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Scientist, R&D - Product Dev
Kraft HeinzWarrendale, PA, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 11 Dec 2025
💰 $97,300/yr($77,800/yr – $97,300/yr)
About the role
Job Description
Scientist, R&D Product DevAs an R&D Scientist, you will have the opportunity to drive innovation, renovation, and
maintenance of product lines, enabling growth and ensuring quality objectives and
business continuity for Kraft Heinz. Your role will involve prioritizing and executing technical
projects that contribute to the ongoing projects and Innovation Pipeline for the business.
From crafting and performing tests to analyzing data, presenting results cross-functionally,
and commercializing pipeline opportunities. This position offers an excellent opportunity to
support innovation to enhance our global Kraft Heinz portfolio.
What’s on the menu?
• This role has responsibility for developing new product formulations, portfolio
renovation and customer product solutions across various product lines with focus
on condiments and sauces.
• Adapt and apply scientific principles to new situations/products with some degree
of autonomy – manage your project work and accomplished tasks by taking detailed
notes in a lab notebook (hardcopy and/or electronically) while maintaining a clean
and functional workspace. Inspect food processing areas to ensure compliance
with government regulations and standards for sanitation, safety, quality, and waste
management.
• Work from ideation to commercialization, from benchtop samples to final
production, and from raw material to finished product specification. Develop food
standards and production specifications, safety and sanitary regulations, and waste
management and water supply specifications.
• Manage multiple assignments/development projects concurrently to meet R&D
timelines.
• Work with cross functional teams to support projects from concept to
commercialization, including Marketing, Operations, Quality, External
Manufacturers, and Procurement. Confer with process engineers, plant operators,
flavor experts, and packaging and marketing specialists to resolve problems in
product development.
• Build strong relationships and collaborate with internal and external colleagues to
optimize new product development processes.
• Utilize ingredient and process knowledge, experimental design and data
interpretation tools to make technically sound recommendations.
• Sample preparation, cuttings, analytical analysis, and shipments.
• Demonstrate products internally and to external clientsRecipe for Success: Apply now if this sounds like you!
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