Sr. Associate Scientist, Product Formulation Wet

Mars•Franklin, TN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The position is responsible for supporting the development and execution of product innovation/renovation within our Wet portfolio to enable the successful delivery of the North American Mars Pet Nutrition operating plan. The position is also responsible to support driving consumer based relevant aspects into the product designs and delivering product performance for both pet and pet parents.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Food Science, Technology, Engineering, or related technical field.
Minimum 2 years of experience in Product Development/R&D within a CPG company.
Knowledge of product development from benchtop/pilot plant to full scale production.
Experience in project management.
Ability to work cross functionally with people in other disciplines and/or business areas.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree in Food Science, Technology, Engineering, or Business Administration would be a plus.
Food/beverage experience is a plus.
Stage gate process experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Support and/or execute across Innovation and Renovation initiatives in the Wet platform, sometimes with support of Sr. Product Formulation Scientists.
Create product briefs in close collaboration with R&D and cross-functional partners (Process, Packaging, CTI, Marketing, Sales, Supply, etc.)
Drives execution of technical learning plans in close collaboration with Process, Packaging, Q&FS, Supply & Commercial.
Use appropriate tools to facilitate concept and prototype creation & evaluation.
Deliver products meeting specified design attributes and quality targets at launch.
Own product development within assigned projects.
Formulate for innovation/renovation projects, meeting internal (MPENS) & external (AAFCO) nutritional guidelines, and ensuring product safety criteria with site deployment.
Ensures R&D voice is represented in the risk assessment of the innovation/renovation stage/gate process (QuEST).
Ensures product performance validation for innovation/renovation projects.
Ensures shelf-life validation for innovation/renovation projects that deviate from existing technical foundation for shelf-life.
Follow corporate labeling and claim policy.