Associate Scientist/Senior Technologist

Associate Scientist/Senior Technologist

Requisition ID: 59068

Position Type: (US)Full Time

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About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

As a Senior Technologist Food Microbiology, you will work in the Kerry Food Protection & Preservation R&D team. You will work on projects related to the optimization of existing Kerry products and support the development of new products for control of spoilage organisms and pathogens.

You will work closely together with your colleagues within Preservation Central, as well as with Food scientists, Microbiologists and Business Development experts in Kerry Taste & Nutrition to jointly deliver the Food Protection strategy.

You will be responsible for the screening of antimicrobials in broth systems, as well as the execution of shelf-life and microbial challenge studies evaluating the performance of cleanlabel and conventional antimicrobials in a wide variety of food matrices. You draw conclusions and provide feedback to the (project) manager.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and conduct microbial studies in broth and application, such as challenge and shelf-life studies, inactivation studies across a broad portfolio of food applications.
• Validate the performance of Kerry's clean-label and conventional antimicrobial products in novel applications. Benchmark performance against competing technologies.
• Draw conclusions based on experimental data and share with the relevant stakeholders within Food Protection RD&A in a manner fit for the audience.
• Responsible for global knowledge management of data - Participates in Patent review, knowledge building
• Build strong working relations with R&D colleagues in Kerry Taste and Nutrition food science teams.

Qualifications and skills

B.Sc./M.Sc. in Food Safety or (Food) Microbiology or similar with 1-5 years of work experience in the microbiology, preferably related to food.

Experience in working with meat, bakery or savory applications

Competencies

• Hands-on, with a practical mindset.
• Must be able to work in an international, highly dynamic environment, able to deliver results with a high drive.
• Fluency in English, both oral and written.
• Easy communicator, able to write clear reports and present results and conclusions to target audiences.
• Knowledge of food microbiology, able to work with bacteria, yeasts and molds.
• Knowledge of statistical design of experiments.
• Ability to develop and deliver succinct and relevant technical presentations.
• Strives for high standards, seeks innovative solutions, drives continuous improvement of products and processes, and demonstrates a high degree of intellectual curiosity.

Travel Requirements 0-10

Kerry is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. Kerry will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Additional information can be found at: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal (dol.gov).

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Posting Type: DNI