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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 work with a high level of autonomy and creativity, establish internal technical networks and interact with managers and stakeholders.

How you will contribute

This role sits within the Bio-transformations team. You will plan, lead and coordinate projects and/or work tracks, collaborating with technical colleagues within both the Research and Category teams. You will use your knowledge of ingredient properties & functionalities as well as your ability to define, understand and design food systems to conduct proof of principle testing of novel, Biotransformations derived ingredients. You will generate the samples, data and insights required for us to identify the right ingredients and applications to progress through the organisation. 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 have a high level of technical rigour, curiosity and creativity. You will be able to develop the hypotheses and experimental plans that will demonstrate the commercial and technical potential of novel ingredients across multiple snack categories. As well as extensive benchtop testing you will independently plan, lead and coordinate other key project-related activities such as literature reviews, analytical testing, sensory testing etc. You will build relationships and work with subject matter experts (SMEs) to identify best practices and grow your technical capabilities. You will work extensively with 3rd parties with the support of senior team members to ensure we are bringing the outside in to accelerate our project delivery. You will form part of the wider Bio-transformations team, spread across the U.K, Singapore and China, helping to build a great team culture based on the principles of belonging, collaboration and engagement.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge, as well as a high level of learning agility to:

• The functionality of ingredients, knowing ways to manipulate those ingredients, and the inter-relationship among ingredient, processing, and packaging.

• An understanding of our product categories and their underlying technologies and challenges

• The ability to define ingredients and products from a first principles basis, using this to develop products and test systems form the ground up.

• A creative approach to technology and product development – able to identify and articulate opportunities for novel technology application and development within our products.

• A proactive style of working, able to work autonomously towards a brief making key decisions along the way but also able to identify when SME/senior input is needed

• Communicating complex technical problems and solutions in a clear and concise manner to technical and non-technical stakeholders, adapting style and content accordingly

• Handling multiple priorities and adhering to deadlines

• Applying technical curiosity and scientific understanding to interpret and analyse data to reach clear conclusions, make and recommendations and influence decision making

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

The Biotransformations team objective is to develop novel ingredient and process technologies principally via extensive collaboration with 3rd parties. This position requires the successful applicant to conduct both desk based and practical research with a high level of autonomy, rigour, creativity, and curiosity.

What extra ingredients you will bring:

The desire, drive and technical ability to translate ingredient technologies into tangible deliverables that allow us to progress the right ingredients through to further development and scale up. An excellent understanding of how to balance both the technical and commercial aspects of research projects.

Travel requirements:

National and international travel will be required to collaborate with 3rd parties, other MDLZ teams and to conduct trials.

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

Regular

Research & Nutrition Science

Science & Engineering

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader 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 – both global and local. 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 number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum

Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They 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.

Join us and Make It An Opportunity!

Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.