Senior Food Scientist

<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">SUMMARY</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The Senior Food Scientist&nbsp;plays a critical role in the&nbsp;Product Development Team and is responsible for product development efforts for all of Nature’s Bakery.&nbsp;This includes new products, line extensions, cost savings projects, qualifying alternate suppliers, and quality improvements. The Senior&nbsp;Food&nbsp;Scientist is responsible for ensuring that objectives, product design and timelines are met.&nbsp;This role&nbsp;responds resourcefully to new demands and challenges throughout the product &amp; commercialization process and implements best practices.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">To achieve results, the&nbsp;Senior Food Scientist&nbsp;must be collaborative&nbsp;and&nbsp;demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence decisions within the cross functional team (Marketing, Operations, Engineering, Quality Assurance, Process Development and&nbsp;Procurement) and externally with partners (suppliers).&nbsp;They need to&nbsp;have an organization-first mindset, making decisions with suppliers or internal partners to deliver projects on time and within budget for the benefit of Nature’s Bakery.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The Senior&nbsp;Food&nbsp;Scientist is expected to possess and demonstrate a solid understanding of food science, business, operations, and the commercialization processes. Their approach should include practical knowledge of existing products/new technologies and the identification and innovative creation of new and unique products. The&nbsp;role&nbsp;provides technical specifications and support to assure smooth rollouts of new products and processes during plant startups&nbsp;and trials. This includes the provision of comprehensive process documentation to enable smooth commercialization and training of plant personnel. They must support an environment that fosters innovation and calculated risk taking.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The Senior Food Scientist will report to our Director of Product Development and will be part of the Central Product Development team, serving two bakeries as well as any expanded enterprise footprint.&nbsp;&nbsp;