Senior Scientist I – Gum Product Plataform

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.

As a member of a cross functional team, you lead RDQ activities required to complete process design and process deployment for innovation, growth and cost optimization projects across multiple geographies with an emphasis on delivering the desired consumer experience.

How you will contribute

Working independently, you will lead technical work across multiple projects aligned with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks. You will also lead activities designed to generate appropriate process information using modelling and simulation, and pilot plant scale up and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements. You will be involved with/lead process design and specifications, process scale-up and commissioning and will ensure the effective use of resources, including the use of external agencies. This position requires you to manage stakeholders and to influence decisions based on data analysis and interpretation of results; create and maintain accurate consumer centric process specifications; leverage connections to internal and external technical communities, and; create intellectual property that gives Mondelēz International a competitive advantage.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Process development and/or process deployment ideally in a fast-moving consumer goods environment
• Leading project teams and influencing cross-functional teams
• Planning and delivering on multiple priorities
• Identifying complex technical or business problems and creating and implementing solutions
• Understanding equipment design and manufacturing processes to support process specifications
• Using technical data to influence stakeholders
• Coaching and mentoring others in a process community
• Being a constant champion for the consumer

Más información sobre este puesto

The role requires strong creative thinking skills and the ability to imagine future possibilities. The candidate will provide consumer centricity and technical leadership within the Global Gum platform team, applying rapid and iterative experimentation to turn ideas into innovative solutions that drive category growth. The individual will participate in the early stages of consumer-led product development lifecycle from concept to development.

Qué debes saber acerca de esta posición:

• Bring creative thinking to the platform development team to enable the discovery of new connections inspired by observation of consumers and close tracking of trends and technical insights

• Apply knowledge of food science principles and ingredient functionality to create and develop prototypes and formulations for the global gum innovation pipeline

• Partner closely with global/regional partners, consumer science, M&S, process and package teams to ideate and bring to life consumer-led product solutions by means of rapid prototyping through to scale-up feasibility

• Support R&D efforts to influence business partners to drive project agenda; build effective relationships with colleagues, cross-functional teams and stakeholders

• Leverage sources beyond own area of recognized expertise within the organization to ensure effectiveness

• Drive excellence in Project Management, including developing objectives and recommending action plans to implement key findings

• Plan and execute work plans, including development of risk assessments and contingency plans

• Identify and efficiently utilize necessary resources to achieve timely delivery of project objectives

• Act as a technical resource for entry-level members of the RD&Q community

Qué ingredientes extra aportarás:

Educación/ Titulaciones:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline

• Fluid English level required

Requisitos específicos del puesto:

• 3–5 years of experience in a Product Development or technical RD&Q role

• Experience working with confectionery formulas & ingredients (desired)

Requisitos asociados con el uesto de trabajo:

• Knows the various functions and the roles they play within the organization

• Develops constructive/effective relationships cross-functionally and with internal/external partners

• Demonstrate how to get things done through influencing; easily gains support and trust of peers

• Utilizes practical applied problem-solving techniques

• Acts with confidence and is willing to take risks to make recommendations enabling decisions

• Consistently delivers against commitments on time

• Use of the tools and processes that drive development (IP/FTO, QP, Regulatory)

• Understands characteristics of ingredients, packaging materials, and processing capabilities and how they impact finished products to meet consumer expectations

• Ability to lead and organize trials with minimal support and/or provide technical guidance to achieve objectives

• Recommend action plans and implement key findings

• Creative mindset and ability to see problems through a consumer lens

• Ability to synthesize data from a variety of sources to solve complex problems





No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broad range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.

We have a rich portfolio of strong brands globally and locally including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the top position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy and the second top position in gum.

Our 80,000 makers and bakers are located in more than 80 countries and we sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. Our people are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen—and happen fast.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

Regular

Process Development & Engineering

Science & Engineering