Bob's Red Mill · 1 day ago
TEMPORARY R&D Scientist
Milwaukie, OR
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$75K/yr - $90K/yr
3+ years expBob's Red Mill is a leader in the natural foods industry, inspiring joy with wholesome foods. They are seeking a TEMPORARY R&D Scientist to create innovative products, optimize existing offerings, and collaborate with various departments to conduct product testing and drive development.
Food & Beverages
Responsibilities
Responsible for managing R&D projects, ensuring high quality is maintained, and meeting critical deadlines in the stage gate process
Creates project briefs to guide product innovation and renovation and presents to innovation team
Works with the Insights team to identify opportunities for new product formulas and adjustments to current product formulas
Creates product formulas, bench samples, and final formula reports for production
Works closely with regulatory team to ensure key claims are being met and product labels are in compliance with FDA regulations
Researches food trends, market data, ingredients, product, and packaging opportunities
Proactively provides key learnings on product concepts, flavors, ingredients, and regulatory issues within the team
Conducts comparisons with competitive products and summarizes key differentiation points
Creates evaluation templates, conducts sensory evaluation of new products, documents findings, and synthesizes changes to products
Utilizes Genesis to calculate preliminary nutritional information and provide nutrition facts panels and lists of ingredients for product formulas
Reformulates existing products to meet changing needs
Participates in cross-functional teams to ensure effective resolution of technical issues related to product innovation and renovation
Proactively identifies opportunities to improve R&D processes, templates, and other functions
Coordinates with external sensory partners to facilitate consumer feedback groups for new products
Collaborates with Quality Assurance for nutritional analysis and shelf-life testing for new products
Collaborates with Supply Chain department with sourcing and evaluating new and alternative products and ingredients
Manages projects to achieve key NPD process timelines and objectives, developing and establishing project scopes, and developing within the financial constraints of the project
Leads work with external partners to codevelop products, solve technical product issues, and test product shelf life
Works with Supply Chain to identify and select new vendors and maintains vendor relationships, including facilitating the vendor onboarding process
Travels occasionally to meet with vendors, suppliers, research partners, and other stakeholders to identify opportunities for new product development and portfolio expansion
Complies with all company policies and procedures and operates all equipment in a safe and food-safe manner
Complies with Bob’s Red Mill food safety policies and procedures including adherence to FDA regulations, Safe Quality Food (SQF) Standards, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
Responsible for reporting food safety and quality concerns to Supervisors and/or Department Manager
Performs other duties and tasks as assigned
Qualification
Required
3-5 years of research and development experience in a consumer packaged goods setting
Experience developing commercial food products, reverse-engineering formulations, and using nutrition labeling software
Bachelor's degree in Food Science or related field
Ability to work effectively with a team using direct communication, respect, creativity, and emotional intelligence
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and under pressure
Ability to effectively lead and manage multiple projects while meeting critical deadlines
Ability to self-motivate and proactively make decisions
Ability to adapt to changes, problems, and shifting priorities
Ability to approach challenges and problems with a calm demeanor
Effective communication skills to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
Highly skilled in using Microsoft 365
Skilled in using Genesis
Ability to travel as needed
Ability to read, understand, and communicate information in English
Demonstrates Respect, Teamwork, Accountability, and Determination
Ability to work in an environment where exposure to potential food allergens is or may be present
Company
Bob's Red Mill
Bob's Red Mill is a food production company that produces natural organic milled grain products.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jason Krzewinski
Vice President of Sales
Recent News
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