Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
You are part of a project team that conducts long-term research projects that will help us deliver our strategy. You plan and execute projects and/or work tracks from hypothesis to experiments and through to results interpretation, write up, recommendations and dissemination. In this role, you establish internal and external technical networks and interact independently with senior managers and stakeholders.
How you will contribute
You will plan, lead and coordinate projects and/or work tracks, collaborating with senior technical colleagues, and supporting and influencing cross-functional, cross-category customers through the delivery of technical programs. You will plan, lead and execute bench-top experimental work plans and trials following good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements and oversee scale up to pilot and factory scale where appropriate. To succeed in this role, you will develop hypotheses and conceptual models that deliver technical applications and processes that are relevant across multiple snack categories and independently plan, lead and coordinate project-related activities such as literature reviews, IP landscaping, analytical testing needs, consumer science testing, etc., working with subject matter experts (SMEs) to identify best practices. In addition, you will interpret data, findings and results and define subsequent steps while demonstrating sound scientific know-how and capability to link findings to business objectives.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge of understanding the science related to the effect of ingredients on health and the launch of human studies with all the administrative parts mandatory to respect Good Clinical Practices. Responsibilities will include:
1. Communicating complex technical problems and solutions in a clear and concise manner to technical and non-technical stakeholders, adapting style and content accordingly
2. Handling multiple priorities and adhering to deadlines
3. Applying technical curiosity and scientific understanding to interpret and analyze data to reach clear conclusions, make and recommendations and influence decision making
4. Working well with suppliers, academics and internal SMEs to deliver technical solutions
More about this role
What you need to know about this position:
You will participate to research programs (including in vitro, and/or animal and/or human trials) to promote specific health interest related to Mondelez strategy. In particular, you will have to identify health implications in dietary sugars to provide recommendations in food product formulations, to participate to the improvement of nutritional profiles of Mondelez portfolio.
What extra ingredients you will bring:
Education / Certifications:
PhD in human physiology, or human nutrition, or master degree in nutrition and professional experience in research
Location:
This role will be based at our site in Reading (university campus) or Birmingham, however the preferred location is Reading.
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broad range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.
We have a rich portfolio of strong brands globally and locally including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the top position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy and the second top position in gum.
Our 80,000 makers and bakers are located in more than 80 countries and we sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. Our people are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen—and happen fast.
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Type
RegularResearch & Nutrition ScienceScience & Engineering