Actalent Scientific is currently seeking qualified candidates for a Food Application Scientist. This will be a Monday-Friday perm opportunity.

Description:

This position is responsible for preparing, blending, developing, and formulating a solution to project requests made through Sales or as part of internal project directives. This role has the responsibility to liaise between Technical, Sales, Customer Care, Quality, and Operations Teams to ensure customer project needs are met in a timely manner. The application scientist will be required to provide technical support to all directed internal and external inquiries. This role will also require in-person customer visits where advanced technical guidance is required. Application scientist will manage associate scientists and/or lab technicians. All operating procedures, safety regulations, and policies set forth by the company must be followed; in addition, adherence to all local, state, and federal employment laws must be maintained. Will require up to 25% travel to client sites and trade shows.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop technical solutions to customer-driven and marketing-driven food and beverage projects from bench-top to commercial scale levels. This requires being able to perform in laboratory, pilot plant, and plant processing environments

• Provides technical and application support to customers and builds insights based on development learnings that can be used to accelerate customer development timelines

• Develops and maintains close liaisons with technical stakeholders at key customers by delivering a superior customer service experience and value added solutions in a timely manner.

• Continuously works with manager on improving technical sales support and internal technical customer support processes

• Retains full responsibility to manage and resolve strategic and sensitive issues and completes assigned projects in a timely manner and ensures all technical and customer requirements are successfully met

• In collaboration with marketing department takes ownership of all technical support, prototype development, and product displays needed for trade shows, and other marketing activities.

• Continuously works with manager on improving the overall technical expertise, scientific rigor and processes of the application team.

• Understands the chemistry and functionality of food ingredients in color formulations and remains current with relevant food and beverage industry trends. Trains internal and external customers as needed on all technical aspects of businesses.

• Provides internal support to high-priority projects and necessary technical training program updates

• Works closely with Production and Quality/Regulatory Departments to review, recommend and implement necessary changes to new and existing products through the manufacturing and QA/QC process as needed

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related area from a four-year college or university; and two (3) to five (5) years related (beverage, snacks, meat preferred) experience or training; or MS in Food Science or related area with minimum two (2) years of food application experience (beverage, snacks, meat preferred) in a food company
• Experience with color/ingredient applications, customer presentations, program/system planning, statistical reporting/analysis and cost/benefit analysis preferred.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.