Food Scientist
About The Position
Stefanini Group is hiring a Food Scientist in East Hanover, NJ. This is a hybrid role with work hours from Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. The position is for a Senior Scientist responsible for delivering key flavor analytical measurements to support the Client business, focused on the area of Biscuit and Baked snacks. The incumbent will be responsible for setting up new SPME GC equipment, establishing validated analytical methods on site and building the capability to perform untargeted flavor analysis on a variety of matrices. They will need to collaborate internally in the area of flavor research and analytical methodology for Client with colleagues at other sites and be comfortable liaising with external partners and equipment providers.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science Degree in relevant field or 5 years of analytical analysis experience.
- Experience with LC, GC and GCMS techniques.
- Experience utilizing software packages and provide interpretation of the results.
- Experience setting up new SPME GC equipment.
- Experience establishing validated analytical methods on site.
- Experience building the capability to perform untargeted flavor analysis on a variety of matrices.
- Experience with experimental work including result interpretation, writing recommendations and disseminating reports.
- Experience developing and executing projects, effectively communicating their statuses and highlighting risks and issues.
- Experience planning and leading bench-top experimental work plans and trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice.
- Experience collaborating internally in the area of flavor research and analytical methodology with colleagues at other sites.
- Comfortable liaising with external partners and equipment providers.
- Experience performing QA data checking.
- Act in compliance with all relevant lab policies and procedures.
- Maintain a clean, tidy and safe working environment.
- Assist with laboratory housekeeping and the maintenance of quality systems.
- Communicate significant of the results to technical and non-technical audience.
- Work in an organized manner within tight deadlines.
Responsibilities
- Setting up new SPME GC equipment, establishing validated analytical methods on site and building the capability to perform untargeted flavor analysis on a variety of matrices.
- Undertake a range of investigative analyses using LC, GC and GCMS techniques, utilizing software packages and provide interpretation of the results.
- Perform various analytical techniques to isolate and concentrate flavour from food products and identify and quantify the potent aroma compounds.
- Perform QA data checking and provide interpretation of data.
- Act in compliance with all relevant lab policies and procedures.
- Maintain a clean, tidy and safe working environment, assist with laboratory housekeeping and the maintenance of quality systems.
- Communicate significant of the results to technical and non-technical audience to assist with the decision-making process.
- Work in an organized manner within tight deadlines to ensure that analysis is completed within expected time scales.
- Install new analytical SPME equipment with support from colleagues.
- Set up and run in-house methods to conduct flavor analysis on a variety of matrices to assist the direction of the flavor research programs and provide technical insights through flavor analysis.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with instrument providers.
- Collaborate in cross functional teams with internal and external partners to drive projects.
- Support the flavor research and category teams with analytical measurements to test hypotheses and propose next steps in research projects.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
