A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize there’s more to being in business than just making a profit. That’s the Mars philosophy. And the opportunity we offer every one of our Associates. An opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you and for the planet.  What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did it yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Because it’s never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. It’s about how you can grab everything that’s within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. It’s about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we’ll all be a little better off. It’s that mix of integrity and ambition that makes Mars such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

About Mars, Incorporated 

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN’S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

 

Purpose of Role:

 

Independently and as a Global team player, coordinates on Confectionery Pack Laboratory Standard deployment and maintenance of global laboratory data, moving the entire business towards risk-based development approach and scientific-based decisions in packaging.

 

Executes/coordinates packaging materials scientific analysis in physical, chemical and sensory area at PRA and commercialization, in devoted region. Helps regional team to grow scientific capabilities.

 

Delivers within standard processes, ways of working, systems, tests and methods, project timelines.

Key Responsibilities/职位描述：

Delivery

Must be able to deliver and operate across cultures & time zones in a global capacity. Generally, essential to advanced level of delivery with decision-gate guidance. Builds knowledge of the company, processes and customers.  Understands key business drivers and uses this to accomplish own work.  Knowledge of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market. In-depth understanding of qualification and validation.  Leads the development of success criteria against a qualification plan.    

 

Business Strategy

Essential level.

Informs the business strategy.  Able to generate ideas and concepts according to specified business need, and contribute into business case development cross functionally.  Expertise in prototyping.  Can participate IP process.

 

Technology/ Program Development

Advanced level.

Advanced understanding of experimental design, qualification and validation.  Partners cross functionally to deliver against research plans, developing success criteria, qualification and validation plans with support from other associates. Develops the technical approach with some areas of specialty.  Uses existing procedures to solve a range of defined problems; analyses factual information and determines possible solutions using technical experience and judgment and precedents.

 

People & Technical Capability Development

Essential to Advanced level;

Testing Data custodian, responsible for knowledge management within the team. Continuously advises the team on scientific and risk-based approaches and practices. May coach interns or entry-level associates.  Requires deep knowledge and experience in R&D/Scientific research. Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team. 

 

Qualifications/任职要求：

Minimum

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Engineering or relevant field
• 1 year of work experience
• 1 year of experience working in a laboratory environment
• Travel less than 20%

 

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or relevant field of work
• 2+ years’ experience in analytical research, laboratory testing
• Packaging Experience
• Project management experience, standard deployment

 

 

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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.