Associate Scientist, Food R&D & Product Dev

Kraft Heinz; Glenview (IL); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Prescription Drug

Dental

Vision

401k

Flexible Work Arrangements

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Kraft Heinz in Glenview, IL is seeking an Associate Scientist for Away From Home and KHI Product Development. The role focuses on benchtop experiments, product testing, and development across brands, driving innovation and renovation with strong scientific grounding.

The candidate will collaborate with Packaging, Quality, Operations, Marketing and Sales to move projects from ideation to commercialization, including lab, pilot plant, and manufacturing support.

Qualifications

• Good communication, critical thinking, and investigation skills.
• Self-starter with a passion to learn and grow in food science.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with priorities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct benchtop experiments to support innovation and renovation.
• Test flavor, texture, color, nutrition, shelf-life to standards.
• Support commercialization and recipe/label development.
• Collaborate with Packaging, Quality, Operations, Marketing, and Sales.
• Support pilot plant trials and scale-up activities.

Skills

Good communication

Critical thinking

Investigation skills

Self-starter

Multi-tasking

Design of Experiments

Education

B.S. in Food, Dairy, Meat Science or Chemical Engineering

Job description

Kraft Heinz in Glenview, IL is seeking an Associate Scientist for Away From Home and KHI Product Development. The role focuses on benchtop experiments, product testing, and development across brands, driving innovation and renovation with strong scientific grounding.

The candidate will collaborate with Packaging, Quality, Operations, Marketing and Sales to move projects from ideation to commercialization, including lab, pilot plant, and manufacturing support.