Senior Scientist Research Development & Application
- business Antal International
- directions_car Nairobi
- workFull-time
- 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.
If you have the skills, passion for CSD application development & research we'd like to hear from you. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Place of work
Nairobi
Kenya
Employer profile
In 1993, a visionary in London set out to create a better way to connect talented individuals with job opportunities. Fast forward 30 years, and that vision has grown into a worldwide network of over 800 consultants spanning 32 countries. As one of the top recruitment companies, we specialize in IT, Accountancy, Sales and Marketing, Engineering, and more, offering game-changing recruitment consultancy and talent acquisition services to companies of all sizes. Join us on this journey of growth! With our personalized approach to the hiring process, we aim to make finding the right job a positive and stress-free experience for you as a candidate. We understand that job searching can be overwhelming, so we offer our expertise every step of the way to help you navigate the process with ease. Our goal is to empower you to achieve your career aspirations and land the perfect job! At our core, we believe that our success is directly tied to the success of the candidates we work with!
Local radius
- Kikuyu
- Pumwani
- Kiambu
- Ngong
- Nairobi County
Job ID: 8442980 / Ref: bea7f1227ca51a9fef64e0a892e0b3e9