Senior Research Scientist

Job description

Job Location: Hershey, PA (There are two open positions- Sr Research Scientist BFY & Sr Research Scientist, Protein) Summary: Reporting to the Sr Manager R&D and residing at The Hershey Company’s Technical Center, the Senior Research Scientist position provides project leadership on multiple medium complexity projects and/or beginning to lead a program with support. This could include a high number of low to medium complexity projects that drive leadership complexity. A medium to high level of autonomy on medium complexity projects and low to medium level of autonomy for high complexity projects is required. This individual is beginning to teach others technical knowledge in some spaces and has a focus on developing technical breadth. A successful candidate is communicating project and/or program challenges to senior leadership with the ability to have some influence on project/program direction through cross-functional communication. Specific Role Focus Area: - Leveraging knowledge and experience to drive product innovation. These areas include formulation development, ingredient development and product transformation interactions. - Perform prototyping and development from bench...