Senior Food Scientist

Position Summary

We are a global leader in food & beverage ingredients. Our mission is to provide innovative products and ingredients that delight consumers while making a positive impact on people and the planet. Reporting to the Sr. Innovation Manager, the Senior Food Scientist will lead product development and innovation activities in the Beverage and Sweet categories, collaborating with various teams to support customer projects.

Position Responsibilities

• Perform product development activities focused on beverages and sweet applications such as spreads, syrups, ice cream, and dairy-based products.
• Manage the scale-up of bench top formulations to pilot plant and plant trials.
• Collaborate with ingredient specialists in the Cocoa, Nuts, Spices, and Coffee teams to design best-in-class product formulations that exceed customer expectations.
• Develop formulations and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that meet the specific sensorial, stability, nutritional, and regulatory demands of our customers.
• Conduct routine bench top analytical testing activities and interpret results. Communicate findings with the teams.
• Maintain thorough records of product formulations, specifications, and nutritional calculations in a database, track projects through CRM systems.
• Work with ingredient suppliers to determine optimum ingredients for finished product formulations and evaluate different options on bench top formulas.
• Build insights based on development learnings to accelerate product development timelines.
• Ensure all product developments meet all required food and safety, consumer, and industry standards.
• Scale benchtop products to trial and production quantities. Attend plant trials and compile relevant documents.
• Ensure all projects are completed within the budget and on time.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Food Science/Technology, Food Engineering, or a related field is required. Master’s degree is preferred.
• Eight (8) years of experience in food science, with a focus on the beverage industry, is required.
• Experience in the development and launch of beverage products beyond simple prototype development is required.
• Must understand the impact of plant processing and be able to design formulations accordingly.
• Expertise in product scale-up and commercialization from bench top formulations is required.
• Strong understanding of general sensory testing, including its application to product development, is required.
• Experience with the manufacturing processes, ingredients, and equipment is required.
• Strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills to effectively work with external customers and colleagues at Olam are required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with leadership is required.
• Ability to conduct experimental design tests and accurately report results to management is required.
• Strong computer skills are required.
• Previous experience in the following systems is desirable: Microsoft office, SAP, CRM, Genesis, etc.
• Ability and willingness to travel 20%-25% of the time.

Benefits

ofi provides employees with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that supports your career, health, and future. This includes a rewarding career, discretionary bonuses, comprehensive and affordable benefits, a culture of well-being, family support, and additional perks that make a difference. For more details, please refer to the benefits section in the note provided.