Sr. Food Scientist

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TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers directly impacting our mission to make high quality affordable food for our customers communities and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of Americas Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to Engage and Delight One Customer at a Time. Guided by our valuesOwn It Commit to Excellence Be Agile Speak Up and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity accountability and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change prioritize continuous learning and foster collaboration transparency and healthy debate. Together we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain:

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period youre eligible from your first day!

• 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.

• Comprehensive paid time off opportunities including immediate access to four weeks of vacation five sick days parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).

• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth plus paid training tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform DevelopU with more than 10000 free courses to support you along the way.

• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.

• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

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About the Role:

We are seeking a Senior Food Scientist to join our R&D team at our Oak Brook Illinois corporate office. This role is responsible for leading the development and commercialization of new products product improvements and cost optimization initiatives across powdered beverage and dry mix categories.

In this role you will work closely with cross-functional teams including Marketing Sales Quality Procurement and Operations to deliver innovative high-quality products that meet business and customer needs. This position offers the opportunity to lead product development from concept through commercialization while supporting innovation and continuous improvement across the organization.

Youll add value to this role by performing various functions including but not limited to:

• Lead bench to plant development of new products cost optimization initiatives and quality improvement projects
• Create prototypes evaluate ingredient functionality and assess new manufacturing and supplier options
• Develop product specifications process documentation and technical playbooks to support scale up and production
• Support technology transfer and provide onsite support during internal and external manufacturing startups
• Apply scientific methods across experimental design trial planning data analysis and interpretation
• Provide technical guidance and influence cross functional decision making
• Lead complex problem-solving efforts and support root cause analysis activities
• Partner with Marketing Sales Quality Procurement Finance Operations and Engineering to deliver aligned solutions
• Support customer facing technical activities including presentations and product discussions
• Contribute to innovation productivity and continuous improvement initiatives
• Mentor and support development of less experienced team members

Important Details:

• The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $82600 to $123800 annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employees position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but not limited to specific competencies relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills seniority geographic location performance shift travel requirements sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award bonus and equity pay.
• This is a full-time hybrid role based in our Oak Brook IL office. Travel up to thirty percent (30%) may be required to support plant trials customer needs and project work.

Youll fit right in if you have:

• Bachelors degree in Food Science Food Engineering or related field required
• Masters degree in Food Science Food Engineering or related field preferred
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressive experience in food product development with increasing scope and responsibility
• Experience in powdered beverage dry mix or similar product categories preferred
• Strong understanding of ingredient functionality and interactions within dry systems
• Demonstrated ability to lead product development from concept through commercialization
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and timelines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross functional teams and external partners
• Experience presenting technical concepts to customers or stakeholders preferred

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At TreeHouse Foods we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us Engage and Delight One Customer at a Time.TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race color national origin age sex sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact

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