Senior Product Development Chemist

Senior Product Development Chemist

Kelly® Science & Clinical is seeking a Senior Product Development Chemist for a full-time, temp-to-hire position at a premier client in San Fernando, CA. If you’re passionate about bringing the latest scientific discoveries to life and are ready to take the next step in your career, trust The Experts at Hiring Experts.

Details :

Pay rate : $35 - $39 / hr

Shift

Standard business hours

Duration : Temp-to-Hire with 3 month temp period

Overview :

This client is an industry-leading company known for innovation in product development within the food and beverage industry. In this role, you’ll be working with a diverse team of leaders and colleagues to analyze, develop, and improve both new and existing products utilizing various raw materials. This role will give you an opportunity to lead R&D initiatives while advancing the company's product lines and ensuring top-quality offerings.

Responsibilities :

• Demonstrate superior creativity in product development.
• Originate and develop new and existing products, including juice concentrates and flavors, based on customer or in-house requirements.
• Work independently with minimal direction or supervision.
• Assess the feasibility of projects considering production capacity, technology, equipment, and other limitations.
• Perform cost analysis and determine suggested selling prices for developed products.
• Create master formulas and compounding instructions as needed.
• Prepare and revise product specification sheets.
• Communicate with customers' technical staff to understand product requirements and develop products that meet their needs.
• Provide technical support to customers and brokers.
• Offer on-site technical assistance to customers for new productions and troubleshooting.
• Train R&D Product Development Chemists.
• Establish guidelines, procedures, and policies for outgoing samples.
• Assist Quality Control and Production departments during the initial production of new products.
• Handle sample request inquiries in the absence of the R&D Product Development Manager.
• Perform other duties and special projects as required.

Qualifications :

What happens next :

Once you apply, you’ll proceed to the next steps if your skills and experience are a good match. But don’t worry – even if this position doesn’t work out, you’re still in our network. That means our team of expert Science & Clinical recruiters will have access to your profile, making your opportunities limitless.

Salary : $35 - $39