Scientist

Title: Food Scientist Location: Quincy MA Schedule: M-F 8-5 onsite daily Will accept relocation candidates Salary: up to $120k Start ASAP Education: BS/MS/PhD in Food Science/Engineering/related science or engineering field Requirements: 4+ years of experience in Beverage Product Development. Knowledgeable about food chemistry, sensory, microbiology, food packaging systems and food engineering. Ability to work with cross-functional teams at multi levels within the organization Able to work independently, problem solve Oversee a team of 2 scientists and 2 lab tech as needed Responsibilities: Conduct research including new product research and the development of foods. Develop new and improved methods and systems for food processing, production, quality control and packaging. Work in pilot plant and support production scale ups and commercialization's. Field customer requests both internal and external to satisfy project needs from a conceptual phase through commercialization and troubleshooting. Participate in ideation/brainstorming Develop gold standards while working with Culinary and subject matter experts (SMEs) Match competitive products Formulation Optimization Concept to Commercialization Execute internal processes Ability to understand and troubleshoot customer processes Be a strong part of customer facing team to deliver solutions that will “Nourish and Delight” our customers. Coordinate customer calls with sales/culinary representatives through presentations both technical and culinary based. Work with cross functional groups to optimize the strengths of the various teams and deliver the best Taste and Nutrition experience for our customers Develop and protect Intellectual Property by documenting research notes. Study methods to improve quality of foods such as flavor, color, texture, nutritional value, convenience, or physical, chemical, and microbiological composition of foods Complete project requests within the time frame required by the customer. Assist customers with technical issues that may arise. Travel to Kerry production plants and to customers. Must be able to taste and smell chemicals, flavors and food products. Must be able to stand for long periods of time in a laboratory setting and lift 50 pounds. #m3 Ref: #558-Scientific