Research And Development Specialist

Stern Ingredients Asia-Pacific; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Stern Ingredients Asia-Pacific invites applications for a Research & Development Specialist to join our Singapore team. This hands-on role focuses on translating ideas into practical food applications, conducting trials with functional blends and raw materials, and contributing to product development for the Asian market.

You will operate pilot-plant equipment, analyze results, prepare technical reports, and support customers with project-related insights.

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science or related field.
• 3–5 years of professional R&D experience in food ingredients.
• Hands-on experience with emulsifiers, stabilizers, or starches.
• Experience operating pilot-plant equipment (e.g., UHT) independently.
• Proactive and curious with a hands-on approach to product development.
• Able to work independently and in a team.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Develop new products and conduct application trials using functional blends and raw materials.
• Work on recipe formulation, ingredient functionality and raw-material applications.
• Analyse results and translate findings into technical reports and presentations.
• Support customer projects and present technical results to customers and distributors.
• Validate new raw materials for Asian applications.
• Contribute ideas to improve and localize our product portfolio.
• Operate pilot-plant equipment such as UHT plants, homogenizers and Stephan cookers.
• Manage laboratory materials and maintain a clean, organized lab.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Food Science / Food Technology or related

Tools

UHT equipment

Homogenizers

Stephan cookers

Job description

We are #Hiring: Research & Development Specialist - Food Ingredients

Stern Ingredients Asia-Pacific is looking for a Research & Development Specialist to join our team in Singapore.

This is a hands-on R&D role for someone who enjoys experimenting, solving technical challenges and translating ideas into practical food applications. You will work with functional food ingredients and raw materials, conduct application trials, analyse results and contribute to the development and localization of products for the Asian market.

What you will be doing

• Develop new products and conduct application trials using functional blends and raw materials.
• Work on recipe formulation, ingredient functionality and raw-material applications.
• Analyse application results and translate findings into technical reports and presentations.
• Support customer projects and present technical results to customers and distributors when required.
• Validation of new raw materials from Central R&D for suitability in Asian applications.
• Contribute fresh ideas to improve and localize our existing product portfolio.
• Independently operate pilot-plant equipment such as UHT plants, homogenizers and Stephan cookers.
• Manage laboratory raw materials, samples and lab consumables and maintain a clean and well-organized laboratory.

Who we are looking for :

You could be a good match if you have:

• A Degree in Food Science, Food Technology or a related discipline.
• 3–5 years of professional R&D experience in the food ingredients industry.
• Practical experience working with ingredients such as emulsifiers, stabilizers and/or starches.
• Experience operating relevant pilot-plant equipment (example: UHT) independently.
• A proactive, curious and hands-on approach to product development.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively as part of a team.
• Excellent written and spoken in English

You may enjoy this role if.....

You like to test, observe, adjust and try again.

You are curious not only in whether a formulation works, but why it works.

And you enjoy R&D involves more than sitting behind a desk - from formulation and application trials to analyzing results and supporting customer projects.

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