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Senior Scientist, Snacks Innovation
Pepperidge Farm Inc
Norwalk, CT, United States
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We cultivate and embrace a diverse employee population. We recognize that people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives fuel our growth and enrich our global culture.
We are looking for an individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced, team oriented environment, likes to be challenged, and values the opportunity to make a difference.
General Summary:
The Senior Scientist is responsible for the leading projects, coordination and execution of product development efforts for Front of Funnel Innovation initiatives, encompassing all Campbell’s Snacks Brands like Goldfish, Milano, Pepperidge Farm Cookies, Kettle Brands Potato Chips, Cape Cod Potato Chips, Late July and Snyder’s of Hanover Pretzels. This includes working with cross functional teams, creating new products against concepts, consumer work, pilot scale trials, feasibility assessments, trials and commercialization. Incumbent is responsible for ensuring that project and technical objectives, budget and timetables are met. This position is an individual contributor position. The Senior Scientist responds resourcefully to new demands and challenges throughout the product & commercialization process (including bench, pilot plant, and plant trials to create prototypes for consumer testing, etc.) and implements best practices. The successful candidate must demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and work with the cross functional team (Marketing, Operation Engineering, Manufacturing, QA, Process Development and Package Development) and externally with partners (suppliers, Campbell Soup Company SC COE’s, R&D, co-manufacturers). The Senior Scientist is expected to possess and demonstrate a solid understanding of food science, operations, business and the commercialization processes. Knowledge and experience in innovation process is preferred. In addition, the position will include the ability to provide technical specifications and support to assure smooth rollouts of new products and processes during trials and plant startups. This includes the provision of comprehensive process documentation to enable smooth commercialization and training of plant personnel. The Senior Scientist must support an environment that fosters innovation and calculated risk taking.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Leads the identification, assessment and validation of formulations from benchtop through commercialization. This includes managing the financial aspects of product development including ingredient costs for plant trials
• Fosters an innovation culture in Campbell’s Snacks by continually creation of prototypes for consumer work and feasibility assessment of initial prototypes and ideas
• Interacts with consumers through concept or product testing and creates formulas to translate consumer learnings to actual product designs
• Insures all proper documentation is done accurately and on schedule
• Conducts and leads assessment and capability studies, product startups/commercialization and provides on-site support to Plant Operations for new products, productivity and quality programs
• Independently directs the activities of outside vendors including ingredients and services
Job Complexity:
• Demonstrate creative solutions and development options for new products, contribute to the development of product concepts and identification and application of new technologies
• Ability to handle ambiguity and able to navigate with minimal direction and guidance
• Ability to handle multiple projects and prioritize them based on business objectives and timelines. Agility and flexibility as needed
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with Senior Management as well as Plant Management
• Must be a good problem solver; able to identify, interpret and analyze the correct data, and provide detailed direction to development projects
• Active knowledge and understanding in areas beyond Product Development including Process and Package Development, QA, Project Engineering and thorough understanding of Marketing needs and financial hurdles
• Sustain a high level of competence and professionalism in a dynamic business environment
• Easily adapts to changing priorities
• Able to work with a team and lead cross-functional technical team in achieving the results needed
Minimum Requirements:
• Food Science, Bakery Science, Food Process Engineering, or Chemical Engineering degree with Product Development emphasis; preferably someone who has successfully commercialized snacks products in the market. Proven record of formulation experience
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience with a consumer-packaged goods background. Experience in crackers, cookies, pretzels potato and tortilla chips are preferred as well as baking and frying unit operations experience
• Excellent analytical skills, strong attention to details, self-driven, ability to deal with ambiguity, good communications and interpersonal skills
• Ability to handle and lead multiple projects at any given time in a team environment
• Passion for food science, product development and consumers as it relates to innovation for new products
• Motivated by change and skilled in navigating ambiguity
• Experience in consumer testing methodologies like co-creation, concept testing, CLT and IHUT etc.
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