with experience and fit with company needs.
Responsibilities:
- Research Food Scientists are
involved in formulation, consumer testing, scale up and
commercialization of new food products, line extensions, and product
improvements in the areas of dressings and sauces.
- This is accomplished through
design, execution, and interpretation of experiments utilizing a
variety of analytical and sensory techniques; evaluation of market
research data for category opportunities and product improvement
possibilities; analyses of competitive products; translation of
kitchen recipe protocepts into commercially
viable prototypes; nutritional data analysis; etc.
- We focus on innovative
approaches and solutions to product development, including extensive
leverage of outside vendors, suppliers, universities and research
centers.
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Qualifications:
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Required
Qualifications:
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- PhD/MS Food Science or PhD
Chemistry or BS/MS Chemical Engineering.
- Broad and deep product
development technical knowledge preferably focused on at least one of
these areas: dressings/sauces/condiments, emulsion technology, dairy
science & chemistry.
- Proven track record of driving
growth through product innovation.
- Able to use technical skills to
create new product ideas and meet business needs.
- Strong leadership skills and
ability to influence others by championing ideas.
- Excellent oral and written
communication skills.
- Familiar with other R&D
functions in consumer products - Consumer Research, Product Development,
Process Development, etc.
- Effective interacting on
cross-functional teams - Marketing, Sales, Product Supply, etc.
- Ability to identify, champion
and institutionalize new tools, processes and technologies
- Strong team player
- Recent Graduates must have a
minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Offers of employment are
contingent upon proof of the applicant's legal right to work and be
employed in the United States.
Desired Skill Set:
- You will be performing
development activities in a team environment, and interactions with
disciplines such as Brand Marketing, Consumer Insights, Sales, Purchasing,
Quality Assurance, Process Development, Planning, and Manufacturing are
an important part of the job.
- Qualified candidates will have
strong analytical, problem solving, and written and verbal
communications skills. Your ability to influence across the organization
will greatly amplify your impact to the business.
- A cooperative attitude and the
ability to function as part of a larger team are required. Training is
provided to increase performance in technical and leadership areas as
dictated by project needs and career path.
- Your ability to quickly develop
prototypes on the bench while leveraging culinary and consumer direction
will be a critical part of your responsibilities.
- Experienced in using consumer
connection tools, including Drivers of Liking and Consumer Needs
Translation.
- Demonstrated understanding of
manufacturing operations in consumer products.
- Project Management experience
in "fuzzy front end" discovery projects.
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Required
Qualifications:
- PhD/MS Food Science or PhD
Chemistry or BS/MS Chemical Engineering.
- Broad and deep product
development technical knowledge preferably focused on at least one
of these areas: dressings/sauces/condiments, emulsion technology,
dairy science & chemistry.
- Proven track record of
driving growth through product innovation.
- Able to use technical
skills to create new product ideas and meet business needs.
- Strong leadership skills
and ability to influence others by championing ideas.
- Excellent oral and written
communication skills.
- Familiar with other R&D
functions in consumer products - Consumer Research, Product
Development, Process Development, etc.
- Effective interacting on
cross-functional teams - Marketing, Sales, Product Supply, etc.
- Ability to identify,
champion and institutionalize new tools, processes and technologies
- Strong team player
- Recent Graduates must have
a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Offers of employment are
contingent upon proof of the applicant's legal right to work and be
employed in the United States.
Desired Skill Set:
- You will be performing
development activities in a team environment, and interactions with
disciplines such as Brand Marketing, Consumer Insights, Sales,
Purchasing, Quality Assurance, Process Development, Planning, and
Manufacturing are an important part of the job.
- Qualified candidates will
have strong analytical, problem solving, and written and verbal
communications skills. Your ability to influence across the
organization will greatly amplify your impact to the business.
- A cooperative attitude and
the ability to function as part of a larger team are required.
Training is provided to increase performance in technical and
leadership areas as dictated by project needs and career path.
- Your ability to quickly
develop prototypes on the bench while leveraging culinary and
consumer direction will be a critical part of your responsibilities.
- Experienced in using
consumer connection tools, including Drivers of Liking and Consumer
Needs Translation.
- Demonstrated understanding
of manufacturing operations in consumer products.
- Project Management
experience in "fuzzy front end" discovery projects.
Qualified
candidates will be technically advanced, highly motivated, self-starters
who can apply their skills to diverse, challenging, and practical product
problems in a fast-paced team environment. They will be expected to
collaborate with colleagues in a variety of diverse disciplines and
functions to deliver business-building solutions. Some travel may be
required.
Call Back Procedures:
Second interviews
at our Research & Development center in Pleasanton with expense
reimbursement.
Hiring Process:
Follow-up from
second interviews within two to three weeks.
Unique Features of
the Work Environment / Lifestyle:
One of the great
advantages of working at our Clorox Technical Center in California is the
location. The mild year-round weather and abundance of activity in the
San Francisco Bay area allow us to keep our work and personal lives in
perspective. Though we clearly work until the job is done, that does not
mean we don't leave time to take advantage of the activities that range
from biking and skiing to multi-cultural restaurants, music and sports.
Clorox has a
business casual dress policy 5 days a week and currently has summer hours
(half-day Fridays) June-August. The company also fosters a close working
environment for the diverse people it employs. We take advantage of
sports and recreational clubs and department-level activities. In
essence, Clorox people work hard and play hard.
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If you are unable to fill out the online application due to
a disability,please call
our main # and ask for an HR rep to assist you with completing application.
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The Clorox Company and its subsidiaries is an
EEO/Affirmative Action employer.
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