SrPrincipalScientist,R&D-AnalyticalScience

## _Job Description_ **Role** This role serves as Kraft Heinz’s subject matter expert in soft matter, rheology, and food materials science across complex formulated food systems. The scientist in this role will build understanding of how structure, processing, and material behavior influence texture, stability, shelf life, and sensory experience, translating first principles into practical formulation guidance and predictive tools. **Key Responsibilities** * Lead scientific understanding of soft matter in food systems, including emulsions, gels, foams, suspensions, colloids, polymers, and other multiphase systems relevant to product performance * Apply rheology, tribology, food physics, and related material science principles to improve texture, stability, processability, and sensory performance across food and beverage applications * Develop predictive models and scientific frameworks that connect formulation, structure, and processing conditions to product functionality and shelf-life outcomes * Translate insights into functional guidance for formulation design, ingredient selection, and process optimization * Partner cross-functionally with ingredient, flavor, process engineering, and sensory teams to solve complex product and technology challenges * Provide scientific leadership within a broader soft matter and food physics context, ensuring these capabilities support enterprise needs without duplicating existing platform ownership * Mentor scientists and help build enterprise capability in rheology, food physics, and predictive formulation science **Required Qualifications** * Master’s or PhD in Materials Science, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science, Food Science, or a related field * 10+ years of experience applying rheology and soft matter or materials science to complex formulated systems * Deep expertise in rheology, food physical characterization, and structure-function relationships in multiphase systems * Strong ability to translate fundamenta