Scientist Material Science - Decatur, IL
About The Position
Scientist, Material Science - Decatur, IL This is a full-time exempt level position. ADM, a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world's premier agricultural origination and processing company, has an opening for a Scientist in the Material Science Team located at our R&D center in Decatur, IL. Position Summary The Material Science R&D team is looking for a highly motivated scientist with a strong background in ingredient characterization to carry out research projects supporting the Human Nutrition R&D team. The successful candidate will work cross functionally with teams to execute advanced characterization of ADM ingredients to drive ingredient innovation and deliver value across the ADM portfolio.
Requirements
- Master's or Bachelors and 5+ years industry experience in Chemistry, Food Science or related field of study
- Knowledge and experience with advanced analytical instrumentation to characterize ingredients and systems, including particle characterization, spectroscopy, chromatography, thermal analysis, rheology, microscopy and standard wet chemistry techniques
- Ability to work in high paced cross functional team environment while delivering on multiple projects
- Self-motivated and willing to work independently in the laboratory
- Strong problem solving, communication, organization, and documentation skills
- Proficient in scientific data reporting for internal and external stakeholders
- Conduct research projects with safety and quality mindset
Responsibilities
- Plan, organize, and execute material science experimental workplans with the direction of a lead scientist, project leader, or manager to advance product portfolio pipeline
- Execute DOEs and statistics for experiments, including data processing and analysis
- Utilize advanced characterization instrumentation to understand structure-function correlation of ingredients and complex matrices across the ADM ingredient portfolio to build innovative solutions
- Support global cross functional teams with material science characterization requests
- Support equipment maintenance, writing SOPs, and training of advanced lab instrumentation
- Communicate technical data in reports and presentations to broad audiences
- Collaborate with research & development, creation design & development, operations, and commercial teams
- Engage in ADM safety activities by participating in lab audits, job safety assessments, safety engagements and quality to drive R&D safety initiatives
- Maintain a clean, safe, organized working environment in R&D labs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Food Manufacturing
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
