Ice Cream Senior Scientist

Magnum Icc Sweden Supply Ab; Englewood Cliffs (NJ); On-site; USD 89,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive pay

Flexible ways of working

Health, wellbeing and life outside of

Time off to rest and recharge

Ongoing learning and development

Job summary

Magnum Icc Sweden Supply Ab is seeking a Senior Scientist in the Research, Design & Innovation (RD&I) team to turn bold ice cream ideas into market-ready products. As Technical Project Lead, you will supervise end-to-end RD&I activities from concept through scale-up, collaborating with RD&I, Supply Chain, Marketing, and strategic partners to deliver on a fast-paced roadmap.

The role involves leading product development for iconic brands, managing trials, and ensuring successful scale-up while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Engineering or similar field.
• 5+ years of experience in product development or technical project management.
• Experience with product development across lifecycle and SAPPLM.
• Strong formulation, organization and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-impact technical projects that transform how our ice cream products are made, partnering across RD&I, Supply Chain, Marketing, and other key functions.
• Manage end-to-end RD&I activities, from product to process to packaging, ensuring all RD&I deliverables are executed across the team on time.
• Own product development from idea to launch, designing recipes, planning trials, scaling up products, and ensuring solutions deliver against the project brief.
• Turn technical challenges into solutions by applying formulation expertise, root-cause analysis, experimentation, and creative problem-solving.
• Become the technical go-to person for your projects, representing RD&I in cross-functional discussions and providing clear product and process guidance.
• Bring products to life at scale, developing test protocols and leading shelf-life, analytical, prototype, and scale-up activities.
• Drive technical excellence behind the scenes by leading ingredient specifications, product specifications, and label creation through SAPPLM.
• Build strong partnerships that get things done, connecting R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing, customers, stakeholders, and strategic vendor partners to deliver projects successfully.

Skills

Product formulation

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Engineering or similar field

Tools

SAPPLM

Job description

Life tastes better with ice cream

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall's, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry's, loved in 76 countries, we are the world's largest Ice Cream company leading the industry.

We create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. Everybody loves ice cream. And as the world's biggest pure‑play ice cream company, we have the scale and ambition to make a real difference.

What truly sets us apart is how we work.

We move fast and keep things simple. We turn ideas into action, trust people to take ownership, and work as one team to win together with integrity. Our culture is high‑performance, collaborative and focused on getting things done.

We're curious and ready for what's next. We embrace digital, use data to make better decisions, and keep learning, including how AI can help us work smarter and serve consumers better.

This position is a fixed term, full time position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future employer sponsorship. Employment eligibility will be verified as part of the hiring process.

This is a full-time project-based assignment that is anticipated to last 12 months. The selected individual will be eligible to apply to available internal opportunities following completion of the project, although no continued employment is guaranteed.

THE ROLE

This Senior Scientist on the Research, Design & Innovation (RD&I) team is at the heart of turning bold ice cream ideas into products consumers love, while helping transform how iconic brands like Magnum, Ben & Jerry's, Breyers, Klondike, Popsicle, Talenti, and Yasso are made. As the Technical Project Lead, you'll lead high-impact Supply Chain transformation and product development projects from prototype through scale-up, using formulation expertise, experimentation, and creative problem-solving to bring ideas to life. You'll be the technical connector across R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing, and strategic partners, tackling challenges, influencing decisions, and keeping complex projects moving forward. It's an exciting opportunity for someone who loves product development, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and wants to make a visible impact across a portfolio of beloved ice cream brands.

WHAT YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Lead high-impact technical projects that transform how our ice cream products are made, partnering across RD&I, Supply Chain, Marketing, and other key functions.
• Manage end-to-end RD&I activities, from product to process to packaging, ensuring all RD&I deliverables are executed across the team on time.
• Own product development from idea to launch, designing recipes, planning trials, scaling up products, and ensuring solutions deliver against the project brief.
• Turn technical challenges into solutions by applying formulation expertise, root-cause analysis, experimentation, and creative problem-solving.
• Become the technical go-to person for your projects, representing RD&I in cross-functional discussions and providing clear product and process guidance.
• Bring products to life at scale, developing test protocols and leading shelf-life, analytical, prototype, and scale-up activities.
• Drive technical excellence behind the scenes by leading ingredient specifications, product specifications, and label creation through SAPPLM.
• Build strong partnerships that get things done, connecting R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing, customers, stakeholders, and strategic vendor partners to deliver projects successfully.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO

• Holds a bachelor's degree in Food Science, Engineering or similar field and has 5+ years of experience in product development or technical project management
• Has experience in product development through the entire product lifecycle and can operate confidently in specification management systems like SAPPLM
• Brings strong skills in product formulation, organization and project management
• Thinks end-to-end and takes ownerships for results
• Is comfortable working in a fast-moving, evolving organisation
• Values collaboration, clarity and low-ego ways of working
• Communicates and presents technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Some travel to the factory locations required

WHAT YOU'LL GET

Alongside meaningful work and strong development, we offer a reward package that typically includes

• Market-competitive pay and performance related rewards
• Flexible ways of working
• Support for health, wellbeing and life outside of work
• Time off to rest and recharge
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Specific benefits vary by location

Pay : The pay range for this position is $88,600 to $133,000. The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC) takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets,