Senior Scientist Research Development & Application.
Antal International
Research, Teaching & Training
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Job Description/Requirements
We are looking for Senior Scientists in Research Development & Application in Kenya and Nigeria
Role Description, Skills, Experience and Qualifications required:
Key Areas of Responsibility:
Development & applications projects:
o End to end project management in applied research / technology and innovation research.
o Manage samples sensory evaluation on Beverage.
Beverage application. Support Beverage application using various equipment and processes.
o Participate in internal and external customer requests to satisfy project needs from concept through commercialization and troubleshooting.
Develop new product specific application recipe:
o Apply scientific principles for research and improvement of products beyond taste,
o Retest existing application information and further refine the details / procedures to make it more acceptable for our customers.
Product & Raw Material Portfolio support and maintenance:
o Maintains adequate stock of standardised collection products
Validating ingredient functionality into final products:
o Fits the purpose of the customer and ensuring product stability and food safety through the conducting of shelf-life studies
Documentation of results:
o Ensures all outputs are recorded according to established protocols. Documents all testing results and research notes in lab books and computer databases
Raw Materials management:
o Maintains adequate stock of raw materials and ingredients
Laboratory Maintenance:
o Hands-on laboratory skill and analysis of data
o Exposure to Product Development, End-Use-Market Application, Sensory Evaluation Process, Test Protocol and Sensory Lexicon
o Hands-on experience with product specific Application Recipes
o Ability to understand New Product Development process from bench development to scale-up
o Utilises Food Science to solve customer challenges.
o How to communicate across a diverse organisation with many different cultures.
o Hands-on laboratory skill and analysis of data
What are we looking for?
o Minimum bachelors degree in food science / food technology / food engineering / chemistry, Microbiology / Biotechnology, or a related Applied Science
o Strong knowledge of ingredients & recipe formulation
Leadership skills.
o Innovative, ideas generator
o At least 10 -12 years experience with minimum 5 - 7 years working experience in any laboratory, plant, food factory or food industry.
o Team player mindset with communication & collaboration skills
o Meticulous and pays attention to details.
o Numerically confident and naturally analytical.
o Strong communication skills, entrepreneurial mindset and capable of dealing with people at every business level.
Personal Attributes
o You are highly ambitious, with a passion and in-depth understanding of growing, with an infectious enthusiasm for learning.
o You are hands on, with a proactive approach.
o You do enjoy being accountable and taking ownership of your tasks.
o You thrive on being able to deliver against demanding deadlines.
If you have the skills, passion for CSD application development & research we'd like to hear from you. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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