Decatur

IL - Illinois

Research & Development

Lipid Science & Applications (LS&A) - Scientist

The Lipid Science & Applications Group (LS&A) is seeking candidates for a scientist to work on a variety of projects to support ADM’s Refined Oils business. This role will require knowledge in the area of lipids to support basic research, product development, lipid analysis, lipid modification and other areas of lipids product support. This candidate will have the responsibility in maintaining laboratory notebooks to effectively capture work done to support the Lipid Science & Applications group, as well as strong written and verbal skill to report findings of supportive work. The candidate will need to work closely with ADM Science & Technology teams, ADM Refined Oils Sales & Technical Support and ADM Production personnel to support the ADM Oils business.
Job Responsibilities:

• Assist in managing the LS&A lab to ensure wet chemistry and analytical equipment is calibrated and maintained appropriately with confidence that analytical information is accurate and reliable.

• Ability to follow approved methods and SOP’s for lipid characterization.

• Ability to run benchtop and pilot enzymatic interesterification equipment to support ADM Oils, develop new products and optimize existing products.

• Ability to run bench top and pilot deodorization equipment to support ADM Oils, develop new products and optimize existing products.

• Assist in the design experiments to study the impact of fat & oil modification techniques influence on the physical and chemical behavior of oils and fats in the neat state or in food systems.

• Assist in the design experiments to evaluate the oxidative stability of oils and fats to better understand the role of antioxidants, storage conditions and processing parameters on the oxidative stability of oils and fats.

• Submit oils samples to central analytical services to support LS&A and Technical Services.

• Evaluate and develop new methods to characterize the physical and chemical properties of oils and fats.

• MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word knowledge, and accurate lab notebook reporting skills to support project work.

Desired Requirements and Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science or Master’s degree within food science, biological science, chemistry or material science curriculums.

• +1 year of relevant experience in the oils and fats field or laboratory experience in either academia or industry.

• Knowledge of oils and fats fundamentals (lipid oxidation, lipid crystallization and function in food systems).

• Knowledge of analytical techniques used to characterize the physical and chemical characteristics of oils and fats.

• Industry or academic experience in the area of lipid science and applications or food applications.

• Knowledge of lipid nutrition and nutritional labeling regulation.

• Experimental design and monitoring skills.

• Solid colleague and customer interaction skills.

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