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Senior Food Scientist, Microbiology-WIC02347 – Wichita, KS Cargill
is a unique place to grow your career, your experience and your abilities. Every day, we
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agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. We take pride
in our global reach, ability to contribute, and strong work ethics and
values. Founded in 1865, Cargill
is a privately held company and employs 142,000 people in 65 countries with
annual revenues in excess of $133.9 billion. Through innovation, creativity
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Together at www.cargill.com. Description
Cargill Shared Services
has an opportunity available for a Sr.
Food Scientist, Microbiology, located in Wichita, KS. This
position will work to lead our technology development efforts in the area of
pathogen microbiology. This position will coordinate the technology efforts
in this platform with the regulatory requirements and operational needs of
our businesses. This person will ensure that we are properly aligning our
development resources with regulatory and operational needs, and will lead
our partnership and external sourcing efforts in this area. This position will
help Cargill to develop leading edge food safety practices and will assist to
assure compliance with federal food safety regulations. Additionally, this
position will work with suppliers and vendors to identify areas for food
safety process improvement and to direct our food safety microbiological research
project portfolio. This position will also serve as a microbiology subject
matter expert, providing technical support and information to meet business
food safety and microbiological quality objectives, as well as to assist in
the development, validation and support documentation of company positions. Principal
Accountabilities: ·
25% - Seek new pathogen intervention
technologies and determine operational feasibility ·
25% - Manage pathogen research
laboratory in Wichita, KS ·
20% - Conduct applied research on
intervention and detection methodologies ·
20% - Lead technical staff in Pathogen
Laboratory ·
10% - Develop external research
partnerships (technology providers, universities) and lead efforts to obtain
extramural funding of efforts Qualifications
Required: ·
Master’s Degree in microbiology or related field
(food/meat science, nutrition, health) ·
Experience in applied pathogen/microbiology research
and technology development ·
Experimental design and statistical analyses ·
Laboratory techniques and rapid methods experience ·
Experience with pathogen identification in a production
environment ·
Validation study design, execution and publication
expertise ·
Effective written and verbal communications ·
Project management ·
Ability to travel 30-40% ·
Ability to work in production facilities as well as BSL-2
pathogen facilities Preferred: ·
Ph.D. in microbiology or related field ·
2-5 years experience in
Microbiology or a related field
Cargill is an EEO/AA
employer. Job
Research and Development Primary Location
US-KS-Wichita Schedule
Full-time Job Type
Standard Shift
Day Job |
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