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Associate Principal Scientist
Apply locations East Hanover, New Jersey, United States time type Full time posted on Posted 6 Days Ago time left to apply End Date : January 25, 2025 (11 days left to apply) job requisition id R-125604
Job Description
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 are recognized internally as a technical expert in an area of importance to the R&D function. You identify, define and solve complex business problems by applying your broad and in-depth technical knowledge. As an expert in your technical specialty, this leadership role requires you to interact with senior management and cross-functional teams to meet current and future strategic demands of the business.
How you will contribute
You will plan, lead and manage complex technically focused projects while using your technical expertise to guide, direct and influence activities led by others. To ensure the right solutions are developed, you will use consumer knowledge and your technical expertise to identify future opportunities and to execute programs with technical rigor. This role will require you to work with cross-functional partners to develop and align resource and budget needs for projects. You will be responsible for the technical outcomes of developments related to evaluating new ingredients, formulas, recipes and processes and understanding the impact on scale-up between laboratory and production facilities. You will also be responsible for quantifying the technical risks to make recommendations and influence stakeholders. As a people leader, you will mentor and coach others to grow their technical talent.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge :
- Using your excellent technical expertise to set and deliver the R&D agenda
- Effectively influencing category leads (e.g. vice presidents)
- Using critical thinking and thought leadership to ensure that solutions are developed for complex issues
- Working collaboratively in a fast-paced commercial and technical environment
- Coaching and mentoring others
More about this role
What you need to know about this position :
Key Responsibilities include :
Scope, plan, and execute technically focused projects / programs in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Define clear pathways where none exist, while maintaining rigor and excellence in execution.
Apply your knowledge across Biscuit Platforms, including Cakes and Pastry, Cookies, and Savory, to drive innovation.
Partner with brands to design Beyond the Core (BTC) Innovation strategies.
Develop and scale technical solutions with the consumer at the center.
Apply the Innovation Excellence Framework to overcome complexities in BTC Innovation.
Take accountability for technical outcomes, ensuring rigorous evaluations of ingredients, recipes, and processes.
Utilize tools like TRL, peer reviews, process specifications, and IIM / I2M methodologies.
Synthesize complex technical data into compelling narratives for senior stakeholders.
Quantify technical and timeline risks, generate mitigation strategies, and provide actionable recommendations to influence stakeholders effectively.
Foster connections across functions and business units.
Coach and mentor team members to enhance technical capabilities and foster growth.
What extra ingredients you will bring :
Education / Certifications :
BS / MS / PhD in Food Science or Science related
Job specific requirements :
Travel requirements :
Ability to travel up to 25-30% of the time, on average, with both domestic and international travel possible.
Work schedule :
This is a full-time role based in East Hanover, NJ with in-office expectations of 2-3 days per week.
Salary and Benefits :
The base salary range for this position is $106,300 - $146,200; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.
In addition, Mondelez International offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees, including health insurance coverage, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time, and many others. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz , Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.
Job Type
Regular Product development Science & Engineering
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At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.
We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum.
Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast.
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