SharkNinja is looking for a food scientist to play a key role in defining new product development, design, and story for the Ninja Test Kitchen Team, providing a food-first point of view for new products and recipes.
Requirements
- Comfort with standard data acquisition tools (thermometers, texture analyzer, photo capture, etc.)
Responsibilities
- Conduct research and development exploration and testing on competitive products to inform product strategy/roadmap
- Partner with the cross functional leadership team and provide a unique, food performance point of view for the development of new products
- Executes exploratory test strategy to push the limit or what’s possible with new product ideas to inform the product story
- Assist in setting KPIs for ideal performance across new product functions, and validate prototypes to ensure KPIs are being met
- Define testing protocols and parameters to validate units against performance claims
- Define consumer preference in taste, texture, and flavor to help define key performance indicators and drive product decisions in technology
- Keep detailed test data and results in an organized and clear manner as well as develop test datasheets for new protocols
Other
- 1-2+ years of related culinology/food science experience or a related field, preferably at a consumer goods company
- Degree from an accredited Food Science, Food Engineering or Culinology program
- A mindset geared toward building relationships across multi-functional teams, coupled with excellent interpersonal skills
- Highly-effective communication skills – both written (presentation/email) and in-person (ability to host succinct, effective conversations that solve problems and ability to make effective presentations to all levels of management, including SharkNinja’s executive leadership team)
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritize effectively, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and stay organized in a fast-paced environment
