Job Description

Primary Function:

• Support Product Innovation and Sensory work at Abbott Nutrition R&D.
• Key product innovation activities include evaluation of new ingredients for health benefits, assessment of published scientific and clinical data, and creating concise, creative presentation of scientific information for stakeholders.
• Key sensory activities include sensory panel management, conducting sensory evaluations, internal sensory testing, and data reporting.

• Support development of new product ideas and concepts – including new functional ingredients, benefits, formats etc. to build product pipeline for Abbott Nutrition brands in the region
• Perform literature review to support innovation objectives for Abbott Nutrition brands (including adults, pediatric and infant)
• Generate creative presentations to showcase science and innovation ideas
• Support activities for professionally trained sensory panel set up including recruitment, screening, training, and certification of panelists
• Manage regular sensory evaluation by trained sensory panelists including shared responsibilities for samples preparation, samples evaluation, data collection and reporting of data
• Responsible for internal sensory testing, interpretation of statistical results and reporting to stakeholders
• Support the development and implementation of sensory specifications for ingredients
• Support external consumer sensory studies and finished products
• Manage operations of sensory lab including lab inventory, equipment calibration and other lab housekeeping to maintain smooth and safe lab operations

• Bachelors/Masters Degree in Food science/ Biological science or other relevant scientific disciplines.
• 1-3 years’ work experience in Food Science/Consumer Science or related field. Fresh graduates are also welcome to apply.
• Experience in scientific/ clinical literature review and synthesis of scientific information into Excel/ PowerPoint
• Knowledge of sensory or closely related fields
• Knowledge of Discrimination testing, Descriptive Analysis and other Consumer testing tools and techniques
• Basic knowledge of statistical theory and its application to sensory/consumer research
• Good communication skills, strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills including time management and priority setting
• Proficient in Microsoft Office