Liquid R&D Scientist EMEA

Campari Group; Sesto San Giovanni; In loco; EUR 35.000 - 55.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading company in the beverage industry seeks a qualified professional to manage new product development and innovation. Responsibilities include overseeing project management, ensuring compliance with regulations, and collaborating with marketing and operations to facilitate product launches. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field and strong project management skills.

Competenze

• Proficiency in both Italian and English.
• Keen understanding of good manufacturing and laboratory practices.
• Knowledgeable of regulatory compliance.

Mansioni

• Lead product development projects and optimize processes.
• Manage pilot plant operations and ensure compliance.
• Oversee ingredient qualifications and support marketing initiatives.

Conoscenze

Strong project management skills

Excellent communication skills

Teamwork ability

Sensory experience of foods and/or beverages

Data analysis experience

Formazione

Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, or Chemical Engineering

Descrizione del lavoro

Lead new product development projects by developing new formulations and / or new processes.

• Lead ingredient qualifications.
• Lead renovation projects that may explore alternate formulations, ingredients, suppliers and / or processes.
• Identify opportunities for improvement related to products and processes and support the technical feasibility.
• Support plants and / or comanufacturers on product and process optimization.
• Batch and process formulas of semi-finished and finished prototypes or products needed for marketing and / or additional testing.
• Request and organize necessary technical documentation from suppliers.
• Ensure compliance of formulations with all relevant market requirements.
• Ensure formulations meet budget requirements.
• Execute accelerated stability testing plans and analyze results to predict shelf life and / or stability of products.
• Manage across multiple systems documentation control of all necessary ingredients, technical information, process directions, and formulations.
• Define and populate product specifications within a global centralized system.
• Build and manage liquid bills of material within a global centralized system.
• Oversee first production of products to ensure successful industrialization.
• Train plant personnel as well as marketing and commercial teams on new products.
• Design and execute scientific / R&D experiments, analyze results, and summarize conclusions and next steps.
• Provide support to Legal, Operations and Commercial teams on technical inquiries related to products.
• Support in technical assessments and / or audits of current and potential suppliers and / or co-manufacturers, when necessary.

Manage a small production line driving people, maintenance, SAP, services, and all related activities (HACCP, pest control, Safety, etc).

• Ensure proper maintenance of pilot plant and equipment.
• Oversee pilot scale operations from blending, filtration, carbonation, to bottling.
• Work with stakeholders to facilitate projects to be produced in the pilot plant.
• Support in the pilot plant budget proposals and management.

Innovation Pipeline and Exploratory Research

Partner with marketing and project management teams to generate and execute innovation projects and initiatives.

• Support and / or lead exploratory R&D to build and sustain innovation.
• Support marketing in ideation sessions and workshops.
• Keep up to date with technological innovations and develop new innovations and / or improvements that unlock new opportunities for Campari Group.

Experience Required

Education / Professional Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, Chemical Engineering, or other science subject.

• Strong project management skills and experience
• Excellent communication skills and team work ability
• Sensory experience of foods and / or beverages
• Keen understanding of good manufacturing and laboratory practices
• Knowledgeable of regulatory compliance
• Data analysis experience
• Proficiency in Italian and English

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