Description
We are working alongside our client in the food palatability sector based in Missouri to hire a Product Development Scientist to focus on LTR/HTR liquid products/concentrates.
Who we are
We are a dynamic recruitment agency that has evolved since our first establishment in 2012. We work with several high-profile clients globally to help them source and retain top-tier talent.
Location:
Missouri
The Role
You will play a critical in global Research & Development driving product sciences to deliver successful new products, scale new technology, take supply assurance of raw materials into consideration, management of critical risk factors in product development, and provide technical support to operations.
Requirements\Qualifications:
- Good understanding of food technology, chemistry, microbiology, food assurance, and sensory science through academic and practical experiences.
- Experience in formulating recipes and liquid processing.
- Understanding of flavor generation, in particular Maillard reaction.
- Experienced in using research methods, experimental designs, and data analysis.
- Understand the fundamentals of good project management and be able to use them in projects on a daily basis.
Responsibilities:
- Technical lead for the development of key new products to enable the Science & Technology pipeline strategy with a focus on LTR/HTR liquid products/concentrates.
- Lead multi-disciplinary teams responsible for innovation projects from concept to execution.
- Apply expertise in flavor chemistry (Maillard reaction) and biotechnology (enzymes) to generate experimental designs-based solutions.
- Conduct lab work to develop new liquid products and to evaluate new products with analytical capabilities (e.g. NIR, viscosity).
