Research and Development Application Scientist

Job Brief

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.