Senior RD&A Scientist: Sauces & Dairy Innovation

Kerry; Beloit (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Employee stock plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Kerry is seeking a Senior RD&A Scientist to lead development of wet sauces and dairy products in Beloit, Wisconsin. You will drive projects from concept to commercialization while coordinating with Sales, Regulatory, Operations, Finance, Marketing, and Product Management.

The ideal candidate brings strong formulation and troubleshooting skills with hands-on product development experience and a solid understanding of manufacturing scale-up. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related scientific discipline.
• Master’s degree or advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of food product development experience.
• Experience developing sauces, dairy products, or related food systems.
• Demonstrated success leading projects from concept to commercialization.
• Strong understanding of food processing and manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

• Independently develop and optimize sauce, dairy, and related food products from concept through commercialization.
• Design and execute product development plans utilizing scientific and engineering principles.
• Translate customer briefs into innovative product concepts and prototypes.
• Perform competitive product evaluations and matching exercises.
• Optimize formulations to improve quality, functionality, nutrition, cost, and manufacturability.
• Apply scientific problem-solving techniques to address technical challenges throughout the development process.
• Lead multiple customer and internal development projects simultaneously.
• Collaborate with Regulatory, Sales, Operations, Finance, and Quality teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Communicate project updates and technical recommendations to stakeholders.
• Serve as a technical partner for internal and external customers.
• Participate in customer meetings, presentations, innovation sessions, and commercialization discussions.
• Build strong customer relationships through technical expertise and solution-based support.
• Troubleshoot customer manufacturing and product challenges.
• Support business growth through customer-focused innovation and technical excellence.
• Develop products with commercial scalability in mind.
• Support pilot plant and production-scale trials.
• Understand manufacturing capabilities and constraints to ensure successful scale-up.

Skills

Food Science

Dairy Science

Project Management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related scientific discipline

Master's degree or advanced degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Kerry is seeking a Senior RD&A Scientist to lead development of wet sauces and dairy products in Beloit, Wisconsin. You will drive projects from concept to commercialization while coordinating with Sales, Regulatory, Operations, Finance, Marketing, and Product Management.

The ideal candidate brings strong formulation and troubleshooting skills with hands-on product development experience and a solid understanding of manufacturing scale-up. Travel may be required.