Senior Savory Applications Technologist — Hybrid Innovator

Ingredion Incorporated; Bridgewater (MA); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingredion Incorporated seeks a Senior Technologist, Savory Applications to lead experimental design and execution for new-product development, customer support, and product support in the Savory space.

You will deliver projects by developing ingredients, co-creating with customers, and advancing internal capabilities with education and prototyping to reduce costs and improve functionality.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Food Science or related field with 3+ years of experience in food formulation and product development.
• Hands-on formulation development, laboratory and pilot plant operations, scale-up and commercialization.
• Experience with thermal and non-thermal processing technologies.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and GMP, particularly for thermal and acidified products.
• Experience with experimental design, statistics, and interpretation of results.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.
• Excellent communication skills, including technical report writing and presentations to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience conducting literature reviews and working with peer-reviewed scientific publications is preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 20% for customer visits, conferences, training, and industry events.

Responsibilities

• Deliver company strategy by developing new ingredients and solutions in the Savory space.
• Co-create with customers by providing technical solutions to product development challenges.
• Create and support short- and long-term internal projects by leading applications work to allow the company to remain competitive in the industry and provide next-generation products.
• Supporting the development of savory capability in the organization including providing required education/ training.
• Innovate in the savory segment by developing new prototypes that reduce the cost of production, are nutritionally beneficial, easy to process and/or provide increased functionality in the end product.
• Developing new areas of application of ingredients and technologies in the savory segment.
• Designing and conducting experiments in the pilot plant or laboratory to progress projects.
• Communicating results and keeping experiment records in required formats.
• Highlighting potential resource or technical issues or challenges to manager in proactive manner.
• Utilizing data analysis software to interpret and present scientific work.
• Presenting scientific work at internal and external conferences and tradeshows.
• Utilizing analytical methods to measure various attributes of savory products and internal ingredients.
• Developing internal capabilities, by researching new techniques and technologies, and providing sourcing, training and implementation.
• Conducting customer presentations to increase business and showcase company capabilities.
• Providing support to savory teams across the globe
• Interacting with customers in joint projects to successfully execute and drive projects.
• Networking with external research agencies for technical support and collaboration in projects.
• Support Go-To- Market teams by providing product information and product application details such as formulation/processing support and ingredient training.

Skills

Food formulation

Product development

Experimental design

Statistical analysis

Project management

Technical report writing

Presentations

Travel up to 20%

Education

BS/MS in Food Science or related field

Tools

Pilot plant operations

Statistical analysis software

Job description

Ingredion Incorporated seeks a Senior Technologist, Savory Applications to lead experimental design and execution for new-product development, customer support, and product support in the Savory space.

You will deliver projects by developing ingredients, co-creating with customers, and advancing internal capabilities with education and prototyping to reduce costs and improve functionality.