{"id":2841573,"url":"https://alion.io/job/kerry-group-rda-scientist-bakery","title":"RD&A Scientist (Bakery)","company":{"id":1813694,"name":"Kerry Group","domain":"kerry.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/kerry-com","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":99,"open_postings":35,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0.086,"time_to_fill_p50_days":25,"computed_at":"2026-10-30T05:48:23Z"}},"role":"Science & Research","role_family":"Science & Research","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Jakarta, Indonesia"],"countries":["ID"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":14500,"max_usd":33000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":1296},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-19T09:18:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-19","last_verified_at":"2026-10-30T04:46:48Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":10,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":10},"description":"Requisition ID: 67315\nPosition Type: FT Permanent\nWorkplace Arrangement: #LI-Onsite\nAbout Kerry\nKerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.\nAbout the role\nThe RD&A Scientist, Bakery Development & Application will lead the development of innovative bakery applications and solutions to support customer needs and business opportunities in Indonesia. Working within the RDA team, this role will apply strong bakery and ingredient expertise across soft and hard baked products, while collaborating with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain and other RDA teams to support product development, sensory evaluation and commercialization.\nLocation: Sales Office - RDA Applications, Jakarta Indonesia\nReporting to: Senior Research Scientist\nKey responsibilities\nProduct Development\nLead the development of new Bakery applications to support customers and work independently on assigned projects with minimal supervision.\nCreate new and innovative Bakery products for Bakery applications, such as Soft Baked products (bread, muffins, buns and doughnuts) and Hard Baked products (cookies, baked snacks, wafers, etc.), including premixes.\nDevelop products utilizing our Taste, ETS, enzymes, and Applied Health and Nutrition Ingredients in applications, and assess their stability and suitability in meeting customer needs.\nProduct Portfolio and Collection\nDevelop a detailed understanding of the Taste and functional portfolio relevant to applications within the respective Bakery EUM.\nUnderstand the collection and portfolio library and be able to propose collections to internal and external customers.\nProvide input in defining what the EUM needs to address portfolio gaps.\nCross-Functional Support\nWork with various RDA technologies to evaluate product performance in Bakery applications.\nLink with other application groups to cross-share knowledge.\nProvide application support to Sales for collection promotions or tailor-made products.\nWork with the RDA analytical and sensory teams.\nWork with Operations, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, etc., on product commercialization.\nMaintain close relationships with Sales, Marketing, and Front Office teams to help develop key customer strategies and support engagement.\nLaboratory Maintenance\nFollow Best Laboratory Practices and established procedures in relation to laboratory maintenance and stock control.\nSensory Evaluation\nManage sensory evaluations of Bakery applications for internal team evaluation.\nBe accountable for evaluating, together with Sales, applications for the country and projects.\nConduct sensory evaluations for product development, product stability, etc.\nDocumentation of Results\nEnsure all outputs are recorded according to established protocols. Document all testing results and research notes in lab books and computer databases.\nQualifications and skills\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Chemistry, or a related Applied Science discipline.\n5-8 years of Bakery R&D and product development experience, with a proven track record.\nStrong expertise in hard baked applications.\nExperience managing internal and external stakeholder relationships, including Commercial/Sales teams, General Management, and customers.\nAbility to taste and smell flavours and food products, including products containing dairy and gluten.\nAbility to assess colours in Bakery applications.\nAbility to formulate products using flavour and functional technologies.\nStrong knowledge of enzymes, leavening agents, preservation, baker’s yeast, emulsifiers, and other Bakery ingredients.\nStrong knowledge of different flavour types and their applications in Bakery, including ovens, baking and frying processes, and frozen dough products.\nStrong understanding of the interaction of Taste products within bread and pastry matrices, including the impact of processing.\nStrong application and processing knowledge at the customer level, across both retail and food service.\nIn-depth understanding of Bakery equipment and relevant industry standards for Bakery products and processes.\nBeware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. 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