Sr. Consumer Scientist I

Mondelēz International•East Hanover, NJ

2d•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. Under the indirect supervision of a manager, you plan and organize cross-functional projects and develop consumer-centric objectives and strategies in response to business needs. You also interact independently with senior management and stakeholders. How you will contribute You will deliver on single or multi-stage complex projects, meeting standards and time frames by designing research and producing quality, actionable data. You will lead all aspects of qualitative and quantitative consumer research and ensure that the data gleaned is translated into a cohesive story. To that end, you will interpret results, report and present findings, and make recommendations that contribute to decision making. In this role, you may also lead descriptive panels, training, data analysis, reporting and assess panelist’s performance, interact with your peers, junior developers/marketing and other colleagues, and may take on supervisory responsibility when completing assignments. This role requires an understanding and the application of multivariate statistical methods to gain deeper understanding and insights from the research. Teamwork is essential in this position because you will participate in teams where new methodologies and capabilities are evaluated, proposed, and implemented. You will partner with key stakeholders (R&D and commercial/insights) to ensure that the work is aligned with strategic priorities and ensure that procedures are followed and the highest standards of work and environment, health and safety are maintained. What you will bring A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge: What you need to know about this position: In this role you will lead the holistic consumer learning plan for our North America candy brands; Chips Ahoy! and Choco-Bakery. You will collaborate with global consumer scientists on methods advancement, leveraging traditional tools alongside advanced digital and modeling & simulation. What extra ingredients you will bring: Excitement for our brands and intellectual curiosity.

Requirements

Qualifications in food science, engineering, psychology, sociology, food technology, food chemistry or similar
Qualitative and quantitative consumer testing methods
Statistics to analyze data and interpret results
Handling multiple priorities and adhering to deadlines
Effectively partner with stakeholders (R&D and Commercial / Insights) ensuring that the work is in line with the strategic and innovation priorities of the business
Working with cross-functional teams and business partners
Leads projects independently in terms of planning, analysis, and communication
Develops project objectives and strategies in response to business needs, executing against same, and recommending action plans to implement key findings
Has thorough understanding of analytical work
More comfortable with increasing levels of complexity; capable of collecting information from different sources both internal and external
Good communication skills
Begins to mentor and coach more junior employees
Project planning and management skills
Problem solving, creating solutions and working independently
Highly motivated BS or MS degree in Food Science, Engineering, Psychology or similar discipline
Minimum of 5 years of experience

Nice To Haves

Mastery in advanced statistics is a plus and organizational agility
Excitement for our brands and intellectual curiosity

Responsibilities

Plan and organize cross-functional projects
Develop consumer-centric objectives and strategies in response to business needs
Deliver on single or multi-stage complex projects, meeting standards and time frames by designing research and producing quality, actionable data
Lead all aspects of qualitative and quantitative consumer research and ensure that the data gleaned is translated into a cohesive story
Interpret results, report and present findings, and make recommendations that contribute to decision making
Lead descriptive panels, training, data analysis, reporting and assess panelist’s performance
Participate in teams where new methodologies and capabilities are evaluated, proposed, and implemented
Partner with key stakeholders (R&D and commercial/insights) to ensure that the work is aligned with strategic priorities and ensure that procedures are followed and the highest standards of work and environment, health and safety are maintained
Lead the holistic consumer learning plan for our North America candy brands; Chips Ahoy! and Choco-Bakery
Collaborate with global consumer scientists on methods advancement, leveraging traditional tools alongside advanced digital and modeling & simulation