Sr Scientist, R&D - Product Development

Job Description

Sr Scientist, R&D, Product Development 

Are you passionate about Food innovation and ready to make a significant impact on iconic brands? Join the dynamic and cross-functional team at Kraft Heinz Research & Development as a Sr Scientist! We are seeking an exceptional individual to lead product development projects across our Cream Cheese category within the Elevation Platform, working with renowned brands like Philadelphia.  The candidate will be leading and driving technical projects to meet business initiatives focused on growth, productivity, ESG, and brand maintenance. 

As a Sr Scientist, you will have the opportunity to drive innovation, renovation, and maintenance of the brand, enabling growth, ensuring quality objectives and business continuity for Kraft Heinz.  This technical leadership role will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our food solutions. 

The candidate should have experience leading business initiatives across dairy platforms 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. 

Opportunities Available: 

• Elevation- Philadelphia  

What’s on the menu? 

• The candidate will independently lead product development projects from formulation through scale up and start up 

• Responsible for commercialization of new and reformulated products and successful transition from development to production  

• Work with cross functional teams acting as the lead product developer to drive execution across multiple projects  

• Act as a R&D point person for the manufacturing plant and assist plant operations with trouble shooting, design and/or product quality related issues.  Support general brand maintenance to ensure business continuity across multipole categories as needed 

• Interact with Operations, Center R&D, US Business Units, equipment vendors, Quality, Regulatory, Finance and Marketing to drive effective results 

• Interface with all related technical experts and category scientists to understand technologies and applications 

• Manage technical timelines, provide clear and timely communication, raise issues and risks, and develop contingency plans leveraging strong project management skills 

• Monitor emerging trends and competitive activities in their categories of responsibility 

• Conduct appropriate testing and develop recommendations/contingency plans based on findings 

• Assist in scoping “fuzzy” front innovation ideas and participate/influence ideation sessions 

• Conduct lab tests, pilot plant and large scale tests within manufacturing facilities to optimize formulation and/or process 

• Write specifications that deliver consistent, high-quality products 

• Mentor, coach