Scientist I, Product Development - Snack Seasonings

About the position

The Product Development Scientist will support one of our top, strategic customers through development of seasonings to meet specific sensory and functional attributes. The Scientist will be part of a highly creative and collaborative product development team with a strong emphasis of customer partnership. This Scientist will also interact with other functional areas such as regulatory, operations and quality assurance to meet and maintain all seasoning design requirements. The Scientist will leverage McCormick’s world class innovation and corporate technical resources to drive consumer preferred solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide snack seasonings product development support for customers to include building and sustaining relationships within the core customer development teams
• Guide technical excellence and differentiation through robust product design, leveraging technology and implementing feedback from internal and external resources in an ever-changing environment
• Create market-preferred snack seasonings through bench top product development, leveraging culinary input, technical innovation and consumer insights
• Guide customer requests by interacting with a broad multifunctional team to provide best in class solutions
• Conducting plant trials at McCormick locations

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of product development experience in the food industry. Seasoning development experience is preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree in Food Science/Technology, Food Engineering, Chemistry or a related field
• Understanding of consumer and general sensory testing, including its application to product development
• Experience collecting and interpreting scientific data, including sensory, analytical, and commercialization
• Experience effectively collaborating across levels and functions within own organization and with outside customers and vendors
• Ability and willingness to travel 10% to 20%
• Proven success multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment
• High degree of ownership and professional commitment
• Desire and ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of people
• Good written and verbal communication skills to interact effectively with external and internal customers
• Curiosity and innovative thinking
• Proven ability to interpret scientific data, including sensory and analytical, and commercialization

Nice-to-haves

• MS Degree and/or PhD in a related field
• Experience with SAP, product formulary and retrieval systems
• Culinary interest or related training
• Proficiency in vendor management and development including the implementation of new ingredients as required

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Career growth opportunities
• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices
• Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness
• Tuition assistance
• Comprehensive health plans covering medical, vision, dental, life and disability benefits
• Family-friendly benefits such as paid parental leave, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and caregiver support
• Retirement and investment programs including 401(k) and profit-sharing plans