Senior Scientist I - Ingredient Research, R&D
Job Description
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.
You are part of a project team that conducts long-term research projects that will help us deliver our strategy. You plan and execute projects and/or work tracks from hypothesis to experiments and through to results interpretation, write up, recommendations and dissemination. In this role, you establish internal and external technical networks and interact independently with senior managers and stakeholders.
How you will contribute
You will plan, lead and coordinate projects and/or work tracks, collaborating with senior technical colleagues, and supporting and influencing cross-functional, cross-category customers through the delivery of technical programs. You will plan, lead and execute bench-top experimental work plans and trials following good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements and oversee scale up to pilot and factory scale where appropriate. To succeed in this role, you will develop hypotheses and conceptual models that deliver technical applications and processes that are relevant across multiple snack categories and independently plan, lead and coordinate project-related activities such as literature reviews, IP landscaping, analytical testing needs, consumer science testing, etc., working with subject matter experts (SMEs) to identify best practices. In addition, you will interpret data, findings and results and define subsequent steps while demonstrating sound scientific know-how and capability to link findings to business objectives.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:
- The functionality of ingredients, knowing ways to manipulate those ingredients, and the inter-relationship among ingredient, processing and packaging
- Communicating complex technical problems and solutions in a clear and concise manner to technical and non-technical stakeholders, adapting style and content accordingly
- Handling multiple priorities and adhering to deadlines
- Applying technical curiosity and scientific understanding to interpret and analyze data to reach clear conclusions, make and recommendations and influence decision making
- Working well with suppliers, academics and internal SMEs to deliver technical solutions
More about this role
Education / Certifications: Master's degree Good to have, bachelor's degree required
Travel requirements: Up to 10% International & Domestic travel
Work schedule: 3 Days Work From 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 availableBusiness Unit Summary
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce 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.
Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.
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