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Principal Consumer Technical Insights Scientist

USA-Illinois-Chicago💼 Full-time💰 $134,400–$134,400🗓 2026-09-08 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead complex sensory and consumer research projects to drive new product development, quality, and cost-effectiveness for Mars Snacking using advanced statistical methodologies.

Role type

Principal Consumer Technical Insights Scientist (Sensory/Consumer Research)

Builds

Actionable consumer insights and predictive models linking sensory attributes to business outcomes

Domain

Food & Beverage / Sensory Science / Consumer Psychology

Deliverable

production ML models | dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Sensory science, Consumer science, Statistical analysis, Predictive modeling, Cross-functional leadership, Research study design, Data analytics, Behavioral science, Food chemistry, Packaging knowledge

Preferred skills

Advanced data modeling, New research method experimentation, Industry networking

Technologies

Advanced data analytics tools, Statistical software

Responsibilities

Lead and design complex sensory and consumer research studies; Mentor CTI scientists and R&D teams; Provide technical recommendations on statistics and consumer psychology; Scan industry for cutting-edge sensory analysis methods.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategy influence

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