Pet Nutrition Ingredient Tech Scientist

Colgate-Palmolive; Topeka (KS); Hybrid; USD 88,500 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel - up to 10% of time

Hybrid work model

Relocation assistance within country

Job summary

Colgate-Palmolive's Hill's Pet Nutrition in Topeka, Kansas is seeking a Scientist to advance ingredient technology from bench to commercialization. The role collaborates across Global Technology, Procurement, Quality, Supply Chain, and Regulatory, and partners with external suppliers.

The ideal candidate holds a BS in Food Science or related field with 3+ years in animal or food industries, with advanced degrees preferred. Travel up to 10% and hybrid work are supported.

Qualifications

• BS or BA degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Food engineering, Animal Science, or related technical field.
• Minimum 3 years of animal or food industry experience.
• MS or PhD in Food Science, Nutrition, Food engineering, Animal Science, or related technical field.
• Demonstrated understanding of thermal processing effects on ingredient functionality, product performance over shelf life, and product design implications of ingredient changes.
• Demonstrated understanding of scaling ingredients and products from pilot to commercial production.
• Experience in product design and development (Preferably sole source nutritional products in animal/human food industry)
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects including design and execution of scientific experiments

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of company’s technology goals by developing products from bench top to commercialization.
• Lead in technical and cross functional project teams.
• Apply fundamental food science and processing knowledge for optimum ingredient and finished product functionality and nutrition.
• Transform nutrient standards of ingredients and formulations to meet finished product regulatory, and cost standards.
• Coordinate all documents that support the approval and maintenance of Hill’s ingredient portfolio.
• Team with vendors and manufacturing to establish and update ingredient shelf life, storage, and handling.
• Conduct biological and feeding tests to ensure product and ingredient acceptability with the pet.
• Partner with process engineers and manufacturing for synergy in ingredient handling and conveyance within process development.
• Validate alternate ingredient performance through coordination & interpretation of product evaluations including analytical, palatability, sensory, and stability testing.

Education

BS or BA degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Food engineering, Animal Science, or related technical field.

MS or PhD in Food Science, Nutrition, Food engineering, Animal Science, or related technical field.

Job description

Colgate-Palmolive's Hill's Pet Nutrition in Topeka, Kansas is seeking a Scientist to advance ingredient technology from bench to commercialization. The role collaborates across Global Technology, Procurement, Quality, Supply Chain, and Regulatory, and partners with external suppliers.

The ideal candidate holds a BS in Food Science or related field with 3+ years in animal or food industries, with advanced degrees preferred. Travel up to 10% and hybrid work are supported.