Job Description

Job Title Product Development Scientist

Experience

Description

Product Development Scientist / Food Scientist

Lead appropriate product development lab work, including timely development of bench-top prototypes, implementation and maintenance of stability testing, and support scale-ups for commercialization under Nutrition and Food platform

Co lead the back end grains supply chain to successfully meet processing challenges and ensuring sustainable and consistent pulp/juice quality

Lead the flavour development program for R&D Hot Creals with appropriate learning's in Flavour tools and techniques to ensure quality, speed and cost of flavour work with Flavour partners

Accountable for monitoring quality in market and supporting development to ensure compliance.

Collaborate with Nutrition Science and Regulatory functions and accurately implement guardrails and targets in advance of project delivery . Display advanced level of understanding in these areas

Employ experimental design and statistical processes to provide robust formulation support by conceptualizing and preparing laboratory/pilot/plant scale protypes adequately iterating on product attributes basis analytical and sensory evaluation

Rigorously implementing basic Project management tools in all areas of product development work. (TSG, accolade, FSS etc)

Integrate Consumer test results with key product deliverables and provide technical guidance and bench development for targeted development initiatives

Ensure accurate processes for preparation, sampling and codification for analytical and sensory evaluations and interpretation of results

Ensure clear work prioritisation and action plans for self basis changing business strategies and establish responsibilities for cross functional support areas and monitor progress.

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal , including documenting work/ programs accurately and timely into appropriate formats ( eg. laboratory notebooks)

Utilization of interpersonal skills to work effectively within teams and cross-functions including International PD teams.

Skills

Experience and Qualification

MS in a Food Science & Technology or related scientific field with > 6 years experience

A proven track record in product development preferably in Grains (Oats)

Knowledge & Experience

Advanced knowledge of Product Development formulating

Leverage understanding of key business drivers, technical nuances in own area to get results.

Develop agenda for projects activities and drive execution.

Translate strategies into plans that can be effectively executed.

Knowledge about Food products processing and challenges.

Experience of working in FMCG sector essential with advanced knowledge of food science , process technology and understanding of nutrition and regulations

Creative ability and ability to provide thought leadership on tactical aspects of projects

Outstanding team working and excellent communication skills

Ability to accurately analyze and communicate implications of experimental results

Differentiating Competencies Required

Skills and Behavioral Attributes

Communicate persuasively to win support

Good project management and data interpretation skills

Cross functional team-working and taking people along for execution of project activity.

Ability to reference and benchmark

Take appropriate and well reasoned risks.

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