Sr Scientist Chem Consult & Audit
About The Position
The Regional Consultancy & Audit Senior Scientist provides client-centric laboratory consultancy and technical governance services for regional customers across Mars Incorporated. The role supports regional development centers, factories, Supply, Commercial, and R&D functions with experimental design, data interpretation, escalation testing, and laboratory investigations. It also contributes to laboratory governance through technical audits of site and external laboratories, including audit execution and CAPA follow-up, and manages regional external laboratory relationships. The position requires strong customer focus, collaboration, listening, communication, and action-orientation in a demanding environment. It reports to the MGS Regional Client Value Manager and involves up to 30% global travel, with occasional weekends away from home for external and site laboratory audits in the relevant field of Microbiology or Chemistry. The jobholder also links with the MGS Laboratories Global team on serious incidents, method requests, large regional programs, and external laboratory feedback and relationships.
Requirements
- Degree in Chemistry, Microbiology, or a related discipline; a master's degree is preferred.
- At least 5 years of technical laboratory experience with food testing methods, ideally across pet and human food matrices.
- Extensive knowledge of quality and food safety analysis, including contaminants, nutritional composition, oxidation, and physical parameters (Chemistry-only).
- Working experience in technical audits.
- Working experience and knowledge of ISO 17025 laboratory requirements.
- Outstanding stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
- Strong collaborative and listening skills to understand regional client and stakeholder needs.
- Strong communication and action-orientation skills to provide consultancy and crisis management support.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in a relevant field.
- Food testing experience across both pet and human food matrices.
Responsibilities
- Provide consultancy support to regional stakeholders, including factories, Product Development, Global Innovation Centers, and SQA, on experimental design and data interpretation.
- Identify external laboratories capable of performing analyses not available in the current test portfolio, including selecting methods.
- Manage escalation testing for crisis incidents by providing professional services in Microbiology or Chemistry.
- Maintain and provide knowledge of regionally required or preferred analysis methods.
- Link with the MGS Laboratories Global team regarding serious incidents, new method requests, large regional programs, external laboratory feedback, and relationships.
- Contribute to laboratory governance through technical audits of site and external laboratories, audit execution, and CAPA follow-up in Microbiology or Chemistry.
- Support laboratory investigations to enable sites to focus on incident resolution.
- Help achieve quality and food safety objectives.
Benefits
- Industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
- Learning and development support from day one, including access to Mars University.
- 401(k) plan for eligible employees.
- Company-sponsored medical insurance for eligible employees and dependents.
- Company-sponsored dental insurance for eligible employees and dependents.
- Company-sponsored vision insurance for eligible employees and dependents.
- Basic life insurance for eligible employees and dependents.
- Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees.
- 120 hours of vacation per year, potentially prorated.
- Paid sick time with 100% pay continuation for eligible Associates, up to 40 hours per calendar year.
- 12 paid holidays per calendar year, including fixed and flexible holidays.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
