Scientist – CTI (Consumer Technical Insights)

Job description

Scientist – CTI (Consumer Technical Insights)

Background & Purpose of the Job

The North America Nutrition Business Unit (BU) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey is looking for a consumer savvy scientist to join our Consumer Technical Insights (CTI) team to contribute to the success of our North America brands.  CTI (Consumer Technical Insights) is an integral part of R&D, sitting at the interface between product design and marketing.  Our purpose is to guide our brand and category design partners to create products that deliver to the consumer needs, with product experiences that delight consumers and cue desired benefits.  We develop communications that are purposeful and extremely compelling.

This is an exciting opportunity for a role designed to cover Insights and Consumer testing through a holistic approach and multiple touch points via consumer, sensory, claims and science skills.

Joining our CTI team means working with a dedicated and ambitious team on the development of high impact innovation.  We offer an agile and open-minded environment with strong, proactive, passionate thinkers who are constantly seeking to improve purpose in terms of brand, people, sustainability, technology & business growth. You will have a chance to collaborate with and guide multi-disciplinary teams and external partners to create products that consumers want and love.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do

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Basic appreciation of the design of a holistic consumer understanding plan for Innovation projects.

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Able to independently design consumer testing and analyze and interpret data with guidance on final conclusions.

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Provide insights as opposed to data.

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Possesses sound, basic appreciation of advanced testing including Pref mapping and modeling and when to apply.

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Understand how to translate CTI information into technical targets against which products can be designed (performance & attributes), developed and measured.

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Basic appreciation of qualitative methods with some applied usage of focus group and 1:1 interviews.

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Plan, implement, and evaluate research plan following UL global guidelines and within project budget.

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Ensures comprehensive understanding of purpose of testing, documented procedures, purpose, and data interpretation of results, conclusion, and insights.

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Independently executes projects with minimum complexity.

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Able to identify research needs, brief and manage research partners and lead discussions.

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Actively participate in and effectively conducts meetings with R&D, marketing and Consumer Market Insights (CMI). 

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Negotiates timelines and deliverables with project team.

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Delivers aligned plan to CMI and to the project team.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

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Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Food Science, Data Science, Chemistry, Biology Science, Psychology or similar discipline preferred. 

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2+ years of experience in CTI/Claims (Consumer research, Sensory, Claims and Communication Development) (including internship) strongly preferred.

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Knowledge of Sensory Science, Consumer research, statistics/data modeling a plus

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Sensory & Consumer testing techniques along with Claim support and demo creation techniques experience.

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Excellent communication skills

Pay : The pay range for this position is $68,000 to $102,000. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.

Bonus : This position is bonus eligible.

Long-Term Incentive (LTI) : This position is LTI eligible.

Benefits : Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

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Unilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. 

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.

 

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