Product Development Senior Scientist I (Fixed-Term) (FMX)
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Job Summary
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
Working as part of a cross-functional team you lead the RDQ activities required to complete new product development and maintain portfolios and/or productivity projects keeping in mind the goal to deliver the desired consumer experience.
How you will contribute
With the support and guidance of a manager you will organize and execute projects in line with RDQ marketing and manufacturing requirements effectively communicating status and risks. You will plan and conduct pilot plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements and development activities (e.g. product shelf-life testing designing for quality consumer test preparation etc.). You will also write technical reports that will require the analysis and interpretation of results and that lead to conclusions and recommendations and create and maintain accurate consumer-led specifications.
To provide direction for product development you will use digital simulation models to obtain understand and interpret consumer insights and commercial information. In this role you will create and maintain accurate consumer-led specifications and be responsible for stakeholder management and influencing decisions based on conclusions made from analysis and interpretation of results.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:
Food science science or engineering ideally in a fast-moving consumer goods marketLeading RDQ teams and influencing cross-functional teams
Handling multiple priorities Prioritizing and managing activities
Working on teams and independently with the guidance of a manager
Identifying problems proactively and creating and implementing solutions independently
Applying fundamental technical understanding to interpret and analyze data to reach clear conclusions
Communicating effectively verbally and in writing including technical writing
Proactively identifying complex technical or business problems and creating and implementing solutions
Effectively influencing senior-level and cross-functional stakeholders verbally and in writing including writing technical report conclusions
Coaching and mentoring others
Putting the consumer at the heart of development activities
More about this role
What you need to know about this position:
We are seeking a detail-oriented and collaborative Product Developer to support key initiatives within our Kitchen and Aurora programs. This temporary position blends hands-on scientific execution with cross-functional alignment focusing heavily on executing specification harmonization projects across a diverse set of ingredients.
The job would offer you multiple opportunities:
Dedicated Mentorship: Work directly alongside senior R&D professionals who will guide your onboarding and daily technical training.
Cross-Functional Exposure: Build a strong professional network by collaborating daily with procurement supply chain and consumer science teams.
Fast-Paced Portfolio Growth: Gain highly marketable hands-on corporate experience managing PLM workflows and industrial scale-up trials.
What extra ingredients you will bring:
- An extra interest on ingredients/raw materials their functionality and interactions would be good flavors would be a plus
- Apply scientific methods and technical rigor to solve complex research problems
- Willingness to address the time-bound business requirements for the project deliverables
- Any experience with analytical sciences statistics and data management is desirable
Education / Certifications:
Education: Bachelors degree in Food Science Chemistry Chemical Engineering or a related scientific discipline.
Experience: 3-5 years of experience ideally via university lab work internships or prior technical placements. Product Development experience within Food Industry is a plus.
Technical Skills: Basic familiarity with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems data management or specification databases is a plus.
Job specific requirements:
- Deliver Targets: Support project milestones under the Kitchen and Aurora programs with high scientific rigor.
- Technical Support: Coordinate pilot-scale trials execute PLM data entry and manage technical product specifications.
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with R&D Category Consumer Sciences Procurement and Process teams to align ingredient data.
- Work Flexibly: Balance independent project ownership with active daily team collaboration.
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation or preference gender identity national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
We value our talented employees and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you we encourage you to apply!
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Mondelēz International, Inc. empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. We're leading the future of snacking with iconic brands such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. ... View more
