Principal Scientist, R&D – ESG/TECH Packaging

Job Description

Principal Scientist, R&D – ESG/TECH Packaging  

Our Company     

• The Kraft Heinz Company is revolutionizing the food industry – we will be the most profitable food company powered by the most talented people with unwavering commitment to our communities, leading brands and highest product quality in every category in which we compete. As a global food and beverage powerhouse, Kraft Heinz represents over $29 billion in revenue and is the 3rd largest food and beverage company in North America and 5th largest in the world. At Kraft Heinz, to be the BEST food company, growing a BETTER world is more than a dream – it is our GLOBAL VISION.  To be the best, we want the best – best brands, best practices and, most importantly, the best people. 

Owners Only!    

• This is a role for someone who craves a global challenge balanced by the desire to be accountable for delivering against the model across the Kraft Heinz enterprise.  It is both a strategic and a tactical position.  Those that do not want to get their hands dirty or build out a function against a blank slate without buying pre-packaged solutions should not apply.   

Role / Title  

• This is a Research and Development (R&D) Packaging technical role, in the Packaging Center Technology Platforms Group.  This position offers the candidate an excellent opportunity to lead innovative and disruptive packaging technology platforms (like Pkg Sustainability & Innovation) that will be instrumental in delivering novel, competitively and cost advantaged solutions across the Kraft Heinz portfolio.  

• The role includes researching and identifying research pathways, demonstrating proof of concept, technology scale up, and commercialization or transition of technologies to the business unit.   

• This individual must have strong technical skills and be able to link technologies to applications, while demonstrating intellectual curiosity, problem solving, leadership, and project management skills.   

• This position requires an individual to manage multiple assignments/ tasks concurrently with a high degree of autonomy and potentail to manage junior pacakging researchers   

• Exhibiting a collaborative mindset and applying innovative solutions are a must 

Key Components of the role  

• Manage multiple/large initiatives with complex scopes and/or cross enterprise platforms concurrently  

• Work with internal teams and cross functional partners to understand opportunities and build solid plans with defined timing and deliverables. 

• Build and coordinate relationships with suppliers, technology partners, design and innovation partners to drive pkg innovation solutions  

• Execute design exploration, build innovation and research plans, execute patent/literature reviews, complete tech documentation, conduct or direct prototyping, lab testing, consumer testing, qualification on pilot and/or production equipment 

• Translate consumer learnings and technical researc