Food Scientist (Emeryville)

Role: Product Development Scientist /Food Scientist
Location: Emeryville, CA 94608 (3-5 days a week)
Duration: 7 months

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 market
Working on teams and independently with the guidance of a manager
Personal drive and organization
Prioritizing and managing activities
Planning and executing work plans with some supervision
Identifying problems proactively and creating and implementing solutions independently (problem solving)
Applying fundamental technical understanding to interpret and analyze data to reach clear conclusions
Communicating effectively verbally and in writing, including technical writing
Putting the consumer at the heart of development activities

More about this role
What you need to know about this position:
You will be working at Client's, the leading bar brand in the category. Great learning with experienced developers and best performing team.
You will experience a wide range of projects including:
Innovation: near term innovation and renovation
Core maintenance: Resolve quality issues, BCP, Margin and support plant performance improvement, and other duties as assigned
Making benchtop samples to support development work; shipping and receiving samples and ingredients

Education:
BS in Food Science, Chemical Engineering or related field

Job specific requirements:
1-3 years of experience in related field
Strong technical foundation and technical curiosity
Participate in cross functional teams to identify and resolve technical issues.
Write process specifications that deliver consistent, high-quality products across numerous manufacturing facilities.
Excellent written and oral communication