Senior Product Developer (m/f/d) R&D EN

Functional Objective:

• Development of new products and modification of existing enteral nutrition products and processes from laboratory to production scale
• Identification of opportunities in new processes or raw materials with the aim of developing innovative technological platforms for the production of enteral nutrition products

• Effective and timely implementation of the Senior Manager Product Development's specifications
• Managing processes from the product idea to the commercial product, in compliance with current international food legislation and quality standards
• Continuous increase in competitiveness (quality optimization) and effectiveness by increasing product and process quality
• Organization of cross-departmental processes
• Creation of and responsibility for project-related budget and resource planning for assigned projects as well as monitoring and adherence to them
• Training and further education, project-related instructions and technical training of employees
• Ensuring and coordinating the flow of information in all directions
• Development of new products and/or processes for enteral nutrition
• Planning, interdisciplinary coordination, conducting trials from the laboratory and pilot plant phase to production scale.
• Creation and approval of raw material specifications
• Formulation authority: Responsible for the creation, testing, management and approval
• Identification and evaluation of new potential raw materials, products or technologies
• Modification and improvement of existing products and processes
• Supporting the departments in R&D EN, BUN and the global functional units
• Collaboration with external partners (suppliers, contract manufacturers, institutes, universities, laboratories)
• Generating patent ideas and converting them into Fresenius patents

• You have a Master's degree in food technology; process technology, food chemistry, applied nutrition, chemistry, chemical engineering or a comparable education with sufficient professional experience
• You have at least 3 years of professional experience in product development and/or process technology for the food industry, preferably enteral nutrition or the milk processing industry
• You have already acquired technological knowledge in the development of liquid, texture-modified and powdered enteral products
• You have expertise in raw material science, in particular specific properties of proteins and emulsions (solubility, stability, rheology, protein chemistry, UHT technology); nutrient balancing; emulsion technology and sterilization processes
• You are familiar with the evaluation of sensory properties
• Knowledge of packaging technology rounds off your profile
• You have an analytical way of thinking and acting
• You have initiative and the ability to work in a team
• You are fluent in German and English (written and spoken)
• You are assertive and have strong communication skills
• You are solution-oriented, have good digital skills and are familiar with the mathematical processing of test results