Senior Scientist I - Product Development

Mondelēz International•East Hanover, NJ

4d•$86,900 - $119,515•Hybrid

About The Position

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride. Working as part of a cross-functional team you lead the R&D activities required to complete new product development and maintain portfolios and/or productivity projects keeping in mind the goal to deliver the desired consumer experience. How you will contribute: You will work independently to plan, lead and coordinate technical projects in line with R&D, marketing and manufacturing requirements. You will effectively communicate status and risks and plan, lead and coordinate pilot plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements. In addition, you will plan, lead and coordinate development activities (e.g. product shelf-life testing, designing for quality, consumer test preparation. etc.). To provide direction for product development, you will use digital simulation models to obtain, understand and interpret consumer insights and commercial information. In this role, you will create and maintain accurate consumer-led specifications and be responsible for stakeholder management and influencing decisions based on conclusions made from analysis and interpretation of results.

Requirements

Leading R&D teams and influencing cross-functional teams
Handling multiple priorities
Proactively identifying complex technical or business problems and creating and implementing solutions
Applying technical curiosity and understanding to interpret and analyze data
Effectively influencing senior-level and cross-functional stakeholders verbally and in writing, including writing technical report conclusions
Coaching and mentoring others
Strong knowledge about product development processes
Be able to handle large numbers of projects
Have strong knowledge of the I2M process
Good understanding of the functional characteristics of ingredients, packaging materials, and processing capabilities and how they impact the finished product, to meet consumer and business expectations.
Bachelor's in Food Science, Chemistry, or related field
Minimum of 5 years. experience, preferably in the food industry.
Strong technical foundation and technical curiosity.
Ability to develop, plan for, and carry out plant trials.
Able to develop and drive technical projects with proper scientific rigor: conduct appropriate testing, gather and analyze data, and develop recommendations based on findings.
Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects, prioritize and manage complexity- from bench top to commercialization.
Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to effectively communicate to all levels within the organization

Nice To Haves

Ability to develop, plan for, and carry out plant trials.

Responsibilities

Lead the R&D activities required to complete new product development and maintain portfolios and/or productivity projects.
Plan, lead and coordinate technical projects in line with R&D, marketing and manufacturing requirements.
Effectively communicate status and risks.
Plan, lead and coordinate pilot plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements.
Plan, lead and coordinate development activities (e.g. product shelf-life testing, designing for quality, consumer test preparation).
Use digital simulation models to obtain, understand and interpret consumer insights and commercial information.
Create and maintain accurate consumer-led specifications.
Manage stakeholders and influence decisions based on conclusions made from analysis and interpretation of results.
Lead the collaboration internally and externally to scope pipeline ideas.
Drive excellence in Project management.
Manage multiple stakeholders, influence cross-functional teams.
Take projects from ideas to commercialization.
Plan and execute work plans, including development of risk assessments and contingency plans.
Identify and efficiently utilize necessary resources to achieve timely delivery of project objectives.
Leverage the value in MDLZ experts/partners.
Demonstrate and utilize an understanding of the NA supply chain network.
Ensure compliance to quality documentation, regulatory requirements, FTO/IP, and confidentiality requirements.
Develop, plan for, and carry out plant trials.
Develop and drive technical projects with proper scientific rigor: conduct appropriate testing, gather and analyze data, and develop recommendations based on findings.
Participate in cross functional teams to identify and resolve technical issues.
Write process specifications that deliver consistent, high-quality products across numerous manufacturing facilities.