Away from Home Culinary R&D Scientist / Chef.
Core
Lead technical and creative culinary product development for Away from Home (AFH) and Meals categories, translating consumer needs into innovative designs for brands like Lay's, Doritos, and Cheetos.
Role type
Senior Culinary R&D Scientist / Chef
Builds
New food products and culinary solutions for global snack brands
Domain
Food & Beverage / Culinary R&D
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Culinary techniques, food science, ingredient sourcing, recipe formulation, consumer insight integration, prototype development, trend application, technical feasibility assessment, product design, global applicability analysis, vendor collaboration
Preferred skills
Strategic planning, cross-functional leadership, cookbook development, market immersion
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide support for Annual Operation Planning (AOP) and Strategic Development Direction (SDD); create executable culinary inspirations with commercial partners; generate creative product prototypes; utilize consumer research and testing insights; apply food trends and culture to develop product attributes; evaluate preliminary technical feasibility of concepts; contribute to product design for commercialization including flavor recommendations; ensure concepts have global relevance; identify and collaborate with ingredient vendors; execute aspects of the food culture adoption program; develop and share best-in-class culinary methodologies; drive innovation through creative culinary techniques and new product forms; engage in culinary explorations including menu analysis and market immersions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities