Provide expertise in food science, specializing in the research and development of enzyme solutions for the food and beverage industry.
Provide sustained and expanded technical expertise and influential customer engagement skills to develop ingredient technology solutions for products in the food and beverage industry.
Perform root cause analysis to solve complex customer issues.
Identify, develop, and implement new services and solutions (tools, demonstrations, applications, and product options).
Generate new ideas to deliver intellectual property/solutions that lead to meaningful business impact.
Display technical knowledge of commercial enzymes, understanding of competitor products, and enzyme applications in other industries.
Present relevant scientific information at industry forums or in expert panels.
Key contributor to technical service (TS) efforts in the development, test marketing, training, and roll out of new products.
Conduct and design own experimental work and guide laboratory work of others.
Develop novel methods resulting in positive business impact.
Drive the identification and implementation of smart methodologies and tools that lead to significant increase in TS productivity and result in financial value.
Apply comprehensive knowledge of customers’ products and processes to create individualized solutions.
Influence key decision makers by providing solutions that exceed customers’ expectations.
Engage with key decision makers to identify needs and pain points.
Lead identifying and qualifying prospects and sales opportunities.
Form strong connections among internal as well as relevant external stakeholders.
Lead and communicate about complex and cross-functional projects with high degree of ownership.
Requires up to 40% domestic and foreign travel.
Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in food science, chemistry, or related field; plus 3 years (36 months) of experience in job offered or similar occupation.
Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years (60 months) of experience is acceptable in the alternative.
Knowledge of food GMP regulations for food sample production and optimization of enzymatic and microbial culture applications in foods.
Experience in enzyme and microbial culture applications for improving food formulations and processing, providing technical services to CPG companies in a B2B environment, including skill at troubleshooting customer product development issues.
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Senior Scientist, Technical Services (0071-0012) in Franklinton at Placement Services USA, Inc.
This position is listed as full time and onsite. It was posted 3 weeks ago.