Pet Food & Antioxidant Senior Research Scientist (St. Joseph, MO / Greater Kansas City Area / Hybrid
Description Our mission at Wilbur Ellis Nutrition is to provide solutions that enable our pet food, livestock, and aquaculture customers to flourish.
This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make to create the future of nutrition, from responsible sourcing to sustainability - and everything in between.
General Purpose and Scope of Position:
As a Principal Research Scientist your expertise will allow you to deliver customer centered products and solutions by collaborating with cross-functional business partners including sales, production, procurement, laboratory services and food safety/quality.
Leveraging your technical skills and working alongside technical sales, you'll make a direct impact on the business to help our pet partners flourish.
Along the way, you'll be guided by our deep-rooted culture and have the support and tools you need to do your job, learn, grow, and succeed.
What you'll doAs a Principal Scientist, you will serve as the manager and executor of research studies related to pet food ingredients and antioxidant technologies.
You will manage portions of the value-added Innovation/R&D pipeline and provide technical support that enables the business to meet financial targets.
You'll sweep us off our feet if:
You are scientifically curious with the ability to develop, execute and draw conclusions from research.
You can build competitive landscapes and formalize research business cases.
You have a passion for customer-centric, solution-oriented product development.
You can create well-written reports to articulate research results.
You have knowledge of pet food production and the rendering industry.
You are tenacious, dedicated and thrive working with ownership, autonomy, and a healthy dose of competition.
You'll make an impact by:
Create horizon scans and competitive landscapes to demonstrate product opportunities.
Build and evaluate project business cases to prioritize R&D priorities.
Manage a pipeline of innovation and product development projects.
Drive the development of new products and solutions for customers including short-term and longer-term opportunities.
Qualify new ingredients as part of product development, business continuity and/or cost savings.
Execute benchtop experimentation, plant trials and research tests.
Maintain and industry presence to gain insights on trends, market threats, and opportunity spaces.
Minimum
Qualifications:
MS or PhD in a relevant technical field (chemistry, biology, food science, animal science)15
years of Laboratory, Product Development or Product Innovation experience in a food, rendering, pet, beverage, agricultural or related industryStrong research and technical writing skillsAbility to work hands-on in a laboratory settingUp to 25% travelPreferred
Qualifications:
Strong knowledge of pet food ingredients and oxidation chemistryAbility to draw conclusions and make business decisions through interpretation of data from well-designed researchAbility to lead projects autonomously and assist in commercializationCompensation - Benefits & Perks:
In compliance with all states and cities requiring transparency of pay, the base compensation for this position ranges from $130,600 - $182,900 per year with a 15% incentive target.
Note that salary may vary based on location, skills, and experience.
Beyond competitive pay, your other great perks include 401(k) match, pension, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
Career planning and growth - opportunities to grow skills and experiencesWho We Are:
Four generations of nutritional innovation matters in our field.
Our success over the last 100 years comes from always challenging ourselves to ask, What's next? on behalf of our customers and partners.
To achieve our vision to be the global leader in innovation that ensures our partners and animals thrive requires a deep-rooted culture in service.
Y ou'll quickly find we're a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work.
From day one, you'll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life.
COMPANY CULTURE:
Wilbur-Ellis is a company you can be proud to call your employerWilbur-Ellis markets and distributes agricultural products, animal feed, specialty chemicals, and food ingredients.
A privately held and consistently profitable company, we employ more than 4,000 people throughout North America and Asia-Pacific.
Wilbur-Ellis is for and about people.
Wilbur-Ellis has enjoyed over 100 years of success and growth, all thanks to our people.
Our employees are leaders and team players who thrive on creativity, entrepreneurial spirit, and a dedication to quality work, our customers, and each other.
Wilbur-Ellis invests in the industry's best workforceWilbur-Ellis invests heavily in our employees by offering skill development and training, competitive compensation and benefits, and a tradition of promoting from within for a broad range of career opportunities.
And we foster a supportive, people-first work environment.
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Joseph #Missouri #KansasCity #MissouriEqual Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
41 CFR 60-1.
35(c) Recommended Skills Agriculture Beverage Products Biology Cost Reduction Curiosity Finance Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make to create the future of nutrition, from responsible sourcing to sustainability - and everything in between.
General Purpose and Scope of Position:
As a Principal Research Scientist your expertise will allow you to deliver customer centered products and solutions by collaborating with cross-functional business partners including sales, production, procurement, laboratory services and food safety/quality.
Leveraging your technical skills and working alongside technical sales, you'll make a direct impact on the business to help our pet partners flourish.
Along the way, you'll be guided by our deep-rooted culture and have the support and tools you need to do your job, learn, grow, and succeed.
What you'll doAs a Principal Scientist, you will serve as the manager and executor of research studies related to pet food ingredients and antioxidant technologies.
You will manage portions of the value-added Innovation/R&D pipeline and provide technical support that enables the business to meet financial targets.
You'll sweep us off our feet if:
You are scientifically curious with the ability to develop, execute and draw conclusions from research.
You can build competitive landscapes and formalize research business cases.
You have a passion for customer-centric, solution-oriented product development.
You can create well-written reports to articulate research results.
You have knowledge of pet food production and the rendering industry.
You are tenacious, dedicated and thrive working with ownership, autonomy, and a healthy dose of competition.
You'll make an impact by:
Create horizon scans and competitive landscapes to demonstrate product opportunities.
Build and evaluate project business cases to prioritize R&D priorities.
Manage a pipeline of innovation and product development projects.
Drive the development of new products and solutions for customers including short-term and longer-term opportunities.
Qualify new ingredients as part of product development, business continuity and/or cost savings.
Execute benchtop experimentation, plant trials and research tests.
Maintain and industry presence to gain insights on trends, market threats, and opportunity spaces.
Minimum
Qualifications:
MS or PhD in a relevant technical field (chemistry, biology, food science, animal science)15
years of Laboratory, Product Development or Product Innovation experience in a food, rendering, pet, beverage, agricultural or related industryStrong research and technical writing skillsAbility to work hands-on in a laboratory settingUp to 25% travelPreferred
Qualifications:
Strong knowledge of pet food ingredients and oxidation chemistryAbility to draw conclusions and make business decisions through interpretation of data from well-designed researchAbility to lead projects autonomously and assist in commercializationCompensation - Benefits & Perks:
In compliance with all states and cities requiring transparency of pay, the base compensation for this position ranges from $130,600 - $182,900 per year with a 15% incentive target.
Note that salary may vary based on location, skills, and experience.
Beyond competitive pay, your other great perks include 401(k) match, pension, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
Career planning and growth - opportunities to grow skills and experiencesWho We Are:
Four generations of nutritional innovation matters in our field.
Our success over the last 100 years comes from always challenging ourselves to ask, What's next? on behalf of our customers and partners.
To achieve our vision to be the global leader in innovation that ensures our partners and animals thrive requires a deep-rooted culture in service.
Y ou'll quickly find we're a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work.
From day one, you'll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life.
COMPANY CULTURE:
Wilbur-Ellis is a company you can be proud to call your employerWilbur-Ellis markets and distributes agricultural products, animal feed, specialty chemicals, and food ingredients.
A privately held and consistently profitable company, we employ more than 4,000 people throughout North America and Asia-Pacific.
Wilbur-Ellis is for and about people.
Wilbur-Ellis has enjoyed over 100 years of success and growth, all thanks to our people.
Our employees are leaders and team players who thrive on creativity, entrepreneurial spirit, and a dedication to quality work, our customers, and each other.
Wilbur-Ellis invests in the industry's best workforceWilbur-Ellis invests heavily in our employees by offering skill development and training, competitive compensation and benefits, and a tradition of promoting from within for a broad range of career opportunities.
And we foster a supportive, people-first work environment.
Follow our career social media accounts!Instagram:
Twitter:
TikTok:
Facebook:
LinkedIn:
#petnutrition #petfood #animalnutrition #researchscientist #petfoodingredients #antioxidants #livestocknutrition #aquacultue #animalnutrition #St.
Joseph #Missouri #KansasCity #Missouri #petnutrition #petfood #animalnutrition #researchscientist #petfoodingredients #antioxidants #livestocknutrition #aquacultue #animalnutrition #St.
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Joseph #Missouri #KansasCity #Missouri#petnutrition #petfood #animalnutrition #researchscientist #petfoodingredients #antioxidants #livestocknutrition #aquacultue #animalnutrition #St.
Joseph #Missouri #KansasCity #Missouri#petnutrition #petfood #animalnutrition #researchscientist #petfoodingredients #antioxidants #livestocknutrition #aquacultue #animalnutrition #St.
Joseph #Missouri #KansasCity #Missouri#petnutrition #petfood #animalnutrition #researchscientist #petfoodingredients #antioxidants #livestocknutrition #aquacultue #animalnutrition #St.
Joseph #Missouri #KansasCity #MissouriEqual Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
41 CFR 60-1.
35(c) Recommended Skills Agriculture Beverage Products Biology Cost Reduction Curiosity Finance Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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