R&D Scientist Ii - Baking Dry Mixes - Golden Valley, Mn

OVERVIEW
As the Research and Development Scientist/Engineer II for Innovation, Technology, and Quality (ITQ) in our North America Foodservice (NAF) Dry Mix team, you will be responsible for the execution of new product strategy, concept development, product formulation, and process development for ITQ to enable the business to win in the marketplace.
In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to impact the ITQ function by leveraging your strong technical, influence, and project management skills to support all aspects of the product development cycle that will add value to General Mills brands and NAF customers. You will collaborate with internal and external business partners to develop new product offerings, renovate existing products, and improve margins.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Scientist II for NAF Dry Mix supports innovation, renovation, and margin management across products in our dry mix portfolio.
• Partner directly with Sales and NAF customers to develop products for customers' Back of House operations.
• Support a wide range of project activities including product development, customer partnership, and generating cost savings opportunities.
• Lead multiple initiatives from creation through commercialization by prioritizing work and coaching others, both internally and externally.
• Partner with external supply chain to qualify and commercialize production in facilities that are new to the NAF dry mix portfolio.
• Collaborate with business team to develop strategies and profit through innovation, renovation and HMM; Partner with NAF business team and external partners to enhance Core renovation strategy and execution and develop winning taste solutions for General Mills
• Independently consult, design, and manage the appropriate product stability studies to meet business needs and enhance product foundational knowledge.
• Manage and lead technically complex projects under tight timelines: create technical plans, timelines, risk assessments, and mitigation plans; identify opportunities by challenging formulation and processing assumptions
• Scale-up from bench to pilot plant to plant

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Food Science or other related fields
• 3+ years of experience in product development or an applied science
• Strong technical problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
• Ability to challenge assumptions and build robust technical plans to test hypotheses

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated ability to manage and lead multiple complex, large-scale, technically-driven projects from concept to commercialization.
• Strong leadership and strategic thinking
• Ability to collaborate in a cross-functional and external environment and provide key product guidance.
• Applicable Research and development experience in innovation, renovation, and HMM

Salary Range
The salary range for this position is $67300.00 - $101200.00 / Annually. At General Mills we strive for each employee's pay at any point in their career to reflect their experiences performance and skills for their current role. The salary range for this role represents the numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, educations, skills, work experience, certifications, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range. Beyond base salary, General Mills offers a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being. We are proud to offer a foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support and perks. Benefits may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors. You may also be eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. An incentive award, if any, depends on various factors, including, individual and organizational performance.