Senior Food Scientist - Bakery - Decatur, IL

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Job Description Senior Food Scientist - Bakery - Decatur, IL The Senior Food Scientist - Bakery will utilize their food science expertise to drive sales through the development of compelling, innovative and winning products. This position will work closely and cross-functionally with R&D, Technical Services, Technical Sales, and Sales & Marketing teams. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, agile and team oriented. KEY SKILLS & COMPETENCIES: - Provide technical leadership and strong project management for internal and external customer projects - Lead development of Bakery food products, including bakery mixes, and various flour based bakery and snack items - Provides thought leadership and technical expertise for innovation initiatives - Will consult with and participate in Flour and Baking industry based research projects JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: - Development and optimization of food product formulations - Responsible for designing and running test formulations - Identification and development of cost improvement opportunities - Supports manufacturing scale-up from bench to pilot plant and pilot plant to commercialization including partnering with R&D where appropriate -...