Senior Research Scientist, R&D, Sweets
The Hershey Company
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Hershey • Pennsylvania • United States
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About the role
- Lead product development projects which provide innovative new products in the Sweets and Refreshment space.
- These areas include formulation development, ingredient development, capacity expansion, supply continuity, and product transformation interactions.
- Perform prototyping and development from bench top to pilot plant to full manufacturing scale.
- Interact closely with a cross functional group of technical, professional, and managerial staff of R&D, as well as production, engineering, and marketing.
- Understand the business impact of the projects.
- Apply technical rigor and scientific principles and practices.
- Provide input for technical feasibility for new product concepts.
- Partnering with Supply Chain to provide technical support to drive quality and value improvement in products and process.
Requirements
- Experience leading innovation initiatives, which could include product development, quality improvement, cost improvement, technology validation and process optimization.
- Demonstrated ability to learn new technical knowledge and apply it during development and commercialization processes.
- Specific technical knowledge in sweets & refreshments (chewy sweets, high boiled sweets, and polyols) a plus.
- Demonstrated experience in learning and applying process platforms.
- Strong knowledge of various technical disciplines (Sensory, Research, Engineering and Packaging)
- Knowledge of key steps in the development of capital projects, including commercialization, equipment selection, equipment acquisition, commissioning and start-up of process equipment and systems, and troubleshooting.
- Understanding of the impact of the key processing parameters in the conversion of raw ingredient and in-process material to finished product and critical for the day-to-day operation of a line.
- Demonstrated Influencing skills
- Proven administrative ability, decision-making skills, financial understanding, business integration skills, and technical expertise
- Demonstrated problem solving and evaluation capabilities.
- Excellent troubleshooting skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must be open to and comfortable with change.
- The candidate much be able to work independently, and as part of a team in a fast-paced, growth-oriented business.
Benefits
- Approximately 25% travel required, including both US and International
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
formulation developmentingredient developmentcapacity expansionproduct transformationprototypingprocess optimizationtechnology validationcapital project developmenttroubleshootingcommercialization
Soft Skills
leadershipinfluencingdecision-makingproblem solvingevaluationcommunicationadaptabilityteamworkindependenceadministrative ability