Senior Scientist, Ingredient Innovation & Quality

Mars; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mars University

Company bonus

Competitive salary & benefits

Job summary

Mars seeks a Biological or Food Sciences professional to join the Pet Nutrition NA R&D team in Franklin, TN, to ensure safety, quality, and cost competitiveness of ingredients used across a wide pet food portfolio, applying technical knowledge for reliable product performance.

Key responsibilities include evaluating new ingredients, identifying cost-saving opportunities, drafting ingredient specifications, and governing ingredient safety across applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Biological or Food Sciences or equivalent.
• 2–5 years R&D experience with established technical ingredient expertise.
• Understanding of ingredients including safety and quality attributes, in the food/pet food industry.
• Up to 10% travel required.
• MS or PhD in Biological or Food Sciences or equivalent (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with industry suppliers and commercial buyers to identify ingredients that can meet the needs for product design.
• Identification of new ingredient opportunities to deliver cost savings to the business while maintaining or improving product quality.
• Assessing new ingredients for known hazards and ensuring there are controls implemented to minimize the risk of those hazards.
• Utilize understanding and knowledge linked to the raw material ingredient portfolio across all relevant applications and be key technical point of contact within business.
• Leverage their knowledge of ingredients to help set strategy and identify ways to enhance key product attributes and potential savings.
• Responsible for assessing and managing current ingredient in the portfolio to ensure production of high quality, nutritious products.
• Ensure new ingredient opportunities are aligned with relevant stakeholders within the R&D function.
• Support in alignment and management of stakeholders external to R&D.
• Influences and/or develops technical strategies and best practices.
• Responsible for drafting ingredient Specifications

Skills

R&D experience

Ingredient knowledge

Food safety

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Biological or Food Sciences

MS or PhD in Biological or Food Sciences

Job description

Mars seeks a Biological or Food Sciences professional to join the Pet Nutrition NA R&D team in Franklin, TN, to ensure safety, quality, and cost competitiveness of ingredients used across a wide pet food portfolio, applying technical knowledge for reliable product performance.

Key responsibilities include evaluating new ingredients, identifying cost-saving opportunities, drafting ingredient specifications, and governing ingredient safety across applications.