Food Scientist
-Confectionery & Tablet Applications (6882) Bridgewater, NJ
Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE:INGR)
is a leading global ingredients solutions provider specializing in
nature-based sweeteners, starches and nutrition ingredients. With customers
in more than 40 countries, Ingredion, formerly
Corn Products International, serves approximately
60 diverse sectors in food, beverage, brewing, pharmaceuticals and other
industries. For more information, visit ingredion.com.
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Job Title:
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Food Scientist
Confectionery & Tablet Applications
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Position
Location:
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Bridgewater, NJ
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Business Unit:
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Global Innovation
Group/Sweetener Applications
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Primary
Function
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The Food Scientist will
be responsible to investigate the use of new ingredients of interest to
the company primarily in confectionery and tablet applications, as well
as other application areas. The Food Scientist will update, develop and
communicate the physiochemical technical data of our ingredient products;
develop, document, and communicate formulation and nutritional labeling
aspects of formulations to assist customers with formulations that
incorporate our ingredient products. He/she will also provide technical
assistance to our Technical Services and Sales team, distributors and
affiliates throughout North America and globally as required. In
addition, he/she will work to support customers and Technical Service to
identify formulation challenges, solve problems and develop new,
innovative ideas and advance the capabilities of the organization in the
area of sweetness.
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Reports To:
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Senior Associate
Sweetener Applications
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Supervision:
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None Immediately -
future potential
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Key
Deliverables
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Business
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Confectionery
and Tableting R&D
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Go-to person for confectionery and tableting applications.
Develop expertise in confectionery and tableting formulations, chemistry
and development and maintain well-rounded food science knowledge.
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Work with Sweetener Group, Technical Service and Commercials
teams to answer project or customer driven technical questions
Prototype
Development and support
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Provide technical support to Sweetener Group projects
involving prototype development and background data.
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Support the generation of new formulations to address
customer and project needs.
Support Go to
Market (GTM) Project Needs
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Work with Go to Market teams to understand the needs of each
thrust and work within the Global Innovation Group to utilize technical
resources to progress these goals.
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Agility and Innovation
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Utilize and strengthen understandings of the function of our
ingredients and how they interact with common ingredients in a variety of
applications.
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Work with customers and Technical Service to identify
formulation challenges, solve problems and develop new, innovative
ideas/products.
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Stay engaged with industry information and trends to best
respond to customer requests.
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Relationships
and People
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Develop industry relationships to leverage information and
address customer needs.
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Work with Applications, Analytical, and Sensory teams to
generate data to optimize prototypes and provide sensory data for
projects.
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Knowledge,
Skills,
and
Requirements:
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PhD degree in food science, chemistry or related scientific
field (e.g. engineering, nutrition, food technology) with 2 to 3+ years
of product development experience OR MS with 5 to 8+ years/BS with 10+
years experience will be considered. Well-rounded knowledge across
product development categories.
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Experience working with nutritive sweeteners, modified
starches, hydrocolloids, high potency sweeteners, and flavors a plus.
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Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills required
for formulation work. Solid knowledge of statistics.
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Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to write comprehensive technical reports and deliver
technical presentations.
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Excellent planning and organizational skills.
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Solid project management skills and proven ability to manage
cross-functional teams.
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Expected Travel Approximately 15%
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Desired
behavior,
personal
attributes:
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Solid interpersonal skills. Ability to interact effectively
across all levels of the organization and in a variety of cultures both
internal and external.
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Ability to work independently, with minimal direction as
well as ability to work as part of a team.
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Relocation
Available:
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Yes Relocation Within Country
Considered
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Ingredion Incorporated is proud to provide a competitive
compensation and benefits package including medical, dental and life
insurance, a 401(k) with a generous company match, a pension plan and long
term career growth potential.
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