Scientist, Consumer Science

Mondelez International Inc.; Tlalnepantla; On-site; MXN 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Mondelez México seeks a Consumer Science professional to plan and lead sensory evaluations and consumer research projects. You will be trained to independently manage innovation projects and ensure new products deliver the intended consumer experience across categories.

You will collaborate with R&D and Marketing, coordinate multiple workstreams, and maintain high standards of quality and safety in the sensory lab while developing your expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, Nutrition, or related field or equivalent industry experience.
• 1–3 years of experience in sensory science; consumer research or product development a plus.
• Strong data analysis, organization, teamwork, and project coordination skills.
• Proficient in English (verbal and written).

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute sensory evaluations for renovation projects.
• Support productivity and cost-savings initiatives by validating reformulations while preserving consumer delight.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D and Marketing to align deliverables with timelines.
• Manage multiple projects, ensuring quality standards and deadlines are met.
• Document learnings and share best practices to grow the team’s knowledge base.

Skills

Statistical theory

Teamwork

Time management

Organization

English (written and spoken)

Software applications

Qualitative testing

Quantitative testing

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science/related field

Job description

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.

You plan and execute projects, interpret results, write technical reports and apply your knowledge to data analysis.

How you will contribute

You will plan and conduct projects and with guidance, deliver results, and interpret and write technical reports. You will help complete consumer research including data analysis and results interpretation, applying your knowledge of statistics to analyze, draw conclusions and report results. In this role, you will also lead and manage descriptive panels, recruiting, training, screening, and managing panelist's performance, interact with your peers, junior developers/marketing and other colleagues, and may take on supervisory responsibility when completing assignments. You will also work on teams when new methodologies and capabilities are being evaluated, proposed and implemented, working with other consumer scientists, junior developers and other cross-functional colleagues, and will ensure the efficiency and safety of the sensory laboratory, including maintenance of the quality system, making sure that procedures are followed properly and the highest standards of work and environment, health and safety are maintained.

What you will bring

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

• Statistical theory
• Working in a team
• Managing time and prioritizing duties
• Organizing skills
• Effectively communicating verbally and in writing in English
• Primary software applications
• Qualitative and quantitative consumer testing methods

Your Mission

You will join the Consumer Science team to drive consumer-centric decision-making through sensory evaluation and consumer research. You will be trained and developed to independently lead innovation projects, ensuring that new products deliver the desired consumer experience across categories.

How You Will Contribute

• Plan, coordinate, and execute sensory evaluations for renovation projects.
• Support productivity and cost-savings initiatives by validating that reformulations maintain consumer delight.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D and Marketing, and teams to align consumer science deliverables with project timelines.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring quality standards and deadlines are consistently met.
• Contribute to the team’s knowledge base by documenting learnings and sharing best practices.

What You Will Bring

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

• Work in opportunities in terms of saving focused on descomplexity/ spec harmonization for flavors across categories.
• Analytical rigor to interpret sensory and consumer data and reach clear, actionable conclusions.
• Organization and project management skills to coordinate multiple workstreams.
• Effective communication skills, including the ability to present technical results to non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work within cross-functional teams.
• Curiosity and eagerness to learn, with a proactive approach to professional development.
• Comfort working with digital tools and data platforms.

What You Need to Know About This Position

• Temporary contract (one year)
• You will be trained by an experienced co-worker with the goal of progressively taking ownership of sensorial evaluation and innovation projects.

Job Specific Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, Nutrition, or related field — or equivalent industry experience.
• One to three years of experience in sensory science. Experience in consumer research or product development is a plus
• Skilled in: data analysis, organization, teamwork, and project coordination.
• English verbal and written proficiency.

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

Mondelez México has been in the country since 1927 and currently employs 6,000 wonderful people. Our diverse portfolio includes iconic and mouth-watering global brands such as Trident, Oreo, Philadelphia, and local jewels like Clorets and Bubbaloo. We are leaders in the making of cream cheese, powdered beverages and confections—in fact, we make seven out of every 10 chewing gums consumed by Mexicans. Our growth is supported by our cutting-edge manufacturing facilities, such as our Puebla Plant and Nuevo León HUB, which are the largest gums, candies and biscuits factories in the world in terms of volume. You can buy are products in 900,000 places in Mexico. We are also home to one of the 11 technology centers Mondelez International has worldwide, a specialized gum and candy facility that places us at the forefront of innovation and development in the country and drives our purpose to lead the future of snacking.We are pioneers in the country in work-life balance practices such as extended maternity leave, open spaces, remote work and flexible working hours.

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

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Consumer Science

Science & Engineering