Adecco
Location
Bridgewater, NJ | United States
Job description
Adecco Medical & Science is searching to hire a Principal Scientist- Consumer & Sensory Insight for a full time roll in Bridgewater, NJ. Please read below and apply with an updated resume for consideration:
Location: Bridgewater, NJ
Type: 10-Month Contract
Schedule: Monday- Friday 8am-5pm
Pay Rate : $61-$64.85/hr
About this position :
The main purpose of the Principal Scientist is to deliver high-level consumer and sensory expertise to research, technology, and process-related programs, build and continuously improve functional capabilities, and develop and ensure cross-functional execution of global consumer centric initiatives. Establish consumer and sensory mastership by being at the forefront in driving consumer knowledge building initiatives. Give expert recommendations that leads to knowledge-informed decisions across the NPTC that ensures a competitive advantage/sensory superiority/differentiated innovation in existing and new categories and aligns with R&D and Business strategies.
Job Description:
• Drive consumer centricity throughout the innovation & renovation process to optimize every consumer experience by being an advocate for our consumers by embedding a consumer centric mindset in everything you do.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and recognized consumer and sensory expert to lead complex, strategic projects in a global context that have broad-based implications across R&D, the business and a cross categories.
• Cultivate foundational knowledge to accelerate and deepen understanding of ingredients, processes, products, packaging, and consumers.
• Add value through execution excellence, and collaboration through influence, and mutual understanding, while leading projects to successful resolution.
• Utilize mastership of foundational and advanced design of experiment techniques and their application to escalate Innovation and Renovation impact, efficiency & agility.
• Utilize advanced market research approaches as decision tools to enhance innovation/renovation products that are differentiated in the marketplace.
• Advance vendor program relationships cultivated on trust and transparency.
• Ensure innovative approaches, thought leadership, advanced methodological expertise, strategic mind-set, and strong business acumen are the foundation of all vendor partnerships.
• Be the communication lead that promotes consumer understanding across the organization.
• Maximize collaboration between sensory, consumer, R&D and global businesses/partners.
• Build and enhance functional capabilities and ensure cross-functional execution of global consumer centric sensory programs. Lead the implementation of these programs across all manufacturing sites, local and global.
• Ensure mastership and full utilization of internal sensory discrimination and descriptive analysis panels.
• Develop and advance validation procedures and develop panel performance KPIs to ensure the highest level of integrity and results are obtained through their use.
• Drive out-of-the-box thinking and new method development adoption within and across all sensory functions.
• Responsible for and establishing sensory specifications, that drive quality and manufacturing excellence.
• Follow Food Safety, Food Quality, Occupational Safety, Health and Environment policies and procedures as pertains to this role.
Experience/Skills:
• University graduate with a MS or PhD in food science, sensory evaluation, sensory science, psychology, consumer science, marketing research, nutrition, or statistics required.
• 10+ years of experience with master’s level degree and years of experience within sensory and/or consumer testing, in a consumer-packaged goods or related business
• Or a Ph.D. from an accredited sensory and/or market research learning institution with 7-9 years’ experience.
Expert knowledge in a broad variety of consumer, sensory, and market research techniques applied across the value chain- from early ideation to post launch assessment, in business and R&D contexts, Knowledge of and research experience in sensory perception. More specifically:
• Discrimination testing
• Descriptive analysis (including temporal methods)
• Consumer methods (qualitative and quantitative)
• Methods development
• Statistics (Univariate, Multivariate, etc.)
• Design of Experiment
• Panel recruitment and maintenance
• Panelists validation, training, and motivation
• External agency management
• Chemical senses of smell, taste, trigeminal irritation (mechanisms and function) and somatic senses
• Application of sensory techniques in quality, QA, and compliance.
Why work for Adecco?
Weekly Pay
401(k) Plan
Skills Training
Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits
Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.
IMPORTANT : This Principal Scientist job is being recruited for by Adecco’s Medical and Science division, not your local Adecco Branch Office.
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Pay Details: $64.85 per hour Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records subject to federal contractor requirements and/or security clearance requirements.Job tags
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