Scientist – Ice Cream R&D North America

The Magnum Ice Cream Company•Englewood Cliffs, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Life tastes better with ice cream. With 19,000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto, and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry. We create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream. And as the world’s biggest pure-play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference. What truly sets us apart is how we work. We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high-performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done. We’re curious and ready for what’s next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better. The Magnum Ice Cream Company in North America looks after a strong portfolio of brands: Ben & Jerry’s, Breyers, Good Humor, Klondike, Magnum, Popsicle, Talenti and Yasso. As a member of the R&D team, you will support the R&D activities to deliver the Ice Cream program, ranging from innovation, renovation, quality improvement and margin enhancement. You will work as a member of a cross-functional project team to deliver the brand’s program and business objectives.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree in Food Science or equivalent degree.
2-5 years of experience in the food industry, preferably in product development
Ability to independently execute tasks and projects with low-moderate complexity.
Ability to develop, plan, conduct, and coordinate prototype development initiatives across multiple projects/tasks.
Working knowledge in use of ingredients, formulation, process, and product design principles.
Working knowledge in specification creation and approval and costing.
Ability to analyze and interpret data with guidance on final conclusions.
Working knowledge of experimental design, root cause analysis and problem-solving techniques
Good understanding of Supply Chain.
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to construct trial/lab reports and presentation, including recommendations.
Ability to present information to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

Has a deep passion for product design and creative product development
Thinks end-to-end and takes ownerships for results
Is comfortable working in a fast-moving, evolving organisation
Values collaboration, clarity and low-ego ways of working

Responsibilities

Execute agreed R&D activities to deliver the brand’s program, ranging from innovation, renovation, quality improvement and margin enhancement.
Works as a member of a cross-functional project team to deliver projects on time in full.
Independently design products against simple product briefs, design/execute test protocols for the various technical aspects of projects as required (e.g., prototype development and scale-up, shelf-life testing, analytical testing, etc.)
Lead the process of specification/label creation in SAP PLM from the request to the approved status; Be the material expert and lead creation of new specifications for new ingredients.
Actively participate and/or represent R&D in Supply Chain and Marketing meetings.
Assess feasibility of new ideas and troubleshoot activities where formulation knowledge is essential.
Support technical investigations using root-cause analysis and problem-solving techniques as required for existing and new products.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with R&D, Supply Chain and marketing teams, customers, and key stakeholders.