Location: Princeton,NJ, USA
Application Lab Manager, Beverage Ingredient Solutions
Plainsboro, NJ
Onsite
Are you ready to take the helm of the North America Ingredient Solution Application Lab for the T&H Beverage Team? In this pivotal role, you'll drive project success and revenue growth while inspiring and mentoring a skilled application specialist dedicated to prototype development and innovative customer solutions.
You'll collaborate with diverse cross-functional teams to create innovative and effective beverage solutions while expertly navigating scientific and regulatory requirements. Your project management skills will shine as you prioritize and execute initiatives with precision, all while staying ahead of the latest industry trends.
Embrace this opportunity to lead the charge in transforming beverage innovation and make a lasting impact in the beverage sector. Join us and be at the forefront of shaping the future of beverages!
At dsm-firmenich, being a force for good is not optional. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a shared responsibility woven into our daily work, benefiting to our People, Customers & Communities and driving business value. Equal access to opportunities is a given, belonging is a shared feeling, authenticity is celebrated.
Responsibilities:
* Manage the NA Ingredient Solution Application Lab for the TT&H Beverage Team, focusing on revenue and project delivery.
* Define and coordinate lab experiments to address technical questions and to develop innovative prototypes using nutritional ingredients (hydrocolloids, colorations, and premixes) while ensuring timely project completion.
* Collaborate with cross functional team to develop regional and to further evaluate global innovation initiatives.
* Coordinate appropriate stability studies to address dsm-firmenich nutritional ingredients success and troubleshoot for customers.
* Stay on top of beverage trends, new ingredients, & new technologies in order to bring innovative solutions to application projects and prototypes.
* Train and mentor lab technicians and future scientists for their professional growth.
We bring:
* Opportunities for growth and advancement for those who embrace innovation and take initiative.
* Collaboration with experts in health, nutrition, and beauty to drive progress.
* Customer-first approach, working with world-renowned brands to turn ideas into impactful solutions.
* Opportunity to build a career making a significant impact on billions of lives, with the freedom to shape your own path.
* Dedication to creating better futures for customers, communities, people, and the planet.
* Supportive environment where individuals are empowered to progress and contribute to meaningful change.
You bring:
* Bachelor's degree in food science or related field, MS or PhD preferred
* Minimum 6 years of food industry experience of which minimum 3 years of beverage application experience, plus a minimum 3 years of managerial experience
* Must have deep and extensive knowledge of and experience in science-based ingredients and beverage product development.
* Having knowledge and experience in nutritional ingredients (e.g. vitamins, minerals, amino acids, etc), colorations, hydrocolloids, and premix is a plus
* Works independently, self-motivated, practical, creative mindset and results oriented.
* Cross-functional team experience and knowledge of various business disciplines
* Ability to travel 10%
dsm-firmenich is fully dedicated to inclusion because when people feel engaged and empowered, their creativity and innovation drives unprecedented progress. We aim to build a workplace where opportunity really is equal, so everyone can thrive. We do not discriminate: there's a place for everyone at dsm-firmenich.
As a committed equal opportunity employer, we ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and fair. We encourage the recruitment of a diverse workforce, representative of the communities in which we work, by using inclusive language, diverse interview panels, diversified sourcing strategies. Selection is based on qualifications, competency, experience, performance history and fit with the team to advance fair and equitable opportunity.
Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, backgrounds, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
We are committed to providing reasonable support for disabled applicants in our recruiting process. Should you need assistance, and are comfortable to share this, please let us know.
About dsm-firmenich
As innovators in nutrition, health, and beauty, dsm-firmenich reinvents, manufactures, and combines vital nutrients, flavors, and fragrances for the world's growing population to thrive. With our comprehensive range of solutions, with natural and renewable ingredients and renowned science and technology capabilities, we work to create what is essential for life, desirable for consumers, and more sustainable for the planet. dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch company, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, with operations in almost 60 countries and revenues of more than 12 billion. With a diverse, worldwide team of nearly 30,000 employees, we bring progress to life every day, everywhere, for billions of people. www.dsm-firmenich.com
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