Food Scientist II - Technical Service

MycoTechnology•Aurora, CO

About The Position

The Food Scientist II – Technical Service position plays a key role within the MycoTechnology Food Applications Team. The primary responsibility of this role is to deliver technical support to customers, ensuring their needs are met effectively. In addition, this position is tasked with developing customized food and beverage applications tailored to individual customer requirements. Collaboration with the sales team is also central to the position, with the goal of driving business growth by leveraging MycoTechnology’s portfolio of current and future ingredient platforms.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in food science, chemistry, or related field.
Minimum 5 years’ food industry experience, with expertise in food formulation, ingredient functionality, and processing.
Experience in customer-facing technical relationship management
Proficient in SalesForce, Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Office, PowerPoint.
Superior written and verbal communication skills.
The ability to travel approximately 60% of the time.
The ability to: Lead and support with equal vigor.
The ability to: Plan and lead projects of varying complexity with minimal supervision.
The ability to: Make recommendations on new products and processes.
The ability to: Assess the feasibility of proposed projects and generate alternative solutions.
The ability to: Research consumer and/or competitive trends to provide ideas for new product development or improvement of existing products.
The ability to: Communicate effectively and influence project direction both internally and externally.
The ability to: Coaches and Collaborates
The ability to: Function effectively as a part of a project team, as leader or team member.
The ability to: Provide insight and guidance to non-technical members of customer team.
The ability to: Leadership
The ability to: Gain awareness of and provide input toward execution of business strategies.

Responsibilities

Develop close relationships with customer technical teams and lead customer projects, especially in sugar reduction.
Partner with sales to identify and shape new opportunities, supporting solution design and technical strategies.
Understand customer needs, culture, and processes to deliver fit-for-purpose solutions.
Monitor market trends and share industry intelligence to inform solution development.
Take a hands-on approach to applications, including lab work and troubleshooting.
Demonstrate adaptability and creativity in problem-solving, with a generalist mindset.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams (Innovation, R&D, Sales & Marketing) to develop or modify solutions for client needs.
Conduct product demonstrations and presentations to technical teams. Support sales targets with technically driven approaches
Exhibit an innovative mindset in discovery, advancement, and evaluation of new technologies in food/process development, which can have a significant impact on customers, through improved products or processes.
Develops prototypes that meet the food and financial objectives outlined by the customer or internal brief.
Assist other Applications Scientists with their efforts as needed.
Follows procedures and takes a structured approach to developing formulas and product samples at the benchtop, and pilot plant.
Collaborates with other ingredient suppliers to ensure the use of most up to date ingredients and technologies.
Assists in test kitchen maintenance including, set up and clean up for experimentation and evaluations, including dishes. Sample disposal, workspace clean up and sanitation.
Sample management including receiving, labeling, recording, and storage.
Anticipate customer/market needs and develop meaningful solutions.
Manage customer interactions, ensuring timely and effective responses.
Plan and execute projects logically, analyze data, and make technical recommendations.
Take ownership of deliverables, proactively ensuring quality and timeliness.
Strong communication skills to adapt messaging for diverse audiences
Develop sugar reduced prototypes that reflect commercial products.
Creative hands-on problem solver