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Overview
As an R&D Formulation Scientist, you will focus on developing innovative food product formulations. You will lead the effort to create new recipes, optimize ingredient specifications, gain alignment on sensory profiles, and support the plants in commercializing novel snack products such as Pringles, Cheez-it & Club Cracker variations. Get ready to help drive the company's innovation by developing and implementing new formulations with the Kellanova North American Research & Development team.
Details
Driving Value Creation — Drive technical solutions for Product Innovation and Consumer Insights initiatives through the delivery of cost-effective, high-quality formulations and ingredient specifications through effective team collaboration and alignment.
Network and Technology Support - Support our product portfolio through innovative thinking skills to provide formulation solutions and troubleshooting for new and existing products. Lead the discovery, evaluation, and advancement of ingredient technologies and processing techniques. Leverage technical skills to improve taste profiles and deliver business results.
Leading with a Consumer Focus - Demonstrate technical and business leadership within cross-functional teams while supporting the company philosophy and direction. Engage with internal customers, Global Flavor Experts, and Subject Matter Experts in the evaluation to provide the best taste solutions to meet customer and consumer needs.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in food science or culinary arts with 5 years of product development experience.
Promote good food safety practices and innovative recipe design.
Capable of specifying ingredients, flavor systems, texturizers, and stabilizers based on product sensory targets and production capabilities.
Understand food chemistry and ingredient interactions.
Execute new product development projects with other technical disciplines effectively to accomplish objectives despite demanding schedules.
Create working relationships with Marketing, Sensory, Nutrition, Manufacturing, and Supplier teams.
Demonstrate effective communication skills to convey complex and detailed information to a wide range of individuals and audiences with different knowledge levels.
Salary and benefits
The annual salary range is $95,000 - $125,000, which is based on various factors such as location, experience and skill. Discretionary bonuses based on company and individual performance are also available.




