Senior Food Technologist, Applications & Custom Solutions, Dairy & Dairy Alternatives USCAN

About Ingredion:

Join Ingredion where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it youve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate your pets food the paper you write on and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether youre just starting your career or bringing years of experience theres a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.

Location: White Marsh Maryland

Workplace type: Hybrid- 4 days/week on-site & 1 day/week -Remote

Ingredion is hiring a Senior Food Technologist Applications & Custom Solutions to support multidisciplinary new product development and applied research projects. The Senior Technologist will be responsible for supporting our ingredient portfolio developing new ingredients and solutions publishing technical and go-to-market materials overseeing the preparation of customer prototypes and documentation and supporting key customer projects.

What you will do:

• Develop and expand our Dairy and Dairy Alternatives strategy by working with global and regional teams to identify and bring new ingredients to market.
• Identify current technical gaps and develop new capabilities and expertise.
• Develop relationships with customers in target markets and work with internal & external resources to deliver formulated solutions and technical information to support customer projects globally.
• Work with go-to-market teams to understand market needs in growing sectors define shared work plans and gain support throughout project timelines.
• Develop new dairy and dairy alternative concepts which leverage ingredients and processes to be applied regionally and globally.
• Develop investigate and commercialize new ingredients and technologies.
• Conducts the appropriate experiments in the laboratory and pilot plant to advance projects to completion.
• Develop technical presentations to be presented at organization meetings and trade shows.

What you will bring:

• Masters/Bachelors degree in Food Science Chemistry or related scientific field (e.g. Food Technology Food Engineering Chemical Engineering) with solid food product development experience.
• Experience in food formulation and strong understanding of food science principles.
• Demonstrated hands-on product development experience in the Dairy & Dairy Alternative Category Application segment (Yogurt & Fermented Milk products Cheese Ice Cream Frozen Desserts and their Plant-Based Alternatives).
• Experience in the scale-up and commercialization of consumer-packaged goods is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of ingredient selection and differentiation related to selecting and formulating with Starches Hydrocolloids Proteins Specialty Sweeteners Flavors Enzymes and Cultures regarding Dairy and Dairy Alternative applications.
• Ability to build capabilities in innovation and new product development
• Excellent technical skills with the ability to support projects in the Dairy and Dairy Alternative Category within the Innovation and Go-to-Market communities.
• Ability to engage and build working relationships effectively with diverse stakeholders across functions and levels of the organization.
• Experience with SAP Salesforce and Formulation Management systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word Excel PowerPoint Teams).
• Ability to travel up to 20%.

Who you are:

• Curious and creative with a customer-focused mindset
• Flexible and adaptable comfortable leading multiple projects concurrently
• Deliverer of excellence in food formulations

Why Join Ingredion

Discover why Ingredion is the ideal place to advance your career with our exceptional rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive. Create the future with us and enjoy:

• Total Rewards Package Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success
• Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support Health long-term savings and resources for your physical mental and emotional well-being
• Career Growth Learning training and development opportunities including tuition reimbursement
• Employee Recognition Program A culture of real-time appreciation with personalized recognition rewards globally
• Employee Discount Program Provides exclusive discounts on everyday products services and travel

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race color religion age gender gender identity gender expression national origin ancestry handicap or disabilitymental or physicalmarital status sexual orientation veteran status disability resulting from military service or any other classification protected by law (protected classifications). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicants accommodation needs.

Ingredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.

Relocation Available:

Pay Range:

This pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data and applicable bargaining agreement (if any).

Incentive Compensation:

As a part of the total compensation package this role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.

Benefits:

Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with an competitive company match.