Details
Posted: 07-Jun-22
Location: Quincy, Massachusetts
Type: Full Time
Preferred Education: Masters
Salary: $125,000
Categories:
Food Chemistry
Product Development & Ingredient Innovations
Research & Development
Salary Details:
Salary is negotiable based on appropriate experience. This is a bonus eligible position. We offer very competitive benefits including 401K with some matching.
Additional Information:
Employer will assist with relocation costs.
Bay State Milling Company (BSMC) is a thriving 5th generation family-owned supplier of plant-based ingredients, including grains, seeds, pulses, flours and mixes with unique nutrition, flavor and functional attributes. Our goal is to be a leading supplier of plant-based ingredients for the next generation of foods in North America and we are well on our way with some of the most innovative, nutrient dense whole food ingredients available.
Our diverse Research & Development (R&D) team works out of a state of the art Innovation Center just outside of Boston, MA. In a modern, open and collaborative environment, we develop, analyze and apply our ingredients across a variety of food categories including commercial and artisan bread, pasta, pizza, tortillas, bars, sweet goods, and snacks, and soon even beverages.
We are organized into three business units which encompass the following: Traditional Wheat Milling; Specialty Gluten Free Ingredients; Varietal Specific Ingredients for nutrition and functionality.
As the company is focused on growth, we foster growth and development of the expanding Bay State Milling team to meet the changing needs of the food system and consumers.
Why we need you:
This R&D Manager will play a key role in leading research activities and management of scientists and projects dedicated to the development and launch of our innovative plant-based ingredients. The R&D team is focused on discovering and developing ingredient solutions that delight customers through unique sensory, functional and/or nutritional benefits. The ideal manager is someone who can leverage their knowledge and experience in cereals and plant-based ingredients to identify creative solutions to industry needs and lead implementation within our businesses to drive differentiation and growth.
This role will report to the Director of R&D and will work closely with members of our three business units including marketing, sales, quality assurance, operations and leadership.
What we need you to do:
- Lead R&D projects with a focus on ingredient research to 1. Develop and support new plant-based ingredients that are differentiated by functionality, flavor or nutrition, and 2. Support customers with a goal of increasing BSMC ingredient sales.
- Conduct research and literature reviews to identify market opportunities or gaps and develop innovative ingredients to fill these gaps, in collaboration with other industry or academic experts.
- Employ various technologies (milling, blending, separation, combination, thermal processing, etc.) to enable new functionality or other benefits (safety, nutrition, flavor) from various crops using experimental design and statistical analysis tools.
- Use various analytical tools and techniques, as well as collaborate with outside analytical labs, to identify and demonstrate functional or nutritional significance of ingredients to drive marketing value propositions.
- Manage two or three scientists or senior scientists, providing inspiration, learning, growth and development opportunities while driving performance against goals.
- Oversee of the R&D laboratories to ensure capabilities and operations are maintained, functional and align with evolving business needs.
- Travel within the US and occasionally outside of the US (~25% of time) for customer support, plant trials, trade shows and educational conferences.
The skills listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability desired.
- Excellent internal and external verbal and written communication
- Problem identification and solving with plant-based ingredients and foods
- Experimental design, Statistical analysis and Interpretation skills
- Instrumental analysis of cereal, seed and pulse-based ingredients and foods
- Clear and accurate documentation of work for IP management
- Cross functional teaming and fun
- Applications development and nutritional knowledge in core plant-based foods (bakery, pasta, snacks) is a plus
Passion for the food industry with clear views on the role of transparency, authenticity, sustainability, and nutrition.
The Experience we want you to bring:
- Minimum B.S. Degree in Food Science, Bakery Science, Nutrition Science, or Cereal Science from an accredited college or university. M.S. Preferred
- Minimum 10 years of R&D experience, preferably with ingredients in the bakery or plant-based foods space
- Experience in management of technical team members is desired
