Senior Food Scientist -Dairy
Applications (6883)
Req Id 6883 - Posted
12/04/2012 - UNITED STATES - New Jersey - Bridgewater - R&D - Full
Time
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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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Senior Food Scientist -
Dairy 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
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Primary Function
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The Senior
Food Scientist in our Global Dairy Applications group is a very exciting
and highly visible opportunity for someone who is looking to take on a
challenging role and make a direct impact. The Senior Food Scientist will
be responsible for leading and supporting global and regional projects and
project teams as well as customer engagements. The Scientist will develop
and launch new ingredients from concept to commercialization as a team
leader or a key contributor in multidisciplinary teams. The role has very
broad exposure within the global organization and will provide excellent
opportunities to collaborate with regional teams from Europe, Asia, South
America, etc. To be successful the Scientist will need to be a self starter, team player and a highly independent
individual with excellent communication skills.
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Reports To:
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Sr. Manager, Global
Applications
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Supervision:
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Manage technicians and/or
technologists
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Key Deliverables
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Business
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Use dairy science/food science and food engineering principles
to lead and manage a portfolio of dairy projects. Develop and commercialize
starch based ingredients for dairy applications.
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Plan, direct and execute research projects, write reports and
present findings to key stakeholders.
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Agility and Innovation
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Identify
new opportunities in the dairy segment consistent with business strategy.
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Maintain an understanding of patent and trade literature in
dairy and starch based ingredients.
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Relationships
and People
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Collaborate with several functional teams including technical
and marketing functions and lead multifunctional product development teams;
manage projects and deliver results under challenging schedules.
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Develop external networks with customers as well as scientific
organizations. Present new ingredients and research to customers and
scientific community.
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Knowledge,
Skills,
and Requirements:
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PhD in food science/engineering or a related field with 2 or
more years of relevant work experience desired, MS with 5+ years or BS with
8+ years relevant experience required. Strong dairy and food science
background required.
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Expertise in dairy manufacturing and product development.
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Knowledge of functional ingredients relevant to dairy segment.
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Demonstrated ability to effectively lead and interact with a
cross-functional team. Supervisory skills and experience desired.
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Strong experimental and measurement skills.
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Must have excellent communication skills - outstanding verbal
& written technnical skills as customer
presentations and technical publications are a requirement.
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Proven ability to plan and prioritize work to meet deadlines and
achieve business objectives.
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Approximately 5 to 10 % travel to customers, technical/trade
conferences, and other Ingredion locations will
be required.
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Relocation
Available:
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Yes – Relocation Within Region
Considered
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