Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.
This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.
The Senior Food Scientist, Protein leads the development, commercialization, and optimization of fresh beef products for retail and foodservice customers across North America. This role serves as a technical leader within Protein R&D, partnering closely with customers, commercial teams, operations, and cross-functional partners to identify opportunities, solve complex technical challenges, and deliver business results. In this role you will influence product solutions in fresh beef processing. You will identify opportunities to optimize manufacturing and processing capabilities to recommend solutions that support fresh beef business growth, improve product performance, and strengthen customer partnerships. In addition to leading significant development initiatives, this role is expected to coach and mentor other scientists, independently influence technical decisions across functions, and help build organizational capability through knowledge sharing and technical expertise.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of four years of related work experience
• Ability to travel up to 30% to customer and manufacturing locations
• Previous protein experience
• Ability to occasionally work in a refrigerated environment
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Master's degree or other post-secondary degree
• Experience in meat product development, sensory evaluation, and food safety
• Fresh beef experience
• Previous operations experience
• Ability to present research to all levels within an organization
• Experience communicating to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience leading change initiatives
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Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet
Cargill is a family company committed to nourishing the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. With over 158 years of experience, we sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. Whether it’s making alternative proteins for food manufacturers or helping farmers raise healthier animals with AI, we put as much care into how things are sourced as what we provide. We put people first. We do the right thing—today and for generations to come.
