Senior Scientist, Product Development

2 months ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Kraft Heinz Full time

Job Description
Here at Kraft Heinz, we grow our people to grow our business, because we believe that great people make great companies. When you join our table, you can expect access to an array of holistic wellness benefits* and perks, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 7% 401(k) matching, Business Resource Groups (BRGs) to help foster diversity, inclusion, and belonging for all employees, an industry-leading total rewards package that emphasizes a high discretionary bonus.
*Benefits begin 30 days after hire for hourly employees, and immediately upon hire for salaried employees.
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Senior Scientist, Product Development - Meals & Kits at a glance...
This is a Research and Development Sr. Scientist role in the Meals & Kits Technical Platform, supporting the Refrigerated Kids Snacking, Adult Snacking, and Breakfast Categories. The role support brands including Lunchables, P3, Oscar Mayer Bites, and Just Crack an Egg. This role will be leading and driving technical projects to meet business initiatives focused on growth, productivity, ESG, and brand maintenance. You should have a consistent record of successfully leading, executing, and commercializing projects ranging in technical complexity with minimal guidance, and getting results in a variety of challenging and complex settings. The candidate should have experience leading business initiatives while exhibiting a collaborative approach and applying innovative solutions. Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential in this role, which operates in a dynamic and cross-functional environment.
What's on the menu?

  • Commercialization: Deep knowledge of commercialization processes and required activities as the technical/R&D lead. Ability to troubleshoot challenges.
  • Collaboration: Work with cross functional teams acting as the lead product developer to drive execution across multiple projects
  • Communication: Provide updates to cross-functional teams; Identify hurdles and propose solutions
  • Translate research findings into meaningful business objectives
  • Champion an innovation approach and exhibit influence on the cross functional partners
  • Mentor, coach and collaborate with other colleagues within and outside of your immediate team
  • Demonstrate the ability to develop relationships with and coordinate commercialization activities across internal and external manufacturing facilities.
  • Lead and complete product testing, qualification, and commercialization in laboratory and production environments
  • Assist in scoping and facilitating business opportunities

Recipe for Success - apply now if this sounds like you

  • Bachelor's Degree (Masters is a plus) - Food Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering
  • 4+ years Product Development and commercialization experience within a CPG or equivalent
  • Project management experience, technical expertise, and food science/processing knowledge
  • Excellent communication, influencing, project management and problem solving skills
  • Highly motivated and able to multi-task varying degrees of complex projects
  • Willingness/ability to learn new product categories and/or processing areas
  • Demonstrated ability to influence, manage multiple projects concurrently with the ability to prioritize work, and solve problems effectively.
  • Brings an entrepreneurial spirit and growth mindset
  • Ability to manage through ambiguity
  • Strong experience in commercialization
  • Understanding of ingredient interactions/functionality
  • Self-motivated problem solver and the drive to deliver objectives in a complex, fast-paced environment
  • Willingness to travel 30% pending business needs. Travel could include (but not limited to): within United States and Canada to internal plants, co-manufacturers, and suppliers.

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Location(s)
Glenview R&D Center
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