# Sr. Scientist, Consumer Technical Insights

Job Description: Purpose of Role To provide expertise in all areas of product performance, including palatability, digestibility & stability of our portfolio across dry, wet & care & treats. Ensures all aspects of internal and external science provisions in this field (internal and external research projects) are delivered to the appropriate quality and technical standards as demanded by the Global Petcare business. Delivers palatability and flavor application technology for pet food products for Mars Petcare North America covering the needs of pets and pet owners. Supports ongoing monitoring and management of the regional performance program, including working with platform leaders on the selection, testing and follow through on any actions related to product performance Provides solutions to product developers to ensure competitive performance of our portfolio Principle Accountabilities Embrace and live the Mars culture by leading with The Five Principles. Initiation and leading of pet food palatability research projects and programs aligned with key stakeholders Provide input and feedback on the stability and critical success factors of our products to ensure they meet the Mars

- **Id**: 3566094
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/mars-sr-scientist-consumer-technical-insights>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Franklin, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-27T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-27
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T02:13:00Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 13
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3448
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Pet Food, Supplies & Care, Confectionery

## Company

- **Id**: 94439
- **Name**: Mars
- **Domain**: mars.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/mars>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 81
- **Open postings**: 64
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.969
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 17
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 78000
- **Max usd**: 154000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 1015

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 13

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-31T11:20:15Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 9; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 6 · green card filings: 5; Filings 12m: 6

## Liveness

- **Score**: 46
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.615
- **P room**: 0.75
- **Age days**: 12
- **Expected fill days**: 17
- **Reasons**: conf:0, stale_co, velocity, win:late, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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