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R&D Scientist IV - Chicago, IL, United States

Chicago, United States

The R&D Scientist IV develops and implements R&D plans and strategies in support of company objectives.

Responsibilities Include:

  • Develops and implements R&D plans and strategies in support of company objectives.

  • Directs and develops communication involving project needs, status updates and technical advice to all stakeholders in order to promote more efficient and effective deliverables.

  • Recommends opportunities and solutions for process improvements.

  • Responsible for leading the teams’ understanding and application of knowledge of ingredients, products and frozen dessert manufacturing processes for the completion of projects.

  • Recommends opportunities and solutions for process improvements.

  • Acts as a mentor and subject matter expert to the less experienced developers in terms of technical guidance and project management.

  • Uses objectivity on project work by practicing the scientific method of defining the question, gathering and recording information, forming a hypothesis, performing experiment, analyzing data, interpreting data and drawing conclusions.

  • Influences and leads the application of learnings, creativity and technical knowledge to add value through innovation.

  • Facilitates activities necessary to take more complex and innovative projects from conceptualization through commercialization working with project constraints of time, target and budget.

  • Ensures NPD adherence and that the process follows the critical paths.

  • Collaborates cross-functionally to ensure safety, quality and legality of products manufactured is maintained.

  • Work site is located in Chicago, Illinois with the option to work from home a few days per week.


  • Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Food/Dairy Science, Chemical Engineering, or related field

  • 6 years of experience as a R&D Scientist IV, Research Scientist, Scientist, or similar duties under a different job title.

  • 6 years of experience in the following:

    • Working in the food industry to develop new ingredients for use in food and/or beverage products;
    • Developing and implementing R&D plans and strategies for new food products from conceptualization to commercialization;
    • Providing technical direction to all stakeholders on projects;
    • Practicing the scientific method including defining the question, gathering and recording information, forming a hypothesis, performing experiments, analyzing data, interpreting data, and drawing conclusions.
  • 3 years of experience in the following:

    • Collaborating cross-functionally to design and plan pilot and commercial scale trials to launch new ingredients ensuring final product meets all safety, quality, and regulatory compliance requirements;
    • Leading new product development and process optimization projects through a stage-gate process;
    • Designing and executing experiments to create and optimize product prototypes at bench scale;
    • Conducting ingredient characterization to determine end use application, including evaluating ingredient performance in specific categories to prove commercial feasibility;
    • Defining key process parameters and product specifications to ensure consistent, in-spec commercial production trials; and
    • Analyzing manufacturing data to troubleshoot process issues, improve yields, and reduce cost of manufacturing.

The pay range for this position is $119,309 to $131,544 annually. This pay range represents the anticipated salary for this position at this time.

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