Kinisla

Research Scientist

• Support the development of innovative dairy products, ingredients and manufacturing processes using advanced analytical techniques
• Translate customer, consumer and market needs into technically robust product and process solutions
• Conduct routine and advanced chemical, physical and functional analyses of milk, dairy ingredients and finished products
• Design, develop, optimise and validate analytical methods and experimental protocols
• Plan and execute laboratory experiments, analyse complex datasets using statistical methods, and translate findings into recommendations
• Provide analytical expertise to multidisciplinary R&D projects and collaborate with product developers, process engineers, quality teams and manufacturing colleagues
• Support pilot plant trials, scale-up activities, troubleshooting, and transfer of analytical methods and processes into R&D and production
• Prepare technical reports, scientific documentation, presentations and SOPs; maintain laboratory records and equipment
• Identify opportunities to improve analytical capability, laboratory efficiency and adoption of emerging analytical technologies
• Build relationships with universities, suppliers, equipment manufacturers and external partners
• Monitor scientific literature, competitor activity, ingredient technologies and emerging analytical or processing approaches
• Communicate technical progress, risks, results and recommendations to project teams, senior stakeholders and manufacturing partners

Research & Development Food Scientist