Rapid Spectroscopy Senior Scientist

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates; Veghel; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Job summary

Mars, Incorporated in Veghel, Netherlands, is seeking a Rapid Spectroscopy Senior Scientist to lead development, implementation, and governance of the rapid spectroscopy calibration portfolio across all Segments, ensuring robust quality control for raw materials, intermediates and finished products.

You will join a team of technology experts, developing new spectroscopy applications, managing complex projects, and communicating model updates to clients to maintain smooth operations and

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in science.
• Proven record of Near Infrared Spectroscopy technology experience within chemometrics, spectroscopy or statistical analysis fields.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in an industrial or academic laboratory on spectroscopy.
• Team player with strong customer focus.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Application & Procedure Development: create, validate, and deploy new spectroscopy applications for quality control at all stages.
• Project Management: execute complex development projects focused on new chemometric techniques and improving support processes.
• Communicate effectively with client groups about rapid spectroscopy model updates to prevent disruption of local operations.
• Ensure on-time delivery of global network performance metrics and report to Leadership Teams.
• Stay current with advancements in spectroscopy by reviewing literature and attending conferences.
• Collaborate with central and regional laboratory Rapid Spectroscopy community to support new instrument installation and troubleshooting.
• Consult on customer requests about rapid spectroscopy capabilities to ensure on-plan, on-time projects.

Skills

NIR spectroscopy

Chemometrics

Statistical analysis

Education

BSc or MSc in science

Job description

Job Description:

Job Title: Rapid Spectroscopy Senior Scientist.

Segment: Mars Snacking

Location: Veghel, Netherlands

Contract type: Permanent. Full time. Onsit e.

Every day, Mars, Incorporated factories takes thousands of decisions that are informed by rapid spectroscopy data, some of which are informed by the data.

The rapid spectroscopy program delivers over 10 million analysis results per annum steering production at 90% of Mars plants, as well as assessing raw material quality before use. The Rapid Spectroscopy Senior Scientist is part of a team of technology experts responsible for the development, implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of the rapid spectroscopy calibration portfolio for raw materials, intermediates and finished products across all Segments, and the governance of the instrument network through performance metrics.

What are we looking for?

• You hold a BSc or Master degree in science.
• You have a proven record of Near Infrared Spectroscopy technology experience withing chemometrics, spectroscopy or statistical analysis fields. Experience in NIR technology or other rapid spectroscopy technologies is preferable.
• You have a minimum 2 years of experience working in an industrial or academic laboratory environment on spectroscopy.
• You are a great team player with strong customer focus.
• You can easily adapt to the changing priorities.
• You are fluent in English.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Application & Procedure Development: create, validate, and deploy new spectroscopy application for quality control at all stages (inbound materials, in-process and finished goods). This includes codifying the procedures for their use. Continuously improve rapid spectroscopy governance processes.
• Project Management:Execute complex development projects focused on new chemometric techniques, identifying new hardware/software, and improving support processes.
• Ensure effective communication with client groups of significant changes due to Rapid Spectroscopy calibration model updates to the business preventing disruption of local operations.
• Ensure on-time delivery of all global key network performance metrics and potentially communicate agreed metric to the Leadership Teams.
• Continuous Learning: Stay current with the latest advancements in spectroscopy by reviewing scientific literature and attending conferences.
• Partnering with central and regional laboratory Rapid Spectrology community to provide processes that ensure timely rapid spectroscopy support for new instrument installation and troubleshooting.
• Consult on customer requests about rapid spectroscopy current and future capability, maintaining a high level of customer focus and ensure that projects are delivered on-plan, on-time, and on-budget.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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