Job Posting for Principal Scientist, Co-Drying & Dry Blending at DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.
General Purpose:
Responsible for the development of co-dried and dry blended dairy/dairy flavors for for food and dairy industries from concept/opportunity through commercialization (at the customer). This person will be relied upon as an expert related to co-drying and dry blending including dairy science research, innovation, development, applications; relating to new product/solution development; but also, for formulation cost-out opportunities, process improvements, new technology scouting. Key driver of organic growth through monetization of the opportunity and innovation pipeline.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Specific to Strategy:
Research dairy science, food science and equipment for the purpose of innovating new technologies and the development of intellectual property (IP) for DFA
Develop new wet and dry dairy systems, dairy flavors, dairy emulsions and solutions using DFA’s plethora of ingredient options and manufacturing capabilities
Utilizing DFA’s expansive drying (and dry blending) network and capabilities to enhance the value of DFA’s dried dairy products using a “what can we do with what we have?” mentality.
Work with engineering and process technology to continuously expand DFA’s drying, dry blending, and agglomeration capabilities through discovery of new tech, equipment/process modification, and formulation
Reformulate products as appropriate to reduce cost including building least cost/flexible formulation models encompassing of the fluctuation commodity markets and raw material availability
Perform applications testing simulating the customer’s end-use to ensure the products developed exceed the customer’s expectations for taste, functionality, and nutrition
Utilize sensory science tools, available in the Innovation Center, to give data points to the customer demonstrating expectations are met/exceeded
Perform pilot plant testing to ensure a successful scale-up for DFA manufacturing and ultimately the end customer
Drive the commercialization of new products by partnering with the process technology team in the plants
Support the customer in scale up and commercialization to ensure DFA people and products are part of the scale up and launch
Effectively operate all pilot plant equipment required to properly scale-up and test in application
Develop effective concepts for benchtop sessions, in partnership with sales and marketing, to generate wins with customers
Support sales in determining customer needs, problems, insights, and strategy that would ultimately require a DFA solution
Proactively initiate action plans to develop the solutions and capabilities
Inspire and excite customers through demonstration of unique new products and applications that are relevant to their consumers
Partner with sales to understand customer’s future needs, their brands, and strategies to anticipate new areas of capability development and innovative ideas for end use categories
Provide technical and applications expertise to support the customer
Drive opportunities to commercialization internally and close with the customer
Co-create and effectively utilize the product lifecycle management (PLM) process and adhere to the Scientific Development Standards Process, including version control, development notes and documented learnings
Effectively utilize CRM (Salesforce.com) as a tool to manage status of the opportunities, project milestones in the pipeline and track KPIs related to the opportunity pipeline continually improving our R&D service to customers, ultimately leading to faster speed-to-market driving increased customer connectivity.
Collaborate with and influence technical sales, customer support and other stakeholders to “solve for yes”
Contribute to technical content and review presentations for sales and marketing
Provide effective, timely and relevant reporting to leadership
Apply strong knowledge of the DFA’s capabilities – including understanding the functional and technical aspects of the products and how DFA’s capabilities differentiate us from others in the industry
Demonstrate a “never stop learning” mindset and influence others to adopt this mindset
The requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned as required
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