Food Scientist

Food ScientistContinue growing with our family. If you want to continue to grow in a new role internally and see a position that looks right for you, we encourage you to apply!Management Level: P3. Applying to this requisition will put you into consideration for either Food Scientist I or Food Scientist II. Level will be determined through the interview process.Primary focus will be red meat cost optimization, innovation, technology development and/or quality improvement. Focus areas are developing emerging technologies, cost optimization and commercializing new and improved products and/or processes through guidance from their manager. This covers all stages of product development and process development including writing new product specifications, ensuring regulatory labeling and food safety requirements are met. The person in this position will have a strong working knowledge of the scientific methods and is expected to leverage knowledge related to ingredients, product formulation and food processing to support best in class development of new, innovative food products.Essential duties and responsibilities:Working with and strongly influencing marketing, insights, sales, culinary, FSQA, operations and purchasing departments, coordinating with suppliers of ingredients, ensuring smooth start-up for new product production processesModifying or optimizing existing products, developing specifications for product production labeling, and compiling cost analysis information.Work multiple development and optimization projects of moderate complexity, independently, from concept through commercialization with guidance from manager. This includes planning, executing experiments, analyzing data, reporting results.Execute the development process with activities that include bench top development, pilot plant testing, and scale-up production at a federally inspected research facility and final commercialization at full scale production facilityHelp team to identify innovation that is treated as IP that can give Tyson a competitive edge in the industryAnalyze data to build product specification that is process capablePresent technical data or concepts to laypersons on their level of understandingCompile cost analysis information and provide to product managementEnsure costing structure meets the financial expectations of projectsWork on cross functional teams across the organization for project completion that will ultimately help achieve our growth and EBIT strategiesTravel to plant product facilitiesTake on and complete special projects as needed.Requirements for Food Scientist I:Education & Experience: BS MS or PhD in Food Science Meat Science Food Engineering or related field. PhD or M.S with no experience. B.S. with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience. No degree with minimum of 8 years relevant experience.Requirements for Food Scientist II:Education & Experience: BS MS or PhD in Food Science Meat Science Food Engineering or related field. Alt. Protein science or equivalent Experience: PhD with no experience. M.S. with minimum of 2 years of relevant experience B.S. with minimum of 3 years of relevant experience. No degree with minimum of 8 years relevant experience.Other:Requires good computer skills with ability to fully utilize MS Office products and Tyson systems (or like systems).Good verbal and written communication skills requiredPresentation skills requiredMust have the ability to effectively communicate with cross functional business partnersStrong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skillsStrong project management skills. Strong numerical skillsUnderstanding of product formulation, food processing and the Research and Development processUnderstanding of regulatory labeling and food safety requirementsSupervisory: May supervise a team of hourly technicians that support a team of scientists.Travel: 25% - 12+ domestic trips per year. Travel will be required to accomplish our internal and external customer needs. This includes customer meetings, plant production facilities for testing and commercialization of new products, process trouble shooting and any other regular business needs.Work Shift: 1ST SHIFT (United States of America)For Professional Management levels, internal applicants should either upload a resume to their application OR complete their application fully showing current and past work experience in the sections provided.The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.