R&D Scientist, Pet Nutritional Sciences

Business Unit Overview
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles 'n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news.
Brand
Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. We're always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, we're growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That's where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets.
Location Description
Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minn. is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.
Responsibilities
We are seeking a highly motivated individual to support the Pet Nutritional Sciences at Post Pet Brands. As part of the Pet R&D team, this individual will be responsible for ensuring the best nutrition for Dog and Cat Food (Wet and Dry) and treat products initiatives. The Scientist will work cross-functionally to drive nutritional rigor across the brands which supports the success of new projects across a wide variety of project types (innovation, cost out, renovation, etc.). The Scientist will provide nutritional support to product development, marketing, and regulatory affairs through nutritional design and technical briefs to support product claims. The individual will also have the responsibility to support Quality and Food Safety, ensuring compliance and animal health. They will also play a critical role in problem solving and root cause analysis for driving continuous improvement.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Develops, updates, and deploys technical content on nutrition-based strategies, by species and/or specific nutrient targets, functional needs, and claims support, within the Pet R&D and cross-functionally.
• Provide general nutrition guidelines and performance success criteria for innovation, product development and product maintenance.
• Partners with Pet R&D to develop continuous ingredient surveillance program, analyzes results and participates in subsequent nutrient database updates and implications to active formulations.
• Provide support to manufacturing and Quality & Food Safety to ensure nutritional compliance and food safety.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with Pet cross-functional partners, influence & guide stakeholders, anticipate challenges, and proactively plan to address them.
• Determine priorities against the business and Pet R&D objectives.

Qualifications
Requirements
Critical Leadership Expectations: Put Safety First, Do Right, Win As One, Be Bold, Bring Joy, Act Like An Owner.

• Mastery of companion animal nutrition.
• Solid understanding of ingredient nutritional value and nutrient bioavailability, and the complex interactions that influence it (e.g. physiology, formulation, manufacturing processes).
• Fundamental knowledge in food science and processing technologies.
• Proficiency in commercial pet food formulation software(s).
• Familiarity with Federal, State and Local Pet Food Regulations.
• Ability to multi-task and leverage resources across multiple projects or assignments.
• Strong collaboration skills and experience partnering internally and externally.
• Ability to effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, complex ideas to a variety of stakeholders.
• Ability to thrive in a changing and fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Willingness to embrace changing business priorities and ambiguity.
• Ability to influence and lead others without direct guidance.
• Job location is in Lakeville MN. Up to 25% Travel may be required.

Education

• PHD or M.Sc. in Animal Nutrition or related field
• Plus 4 years industry experience

Why Post is the Place for You

• You deserve a positive and encouraging work environment. One that allows you to deliver your best work and become your best professional self. That is exactly what you will find at Post.
• Inspired by our unique culture, we are determined to support every employee holistically by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs through:
• Post Total Reward benefits program - includes competitive health and financial benefits that reflect your needs at different life stages, and a continued commitment to empower flexible work schedules and remote work opportunities to help you thrive.
• Continuous opportunities to gain experience, grow and develop - beyond functional job-based education, we promote well-rounded development and encourage a spirit of continuous learning as part of our commitment to help you realize your professional goals.
• Our continued progress on the journey to become the inclusive and diverse organization we expect to be supporting equity across our communities. We believe that an inclusive environment and diverse organization strengthens our Company and enables every employee to reach their full potential.

Learn More About Working at Post

• Post Rewards Benefits Program
• Post, not your textbook CPG company.
• Post Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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