Location: Glenview,IL, USA
All Posting Locations: Glenview, IL, US
Job Functions: Research & Development
Date Published: September 16, 2024
Ref#: R-86332
ABOUT THE ROLEThe individual will support the Next Generation Ingredients – Global Sweeteners & Salt Technology Team working from the Glenview, IL R&D facility. This position offers the candidate an excellent opportunity to lead innovative and disruptive ingredient technology platforms while creating competitive advantage across the global Kraft Heinz portfolio.
The candidate will manage technical platforms, identify, and lead ingredient technology development initiatives. The candidate should be able to also identify future technology platforms, prioritize research pathways, demonstrate proof of concept, develop prototypes, conduct technology scale-up trials, validate technologies in model systems and applications, conduct consumer testing, and commercialize technologies. This includes understanding of the business need, designing and executing tests, analyzing data, drawing conclusions, documenting, and communicating results to both technical and non-technical audiences. Proven communication and collaboration skills are essential in this role.
The candidate must also have a proven strong technical background, leadership, ability to think critically to apply prior knowledge and scientific principles to new situations, and project management skills. Technical background should include general food science and ingredient interactions with focus on sweeteners, flavor, and taste. The candidate should also have demonstrated cross-functional team leadership within their own organization and with the scientific community through leadership positions in industry associations. He or she will need to interact and build research collaboration programs within external ecosystems while progressing research pathways internally.
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EEO Policy:
Kraft Heinz is an EO employer – Minorities/Women/Vets/Disabled and other protected categories.
Location(s)Glenview R&D Center
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