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McCormick & Company · 2 weeks ago

Scientist II, Product Development - Healthcare/Confections

Geneva, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$73K/yr - $128K/yr

5+ years exp

McCormick & Company is a global leader in the spice, flavor, and seasonings industry, and they are seeking a full-time Scientist II for their Healthcare/Confections division. The Scientist II will independently develop and evaluate flavor systems, interface with customers and R&D teams, and contribute to business development activities in the Healthcare Flavor applications area.

Food Processing

No H1B

Hiring Manager

Carl Guastaferro

Responsibilities

Leading flavor applications and prototype development in healthcare & confectionary products and providing excellent flavor applications support for Industrial Customers

Facilitating complex projects including planning and leading cross functional project teams, defining, and assessing project requirements and designing and managing experiments

Building competency within the area of healthcare & confectionary Flavor Applications

Project Management: Plan and lead project teams, defining and assessing of project requirements, designing, and managing experiments

Investigate and assess new ingredients and technologies

Provide support as an internal expert on projects performed in other groups within McCormick, with outside consultants, and / or with vendors

Commercialization of products (understanding of processes and operations for product manufacture) and troubleshooting problems

Offer Technical Support for formulations to Operation and Quality functions

Interface and communicate project status with customers and commercial team

Supervise and instruct lower-level employees

Qualification

Flavor applicationsProduct developmentProject managementHealthcare flavor systemsFood science/technologyRisk managementInfluencing skillsIntellectual curiosityCommunicationProblem-solvingPresentation skills

Required

BSc in Food Science/Technology, Food Engineering, Chemistry, or a related field

5-10 years' experience in the food and/or flavor industry including: At least 3 yrs. of healthcare or confectionary Flavor applications in a flavor house AND/OR At least 3 yrs. of healthcare or confections Product Development within a consumer products company

Strong experience with healthcare and/or confectionary Flavor Delivery Systems, Ingredients and Flavors

Excellent communication skills

Ability to interpret data and solve complex problems with incomplete information

Ability to manage risk in making critical decisions

Project management and ability to interact, seek advice, teach, influence, and negotiate

Demonstrate the ability to influence across the organization

Ability to make presentations that cover technical topics, R&D capabilities, etc

An in-depth understanding of ingredients and technology along with their impact on product taste and functionality

Knowledge of food industry food ingredients, manufacturing processes, quality assurance programs and food regulations

Proficient in product development and commercialization across a wide variety of finished product application categories

Intellectual curiosity, flexibility, demonstrated aptitude for complexity and managing in a complex environment, an innovative imagination, and the ability to operate in 'grey' space