Quaker R&D Associate Principal Scientist
Core
Translate consumer needs into technical parameters to develop and launch food products for the Canadian market.
Role type
Associate Principal Scientist (Food Product Development)
Builds
New food products, prototypes, and optimized formulations for the Canadian market
Domain
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) / Food Science
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Food chemistry, ingredient functionality, experimental design, product development lifecycle management, economic evaluation of formulations, cross-functional collaboration, risk assessment, scale-up formulation, regulatory compliance
Preferred skills
Innovation mindset, project prioritization, stakeholder influence, laboratory and pilot plant operations
Technologies
Laboratory equipment, pilot plant systems, manufacturing scale environments
Responsibilities
Lead accelerated product development life cycles from idea generation to national launch; Design and execute experiments to analyze data and make technical recommendations; Collaborate with cross-functional partners (QA, Food Safety, Regulatory, Sensory) to ensure safe and legal product designs; Lead cross-functional teams through the Stage Gate process; Conduct technical and business risk assessments for new product development and reformulations; Ensure scaled-up formulas meet specifications and partner with engineering to scale up new equipment requirements.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
