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Ocean Spray
Lakeville, MA; Lakeville
Source: Ocean Spray careers · View original posting
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Ocean Spray is hiring for a(n) Product Development Scientist! We’re a team of farmers, thinkers, creators, and doers. Whatever your title, whatever your role — it always comes back to this: we’re a farmer-owned co-op where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. Three maverick farmers started it all — and we’ve been making our own way ever since.
The Product Development Scientist will develop new and innovative products to meet consumer demands and business objectives. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to conceptualize, formulate, and create new products. Your work will involve designing and commercializing products for distinct competitive advantages. You will also be responsible for leading scale tests with pilot plants and assessing manufacturing capabilities. Additionally, you will present products and provide expertise for senior leadership.
A Day in the Life...
Plan, design/develop and commercialize new product and product optimizations.
Conduct hands-on bench development prototypes, pilot scale tests and design of experiments.
Ensure products achieve desired sensory and other consumer success criteria parameters.
Design formulas to ensure commercialized products are reproducible and robust enough to meet consumer expectations, quality and cost requirements, and supply of raw materials, with consideration to the impact on plant operations.
Effectively manage technical timelines and multiple projects with competing deadlines.
Conduct competitive and feasibility assessments.
Perform costing exercises at multiple stages throughout the product development cycle.
Present ideas and recommendations to senior management in various departments.
Identify and share portfolio-building ideas and contribute to ideation sessions.
Initiate ingredient approval through PLM system and author material specifications.
Travel as needed to commercialize new or revised formulas at the manufacturing plants (~15%).
Spends majority of the time on the bench top in the lab ( ~70%)
Compensation
$59,700 - $74,600
The base salary range information above serves as a guideline of the position’s typical hiring range. We value and appreciate what makes you unique and will consider a variety of factors when determining an offer. These factors include, but are not limited to, your skills and experience, external and internal benchmarks, as well as overall company considerations. Certain positions may be eligible for short-term and long-term incentive rewards.
We also offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being.
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