R&D Development Scientist — Food & Pet Nutrition

Symrise; Hodges (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Symrise, a global supplier of fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition and cosmetic ingredients, seeks a Development Scientist to advance new products and optimize current solutions within our stage-gate development process. You will manage customer projects, provide technical support, and collaborate with Sales, Production and Suppliers to scale up processes.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s in food science or chemistry, 1–3 years in R&D in a food-related field, strong communication and project

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in food processing, food sciences and technologies, chemistry, and/or animal nutrition is required. Master’s degree is preferred.
• 1 to 3 years’ work experience within R&D and/or innovation in a food-related environment is required. Experience in pet food and/or flavor working with meat and/or yeast is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage new product implementation from pilot to industrialization and launch.
• Provide technical support to customers, sales, and suppliers.
• Coordinate scale-up and industrialization of new products.
• Propose and lead actions to improve R&D organization.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Project management

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in food science/chemistry

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Symrise, a global supplier of fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition and cosmetic ingredients, seeks a Development Scientist to advance new products and optimize current solutions within our stage-gate development process. You will manage customer projects, provide technical support, and collaborate with Sales, Production and Suppliers to scale up processes.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s in food science or chemistry, 1–3 years in R&D in a food-related field, strong communication and project