Tech Product Development Specialist (Multiple Positions Available)

Nestlé R&D Center, Inc. ** ** Title: Tech Product Development Specialist (Multiple Positions Available) DESCRIPTION: Duties: Lead product development activities that deliver innovative and competitive products/processes/systems in response to business needs in accordance with requirements. Develop products in a timely manner, using innovative ingredients / processes with ideas generated from consumer and technical insights. Manage bench and pilot plant trials through factory scale-up. Products to comply with 60/40+ and other corporate guidelines as well as agreed upon timelines. Work in project teams within R&D, Application Groups, Markets, Factories and Business Units. Participate in training for Application Groups, including presenting in Product Development workshops. Document all product development activities to Launch (I2L) process. Communicate findings effectively with stakeholders and partners. Ensure intellectual asset management practices are applied (Freedom to Operate, Prior Art, Protection Strategy, etc.). Ensure compliance. Domestic and international travel to client sites required up to 10% of the time for product industrialization support and training purposes. Telework permitted up to 40% of time per week. QUALIFICATIONS: ** ** Minimum education and experience required: Requires a Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Food Science, Food Technology, or a closely related field plus 1 year of experience in the job offered or closely related occupation in the food and beverage industry. Alternatively, employer also accepts Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Food Science, Food Technology, or a closely related field plus 3 years of experience in the job offered or closely related occupation in the food and beverage industry. Skills Required: Required experience must include 1 year of experience in each of the following: