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Job Title: Product Scientist - Food Science
Location: Emeryville, CA, 94608 (Hybrid)
Duration: 6 Months (possible extension of long term)
Job Description:
"What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:
o Food science, science, or engineering ideally in a fast-moving consumer goods market
o Working on teams and independently with the guidance of a manager
o Personal drive and organization
o Prioritizing and managing activities
o Planning, and executing work plans with some supervision
o Identifying problems proactively and creating and implementing solutions independently (problem solving)
o Applying fundamental technical understanding to interpret and analyze data to reach clear conclusions
o Communicating effectively verbally and in writing, including technical writing
o Putting the consumer at the heart of development activities
Additional Job Description
More about this role
What you need to know about this position:
You will be working on Clif Bar, the leading bar brand in the category. Great learning with experienced developers and best performing team.
You will experience wide ranges of projects including:
o Innovation: near term innovation and renovation
o Core maintenance: Resolve quality issues, BCP, Margin and support plant performance improvement, and other duties as assigned
o Making benchtop samples to support development work ; shipping and receiving samples and ingredients
BS in Food Science, Chemical Engineering or related field
Job specific requirements:
o 1-3 years of experience in related field
o Strong technical foundation and technical curiosity
o Participate in cross functional teams to identify and resolve technical issues.
o Write process specifications that deliver consistent, high-quality products across numerous manufacturing facilities.
o Excellent written and oral communication "