Sr. Consumer Scientist I

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.
Under the indirect supervision of a manager, you plan and organize cross-functional projects and develop consumer-centric objectives and strategies in response to business needs. You also interact independently with senior management and stakeholders.
How you will contribute
You will deliver on single or multi-stage complex projects, meeting standards and time frames by designing research and producing quality, actionable data. You will lead all aspects of qualitative and quantitative consumer research and ensure that the data gleaned is translated into a cohesive story. To that end, you will interpret results, report and present findings, and make recommendations that contribute to decision making. In this role, you may also lead descriptive panels, training, data analysis, reporting and assess panelist's performance, interact with your peers, junior developers/marketing and other colleagues, and may take on supervisory responsibility when completing assignments. This role requires an understanding and the application of multivariate statistical methods to gain deeper understanding and insights from the research. Teamwork is essential in this position because you will participate in teams where new methodologies and capabilities are evaluated, proposed, and implemented. You will partner with key stakeholders (R&D and commercial/insights) to ensure that the work is aligned with strategic priorities and ensure that procedures are followed and the highest standards of work and environment, health and safety are maintained.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Qualifications in food science, engineering, psychology, sociology, food technology, food chemistry or similar.
• Qualitative and quantitative consumer testing methods.
• Statistics to analyze data and interpret results.
• Handling multiple priorities and adhering to deadlines.
• Effectively partner with stakeholders (R&D and Commercial / Insights) ensuring that the work is in line with the strategic and innovation priorities of the business.
• Working with cross-functional teams and business partners.
• Leads projects independently in terms of planning, analysis, and communication.
• Develops project objectives and strategies in response to business needs, executing against same, and recommending action plans to implement key findings.
• Has thorough understanding of analytical work.
• More comfortable with increasing levels of complexity; capable of collecting information from different sources both internal and external.
• Good communication skills.
• Begins to mentor and coach more junior employees.
• Project planning and management skills.
• Problem solving, creating solutions and working independently.

More about this role
What you need to know about this position:
In this role you will lead the holistic consumer learning plan for our North America candy brands; Chips Ahoy! and Choco-Bakery. You will collaborate with global consumer scientists on methods advancement, leveraging traditional tools alongside advanced digital and modeling & simulation.
What extra ingredients you will bring:
Excitement for our brands and intellectual curiosity. Mastery in advanced statistics is a plus and organizational agility.
Education / Certifications:
Highly motivated BS or MS degree in Food Science, Engineering, Psychology or similar discipline.
Job specific requirements:
Minimum of 5 years of experience.
Travel requirements:
Local travel up to 10%
Work schedule:
Onsite with hybrid flexibility (3 Days in Office)
Salary and Benefits:
The base salary range for this position is $86,900 to $119,515; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location. 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.
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Job Type
Regular
Consumer Science
Science & Engineering