Senior Product Development Scientist - Nutrition - Columbus, OH
Abbott
- Columbus, OH
- $83,000-166,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
- Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
- Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Medical Benefits start day 1
- Vacation – 3 weeks accrued vacation (1st yr. is prorated) + vacation buy program + 3 personal days + 10 paid holidays
- 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match of 5%
- Tuition reimbursement, the
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
- The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities.
- Develop nutritional products for commercial launch in global markets by creating new formulations which will deliver improvements to product claims, comply with regulatory requirements and/or reduce product cost.
- Independently lead the technical development of nutritional products of various complexity.
- Plan and execute experimental designs to optimize the nutrient, microbiological, organoleptic, and physical quality of new and/or improved products while adhering to relevant internal and external constraints.
- Interpret test results and develop conclusions and action plans. Communicate through verbal and written updates and reports.
- Execute commercial production readiness activities on new formulations through the launch of the product.
- Act as lead product developer on cross-functional business teams including Marketing, Operations, Quality, Purchasing, Regulatory and Legal. Lead project Technical Team meetings.
- Serve as product formulation subject matter expert supporting all areas of the business (Marketing, Commercial Operations, Quality Assurance, etc.).
- Conceive, design, conduct, and lead formulation development efforts for challenging global projects to make them feasible and ready for commercial production.
- Build by growing knowledge and skills and providing relevant guidance to help indirect/direct reports advance in the organization.
- Deliver new and improved products with quality, accuracy, and expediency by executing development plans, providing recommendations and required documents, and identify and communicating levels of risk.
- Innovate by proposing process and/or product improvements that benefit R&D and the customer. Challenge assumptions, problem solve, and determine root cause for technical issues.
- Embrace the organization's vision and strategy and influence project strategy by understanding the larger business context and creating role-appropriate strategies.
- BS in Food Science or related scientific field required. BS with 8+ years of relevant experience, MS with 4+ years relevant experience, or PhD with 2+ years of relevant experience preferred.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong analytical skills, and attention to detail a must.
- Self-starter with a proven ability to work collaboratively on teams and with cross-functional colleagues.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects and adapt in a speed oriented, rapidly changing environment.
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to stand for long periods of time (up to 6 hours) and lift 25 lbs to execute and support R&D trials approximately four times per month on average.
- This is not a remote role but an onsite role.
- There is no relocation provided for this role
- Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.
Columbus : RP04ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:WORK SHIFT: StandardTRAVEL: Yes, 10 % of the TimeMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: NoSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf