Product Development R&D Scientist

Title: Product Development Lab Technologist

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Schedule: Full time hours

Type: Contract, possibility for extension

Responsibilities:

• Take products from bench top to full production while collaborating fully in a cross functional environment
• Develop new products, make product improvements, and contribute to concept refinement and product start-ups
• Drive projects through appropriate consumer, descriptive, and discrimination testing to enhance product knowledge from its initial concept state to its appearance on grocers' shelves
• Partner with global teams to identify new opportunities and solve technical challenges
• Build technical expertise in new areas and share knowledge across the organization
• Identify cost savings opportunities by challenging formulation and processing assumptions
• Execute commercialization of projects efficiently and with excellence

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in product development
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Food Science or related field
• Proven ability to deliver executional excellence, facilitate cultural learning, and develop technical and scientific rigor
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to multiple situations
• Demonstrated ability to lead technically driven projects; strong technical background
• Self-starter with a strong bias for action as well as skills for problem-solving and trouble-shooting
• Ability to collaborate in a cross-functional and external environment and provide key product guidance
• Innovative thinker, creative, willing to challenge established methods and beliefs
• Some assignments may require travel so a willingness to travel is a plus

Joule, a System One division is a leader in specialized workforce solutions and integrated services. With more than 6,000 employees and roughly 50 offices throughout the U.S. we provide scientific, clinical, engineering, energy, IT, legal and administrative staffing services. For more than 40 years, we have delivered workforce solutions and integrated services to clients nationally.