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RD&A Senior Scientist

About Kerry

Kerry 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.

About the role

We are recruiting an "RD&A Senior Scientist" to design and optimize taste solutions for meat products, leveraging consumer preference data and nutritional requirements across diverse product applications.


Work location:     Bangpoo, Bangkok, Thailand

Reporting to:     RD&A Manager - Taste

Key responsibilities

  • Develop and optimize taste systems (seasonings, marinades, flavour blocks) for meat and poultry applications to drive new business growth and defend existing business.
  • Conduct bench development, prototyping, sensory screening, and pilot‑scale trials to support product creation - full commercialization process.
  • Collaborate closely with Sales, Marketing, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Operations, RDA colleagues, and other stakeholders to translate customer needs into technical solutions.
  • Drive commercial value by developing cost‑effective formulations that meet customer needs, and lead cost‑optimization initiatives to support PIP (Profit Improvement Programme) targets in collaboration with Regional PIP teams.
  • Ensure formulations meet regulatory, quality, and safety requirements for relevant end-use markets.
  • Support customer visits, presentations, tastings, and technical discussions to help win new business.
  • Manage multiple development projects simultaneously, ensuring clear documentation and timely delivery.
  • Contribute to innovation pipelines by identifying new technologies, ingredients, and concepts that drive business growth.
  • Share knowledge and collaborate with regional R&D teams to strengthen capabilities and team performance.

Qualifications and skills

  • Preferably a Bachelor’s degree in Food science, Technology or similar field.
  • Preferably a minimum 10 years of experience in R&D in the Food Ingredients, Flavour House or similar industry.
  • Strong technical competence in Taste formulations for processed poultry and sausages.
  • In-depth understanding of taste creation technologies (types of flavours, taste enhancers, modulators, etc) and strong knowledge of meat applications.
  • Good understanding of meat and poultry processing technology and equipment.
  • Genuine passion for the food and beverage industry.

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