Senior Scientist I, Perfect Snacks

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

Working as part of a cross-functional team you lead the RDQ activities required to complete new product development and maintain portfolios and/or productivity projects keeping in mind the goal to deliver the desired consumer experience.

How you will contribute

You will work independently to plan, lead and coordinate technical projects in line with RDQ, marketing, and manufacturing requirements You will effectively communicate status and risks and plan, lead and coordinate pilot plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements. In addition, you will plan, lead and coordinate development activities (e.g. product shelf-life testing, designing for quality, consumer test preparation. etc.). To provide direction for product development, you will use digital simulation models to obtain, understand and interpret consumer insights and commercial information. In this role, you will create and maintain accurate consumer-led specifications and be responsible for stakeholder management and influencing decisions based on conclusions made from analysis and interpretation of results.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Lead product development projects with cross-functional partners

• Strong technical foundation and a high level of technical curiosity.

• Demonstrates ability to handle multiple projects and manage complexity- from bench top to commercialization.

• Ability to develop and drive technical projects with proper scientific rigor: conduct appropriate testing, gather and analyze data, and develop recommendations based on findings

• Applying technical curiosity and understanding to interpret and analyze data

• Effectively communicating to cross-functional stakeholders verbally and in writing

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

• Reports to NA Ventures RDQ Director supporting Perfect Snacks.

• Position is located in East Hanover, NJ

• NA Ventures RDQ Sr. Scientist I. will lead product development for Perfect Snacks across core innovation, productivity, and ensuring business continuity programs.

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Consumer focused mindset defining consumer desired experiences collaboratively with marketing and bringing ideas to life with iterative prototyping.

• Agile and creative mindset, thinking outside the box and in possibilities

• Partners with MDLZ experts and platforms, connects with consumers, trends and seeks new technologies.

• Strong communication skills both verbal and written; ability to build strong relationships and drive for results

• Developing product bundles that deliver consumer value achieving the consumer desired experience with the best cost/gross profit.

• Technical leadership on cross functional project teams, collaboratively developing technical learning plans and timelines.

• Ability to synthesize data from a variety of sources to solve complex problems with technical rigor

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food/Chemical Engineering, or related field

• 5 or more years of experience in the Food industry 

• Ability to lead projects in development and commercialization of new products

• Formula/product development expertise in Biscuit is preferred but not required.

• Understanding equipment design and manufacturing processes to support product and process specifications

• Strong project management & collaboration skills

• Strong problems skills and strategic agility

• Can handle complexity, influence and present effectively to senior stakeholders and Senior Leadership Team

• Up to 10-15% travel

• This position is based in East Hanover, NJ, with a hybrid work model offering a mix of onsite and remote flexibility

The base salary range for this position is $83,800 to $115,225; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and comp