Ingredient Applications Lead — Food & Beverage Innovation

The Fynder Group; Chicago (IL); Vor Ort; USD 150.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Fynder Group in Chicago seeks a Sr. Manager, Ingredient Applications to serve as the go-to expert on Fynder Ingredients in food and beverage applications.

You will connect ingredient structure to function, build prototypes, and translate bench insights into commercial results, with ownership and direct access to leadership. You will lead recipe development across bakery, dairy, snacks, and more, design studies, create technical reports, and support sales and regulatory teams.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related field with 8+ years in R&D or applications.
• Hands-on formulation experience across several food and beverage categories at bench, pilot and commercial scale.
• In-depth expertise in ingredient functionality and cross-interactions (proteins, hydrocolloids, starches, emulsifiers, fibers, sweeteners).
• Strong experimental design and structure–function knowledge; patents/publications a plus.
• Experience writing invention disclosures and contributing to patent applications.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with clients and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven track record of mentoring and developing technical teams in R&D or applications.

Aufgaben

• Own application development food and beverage concepts to demonstrate Fynder value propositions.
• Develop model food formulations to test functionality and guide new ingredient development.
• Design and run studies on composition, processing history, and matrix interactions across categories.
• Turn data into technical reports, concept sheets, and application case studies.
• Join sales calls and customer visits, explaining technology to R&D and business audiences.
• Serve as a SME for Fynder ingredients and demonstrate data-driven structure–function rules.
• Troubleshoot formulations from bench to pilot and full-scale production with guidance.
• Provide technical data to assist with quality, labeling, and regulatory needs.
• Prepare invention disclosures, assist with patent filings, and perform prior art searches.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, operations, regulatory, quality, and R&D to bring ingredients to market.
• Stay updated on emerging ingredient technologies and drive continuous product advancement.
• Lead and mentor food scientists, overseeing lab operations and project priorities.

Kenntnisse

Food science expertise

Formulation experience

Structure–function knowledge

Experiment design

Mentoring teams

Technical communication

Invention disclosures / patents

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related discipline

Master’s degree in Food Science or related, 6+ years in R&D/applications

Jobbeschreibung

The Fynder Group in Chicago seeks a Sr. Manager, Ingredient Applications to serve as the go-to expert on Fynder Ingredients in food and beverage applications.

You will connect ingredient structure to function, build prototypes, and translate bench insights into commercial results, with ownership and direct access to leadership. You will lead recipe development across bakery, dairy, snacks, and more, design studies, create technical reports, and support sales and regulatory teams.