[Work From Home] Lead Scientist, R&D - Nourish

workwarp is actively recruiting for the role of Lead Scientist, R&D - Nourish! An immediate start is available for this Remote-based position, which places you at the center of innovation. This position requires a strong and diverse skillset in relevant areas to drive success. The compensation for this role is a competitive salary, reflecting our commitment to attracting the best.   Job Summary This position requires a creative and high performing individual to lead development and discovery projects and programs for food protein ingredients. The candidate must have hands-on experience in Food Chemistry, Enzymology, and Dairy Science or related areas. A demonstrated ability for leveraging various processing technologies to prepare innovative concept products to create new... protein business opportunities. The candidate is expected to have rich research experience in food industrial to drive the true and practical product innovations. He/she must have high emotional intelligence and be able to interact smoothly with work associates (up and down the organization). Primary Responsibilities: Anticipate future industrial trends and customer needs and provides project and/or program proposals (strategic focus to build the R&D project funnel). Design and develop plans, proposals, and/or systems to initiate new products and/or improve manufacturability of existing products. Recognize problems/bottlenecks, uncovers root causes and promotes and drive solution. Lead project resource and research planning, and monitors execution to accomplish project goals. Monitor project execution progress to accomplish project goals. Coordinate interdepartmental and customer interactions involving technical issues. Train, direct, supervise and/or motivate various levels of staff. Serves as a company technical expert in relationships with external technology collaborators. Prepare and present technical papers and presentations for internal and external customers/contacts. Lead development and execution of comprehensive patent strategy for projects and/or areas of expertise. Adhere to all safety and quality requirements; enhance site safety. We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability. Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more We apply science and creativity for a better world. With the beauty of art and the precision of science, we are an international collective of thinkers who partner with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products the world craves. As a global leader in food, beverage, health, biosciences and sensorial experiences, we do a lot and continually innovate to do it better. For more than 130 years we’ve been focused on finding the most innovative solutions to help bring “better for you” products to market. While we have grown over the years, we remain agile in our approach and put our customers’ needs at the forefront of our thinking. We offer end-to-end service that few can deliver on. Our unparalleled product portfolio is the most robust in the industry and we have leadership positions across key taste, texture, scent, nutrition, enzymes, cultures, soy proteins and probiotics categories Apply Job! Take the Next StepAre you ready for this challenge? Apply now and let's discuss how you can become a vital part of our success story.

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