Lead Snack Innovation Scientist

Kerry; San Juan del Río; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry is seeking a Principal Scientist to lead the development of new snack products from concept to commercialization. You will design formulations, run validation trials, and coordinate with Commercial, Quality, and Operations teams.

You will manage technical documentation, scale-up processes, and evaluate ingredients and processing technologies to deliver innovative, safe, and commercially viable products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, or related field.
• Advanced English proficiency is required.
• Experience in R&D within the food industry is required.
• Experience developing products for the snacks category.
• Knowledge of GMPs, HACCP, and food safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Receive and analyze customer briefs for new product development and reformulation projects within the snacks category.
• Develop formulations according to technical and commercial requirements established for each project.
• Lead product development projects from concept through industrial validation and commercialization.
• Maintain formulations and technical documentation within product development and specification management systems.
• Prepare, coordinate, and ship samples for customer evaluations and internal testing.
• Manage requests for physicochemical and sensory analyses required for product validation.
• Develop technical specifications, manufacturing procedures, and process instructions.
• Coordinate pilot plant trials and manufacturing validations to ensure formulation scalability.
• Evaluate alternative raw materials, functional ingredients, and processing technologies.
• Validate changes related to formulations, raw materials, packaging, and manufacturing processes.
• Provide technical support to Commercial, Quality, and Operations teams throughout product development and implementation activities.
• Manage commercialization-related activities associated with new product launches and technology transfers.

Skills

Advanced English proficiency

R&D experience in food industry

Snack product development

Flavor systems & seasoning

Snack processing technologies

Sensory evaluation methodologies

Physicochemical data interpretation

Industrial scale-up & tech transfer

Process validation

Documentation systems (Optiva)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Engineering or related field

Tools

Optiva

Job description

Kerry is seeking a Principal Scientist to lead the development of new snack products from concept to commercialization. You will design formulations, run validation trials, and coordinate with Commercial, Quality, and Operations teams.

You will manage technical documentation, scale-up processes, and evaluate ingredients and processing technologies to deliver innovative, safe, and commercially viable products.