Senior Scientist – Product Development
| Company | Kraft Heinz |
|---|---|
| Location | Cranberry Twp, PA, USA, Morton Grove, IL, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s is a Plus) – Food Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences or related fields
- 4+ years Product Development and commercialization experience within a CPG or equivalent
- Project management experience, technical expertise, and food science/processing knowledge
- Excellent communication, influencing, project management and problem solving skills
- Highly motivated and able to multi-task varying degrees of complex projects
- Willingness/ability to learn new product categories and/or processing areas
- Willingness to travel up to 30%. Travel could include (but not limited to): United States and Canada to internal plants, co-manufacturers, and suppliers
- Demonstrated ability to influence, manage multiple projects concurrently with the ability to prioritize work, and solve problems effectively
- Ability to manage through ambiguity.
Responsibilities
- Leads development and execution across multiple projects ranging from low to high technical complexity for the Meals & Kits BU
- Manage multiple assignments/research projects concurrently and possess the ability to prioritize between a variety of business initiatives
- Deep knowledge of commercialization processes and required activities as the technical/R&D lead. Ability to troubleshoot challenges
- Work with cross functional teams acting as the lead product developer to drive execution across multiple projects
- Provide updates to cross-functional teams; Identify hurdles and propose solutions
- Translate research findings into meaningful business objectives
- Champion an innovation approach and exhibit influence on the cross functional partners
- Mentor, coach and collaborate with other colleagues within and outside of your immediate team
- Demonstrate the ability to develop relationships with and coordinate commercialization activities across internal and external manufacturing facilities
- Lead and complete product testing, qualification, and commercialization in laboratory and production environments
Preferred Qualifications
- Spray-dry, process cheese, and dry powder blending experience preferred.