Ice Cream R&D Associate Scientist

Magnum Ice Cream Co.; Englewood Cliffs (NJ); On-site; USD 59,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings benefits

Life insurance and disability benefits

Parental leave

Sick leave and paid vacation

Job summary

Magnum Ice Cream Co. is seeking an Associate Scientist for our North America RD&I team in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

You will support innovation, renovation, quality improvement and cost optimization through bench development, pilot plant work, testing and specification management. You will lead bench-top development, validate ingredients and suppliers, and drive pilot plant trials and sensory evaluations with cross-functional partners.

Qualifications

• Minimum of B.S. in Food Science or relevant field; 1+ years product development experience preferred.
• Experience with FDA regulations, GMPs, as well as GLPs.
• Knowledge of ingredient functionality, processing, nutrition, and food legislation is a plus.
• Effective verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills within cross-functional teams and with outside customers.
• Good project management, organizational skills, multi-tasking, and quick learning will enable success in this role.
• Ability to present information to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support product development workstreams to deliver regional innovation, renovation, quality improvement and cost optimization projects.
• Lead bench-top development and optimization work based on project briefs.
• Screen and validate new ingredients and suppliers, and recommend next steps based on analytical, sensory and product-showing results.
• Plan and execute pilot plant trials, sample preparation, analytical testing, and sensory evaluations.
• Manage ingredients and product samples, including inventory, ordering, logistics, shipping, and disposal.
• Conduct product showings and cuttings with cross-functional partners, including Brand and Consumer Technical Insight teams.
• Lead specification creation in SAP PLM from request to approved status and create specs for new ingredients and products.
• Participate in factory trials for commercialization and support third-party manufacturing setup for outsourced launches.

Skills

B.S. in Food Science or related field

FDA regulations knowledge

GMPs knowledge

GLPs knowledge

Verbal and written communication

Project management

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Quick learning

Education

Bachelor of Science in Food Science or related field

Tools

SAP PLM

Job description

Magnum Ice Cream Co. is seeking an Associate Scientist for our North America RD&I team in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

You will support innovation, renovation, quality improvement and cost optimization through bench development, pilot plant work, testing and specification management. You will lead bench-top development, validate ingredients and suppliers, and drive pilot plant trials and sensory evaluations with cross-functional partners.