Associate Scientist, Product Formulation CB - Wet

Key Responsibilities

• Formulate & deliver product recipes of current portfolio to the PNNA factory network for the Wet technology to enable manufacturing of products that are safe, legal, and compliant with the corresponding finished product specification (including short-term raw material shortages & controlled recipe changes, in collaboration with Supply & Commercial).
• Execute Product/Formulation deliverables for prioritized NSQs (New Supplier Qualifications).
• Execute Product/Formulation deliverables for prioritized business continuity initiatives, including those related to Technical Risk Assessments & Concessions.
• Execute Product/Formulation deliverables for prioritized resilience initiatives.
• Run quarterly recipe optimization program and report on quality and cost.
• Actively participate in Value Leadership (VL) pipeline generation.
• Lead agreed CAP (Climate Action Plan) projects.
• Actively participate in Climate Action Plan pipeline generation, led by Commercial.
• Drive verification of finished product nutritional compliance across time through definition & execution of the Sentinels program (including corresponding reformulation).
• Drive verification of finished product shelf life as per applicable technical standard.
• Collaborate with Process-CB and site-based PPIs to support factory troubleshooting following the site escalation process.
• Drive gap closure (including RCA [Root Cause Analysis]) for PPP (Pet Product Performance) outages identified in the annual monitoring program (palatability, digestibility, feces quality) in collaboration with Q&FS, Process-CB and CTI.
• As needed, consult Product Formulation to define gap closure strategies when root cause goes beyond existing framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Food Science, Technology, Engineering, Animal Science or related technical field.
• PREFERRED: Graduate degree in Food Science, Technology, Engineering, Animal Science or related technical field.
• Experience in R&D Product Development and/or Formulation within the pet industry is a plus.
• Knowledge of product development and formulation from bench top to production & commercialization.
• Prior experience in functionality of raw materials, product design, use of formulation systems, and product maintenance in an operating environment a plus.
• Strong ability to work cross functionally with people in other disciplines and/or business areas.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Benefits

Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.