at The Kraft Heinz Foods Company in Glenview, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Description
Here at Kraft Heinz, we grow our people to grow our business, because we believe that great people make great companies. When you join our table, you can expect access to an array of holistic wellness benefits* and perks, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 7% 401(k) matching, Business Resource Groups (BRGs) to help foster diversity, inclusion, and belonging for all employees, an industry-leading total rewards package that emphasizes a high discretionary bonus.
*Benefits begin 30 days after hire for hourly employees, and immediately upon hire for salaried employees.
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Senior Scientist, R&D - Packaging Development at a glance...
Are you ready for a challenging and unique type of Packaging R&D role? This position is a Senior Scientist, Packaging Developer on the Global Disruption Innovation R&D team, where the individual will be challenged to immerse themselves with the consumer and develop new innovative food-based solutions. This individual will work with one to three small cross-functional teams ("pods") where collaboration, trust, and ownership drive the team forward while engaging in the Agile @ Scale framework at Kraft Heinz.
As a Senior Scientist, you will be a critical part of the Build and In-Market Validation Phases of the project where promising disruptive concepts are brought to life. You will collaborate with the cross-functional Core Pod Team to understand the key design principles and guardrails to incorporate into the product design. Iterative development will begin with scrappy prototypes and benchtop experiments with promising solutions progressing through pilot plant and factory scale-up. While working with the R&D Technical Lead for sprint-to-sprint activities, the Package Developer will have a clear line of ownership and accountability for specific technical workstreams with significant influence over solution development. Success is measured by validating consumer behavior and quantitative metrics across Desirability, Feasibility, and Viability objectives and key results.
In addition to this Senior Scientist's technical contributions, they will also support cross-functional aspects of the project in areas related to consumer insights, marketing, and financial viability.
What's on the menu?
Collaborate with R&D Technical Lead to prioritize package development tasks
Be the packaging "voice" on the team
Elevate the consumer experience thru packaging
Lead execution of all aspects of package development (primary, secondary, tertiary, etc)
Explore and evaluate potential suppliers and development partners
Complete rapid prototyping and iterative solution development that achieve design principles
Innovate within Procurement, Legal, Food Safety and Quality project guardrails
Scale promising solutions for plant trials and product launch
Adopt Agile ways of working and Agile @ Scale playbook, provide feedback on developing process
Support cross-functional project workstreams as needed
Contribute to required technical documentation
Recipe for Success - apply now if this sounds like you!
Desire to learn and apply Agile Ways Of Working
Proven proficiency across all aspects of package development and the commercialization process. Experience with multiple packaging formats/technologies preferred. (3+ years)
Strong drive for results, willingness to experiment, and values progress over perfection
Comfortable operating with high levels of autonomy and complexity
Willingness to think and do things differently
Growth mindset, model lifelong curiosity and learning
Willingness to take risk
#LI-HybridLocation(s)Glenview R&D Center
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It is the continuing policy of The Kraft Heinz Company to afford full equal employment opportunity to qualified employees and applicants, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental handicaps, military or veteran status, sexual preference, or any other protected condition or characteristic in conformity with all applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations.
Final candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without Company sponsorship. Exceptions requesting work visa sponsorship will be reviewed on a case to case basis.
