Scientist, 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 deliver the RDQ activities required to complete new product development, portfolio maintenance and/or productivity projects with an emphasis on meeting the desired consumer experience.
How you will contribute
With the support and guidance of a manager, you will organize and execute projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks. You will plan and conduct pilot plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements and development activities (e.g. product shelf-life testing, designing for quality, consumer test preparation etc.). You will also write technical reports that will require the analysis and interpretation of results and that lead to conclusions and recommendations and create and maintain accurate consumer-led specifications.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Food science, science, or engineering ideally in a fast-moving consumer goods market
• Working on teams and independently with the guidance of a manager
• Prioritizing and managing activities
• Identifying problems proactively and creating and implementing solutions independently
• Applying fundamental technical understanding to interpret and analyze data to reach clear conclusions
• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing, including technical writing
• Putting the consumer at the heart of development activities

More about this role
What you need to know about this position:
This R&D position is in the NA R&D Ventures team and will be supporting Perfect Snacks innovation pipeline.
This individual will have responsibility for leading the new platform development and innovation pipeline for Perfect Snacks bars. They will provide technical leadership - managing projects with high complexity with moderate guidance from his/her manager while collaborating with senior technical colleagues. This individual should have an understanding of the impact of functional ingredients on formula, plus other ingredient interactions and processing. The product development activities will cover all phases including benchtop development and scale-up to pilot plant and industrial plant. The individual will work closely with cross-functional and external partners.
What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Lead, partner, and align with cross-functional partners in Quality, Analytical, Research, Consumer Science and other functions to drive solutions.
• Manage relationship with suppliers and leverage their capabilities to advance projects.
• Effectively present recommendations to drive influence and gain support from Sr. Management on direction and path forward.
• Be able to parallel path several technical solutions and implement/integrate best alternatives to meet project goals. Demonstrate ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects.
• Have solid communication skills, both written & verbal, across region and cultures.
• Basic knowledge around understanding and calculating financial impact of any new technologies.
• 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
• Developing product bundles that deliver consumer value achieving the consumer desired experience with the best cost/gross profit.
• Ability to lead projects in development and commercialization of new products
• 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

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food/Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Food and/or Food Science
• Travel requirements: 10-15% travel

Work schedule: This position is based in East Hanover, NJ, with a hybrid work model offering a mix of onsite and remote flexibility.
Salary and Benefits:
The base salary range for this position is $73,900 to $101,650; 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 company results.
In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, weproduce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands-including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products -are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.
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Job Type
Regular
Product development
Science & Engineering