Meat & Muscle Scientist
| Company | Tyson Foods |
|---|---|
| Location | Siloam Springs, AR, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | PhD |
| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- A Doctoral Degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) in Muscle Biology, Food Science, Poultry Science, Animal Science, or a related scientific field with a program emphasis on meat quality.
- A minimum of 10 years of relevant work and/or educational experience in the field.
- The Cobb Animal Welfare Policy must be always followed. Biosecure facilities may require showering before entering the facilities. If showering is required, appropriate clothing and footwear will be provided by the company. No jewelry may be worn on the jobsites except for medical ID jewelry. Employee must sign an agreement declaring that you will avoid direct contact with any avian species.
- When visiting facilities, a team member will follow the required safety procedures and wear the required personal protective equipment.
- Travel will be 15% of the time to genetic farms located throughout the United States. Global travel would be occasional.
Responsibilities
- Lead research initiatives to identify and understand the root causes of poultry meat myopathies.
- Apply sensory technologies to improve yield and consumer product quality.
- Develop and implement new technologies to predict muscle myopathies.
- Estimate the genetic basis and create predictive models for various muscle myopathies.
- Explore growth patterns, muscle development, and metabolic rates related to muscle myopathies.
- Investigate the impact of incubation and early post-hatch conditions on muscle myopathies.
- Identify post-brood environmental conditions affecting muscle yield and myopathies.
- Collaborate internationally with research groups to advance knowledge in this field.
- Manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.
Preferred Qualifications
- Extensive knowledge of muscle biology and myopathies.
- Proven experience in research and development within the poultry industry.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.
- Experience with sensory technologies and their application in poultry production.
- Familiarity with genetic modeling and predictive analytics.
- International research collaboration experience.