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Job Title: Consumer Technical Insights Scientist – Unilever Food Solutions
Location:
Englewood Cliff, NJ
Who We Are Unilever Food Solutions (UFS) is the €3bn+ foodservice division of Unilever, leading the dynamic Food Service market across its categories and delivering professional food and beverage products and services to operators in 72 countries. UFS creates value for customers through culinary solutions and improves the food experience for everyone from distributors to learners and consumers. UFS is accelerating its digital transformation to fuel growth through data‑driven and technology‑enabled GtM capabilities, aiming to reach 3 million operators by 2030 and engage customers in unique ways to generate demand for our professional brands.
Pay The pay range for this position is
$69,360 to $104,040
and is based on a wide range of factors including skill sets, experience, training, licensure, certifications, education and business needs.
Bonus This position is bonus eligible.
Long‑Term Incentive This position is LTI eligible.
Benefits Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan, which includes health insurance (prescription drug, dental, vision), retirement savings, life insurance, disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation, holidays, and various voluntary benefits. Coverage terms follow the applicable plans and governing documents.
Purpose of the Job Unilever offers a platform for bringing purpose to life—creating a better business, a better world, and improving everyday living. If you are passionate about developing, executing, and driving consumer technical insight (CTI)/product research and sensory evaluation, this role will allow you to leverage global and regional market insights, science/technology facts, and deliver product, packaging, and proposition superiority in partnership with cross‑functional teams.
Who You Are & What You’ll Do
You’re a born leader:
Proactive self‑direction, high initiative, persistence, and a hands‑on results orientation.
You’re a dot connector:
Collaborate with broader R&D, marketing, consumer insight, brand, customer development, legal, and more.
You’re a changemaker:
Identify emerging issues, manage priorities, and improve CTI processes and practices.
You love to win and have fun doing it:
Passionate about food, product quality, and operator/customer focus.
You’re a storyteller:
Translate consumer/technical data into clear, engaging communication for cross‑functional stakeholders.
You’re a paradox navigator:
Apply scientific methodologies to design experiments for various projects.
Key Responsibilities
Serve as the connective thread between consumer needs, technical expertise, and business strategy across US partners.
Design and implement robust sensory and consumer research to uncover actionable insights and recommend product development opportunities.
Develop and execute consumer technical testing plans, including packaging evaluation, to target superior products.
Contribute to CI plans for innovation, strategic, and competitive benchmarking.
Analyze operator and sensory data to surface insights and key measures for superior product designs, including Structure Team assessments.
Implement CTI best practice, techniques, and processes.
Lead strategic knowledge‑based storytelling (KBS) that drives superiority and aligns with the superiority roadmap.
Support claims strategy through workshops, testing, and compelling KBS narratives that highlight product superiority.
What You Need to Succeed
Center the operator in every initiative, ensuring their needs guide product development.
Display curiosity and enthusiasm for food, emerging dishes, dietary and health trends.
Partner closely with brand marketing, CMI, and R&D to define compelling claims and KBS.
Manage or support the execution of operator, sensory, or claims testing; interpret results and cascade insights efficiently.
Create engaging technical communications, visuals, and demos to showcase innovations.
Understand operator needs and attitudes to connect relevance and brand voice in all claims and communications.
Write research study briefs and execute studies with internal functions and external vendors.
Preferred: Background in consumer insights, agency or external research consulting.
Experience & Qualifications
Minimum BS or MS in psychology, nutrition, sensory science, food science, physical science, marketing/market research, or a related scientific discipline.
Minimum 3 years in consumer/chef/operator/dining insights, sensory science with experience in sensory research, qualitative, quantitative, and claims research (CPG with B2B is a plus).
Minimum 2 years in a category R&D function and knowledge of the category or other food‑based business.
Experience in B2B with chefs, operators, and dining experience and product functionality insight.
Excellent oral and written communication skills to translate insights for multi‑functional audiences.
Strong planning, organizational, and detail orientation for CTI research and roadmap execution.
Ability to identify technical project needs and design insight programs.
Application of psychological principles to define operator insight research activities.
Statistical knowledge and ability to interpret data.
Analytical thinking to identify patterns within data.
Creative thinking to support the development of new ideas and showcase product superiority.
Up to 25 % travel required.
Our Culture
Caring Deeply
Positive Tensions for Bigger Outcomes, Fairness and Transparency, Performance and Care
Staying Three Steps Ahead of the Market
Build Future While Delivering Today, Think Big, Simplify, Commit, Lead, Shape, Disrupt Market
Delivering with Excellence
Pride in Our Execution, Best in Reality, Developing Breakthrough Solutions
Focusing on What Matters Most
Fewer Bigger Things, Fight for What Matters Most, Challenging and Debating Right Choices
What We Can Offer You Culture for Growth | Top Notch Employee Health & Well‑Being Benefits | Every Voice Matters | Global Reach | Life at Unilever | Careers with Purpose | World‑Class Career Development Programs | Focus on Sustainability
At Unilever, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive/succeed. All applicants will receive fair and respectful consideration, and we actively support the growth and development of every employee.
Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities.
For more information on your federal rights, please see the Know Your Rights resource provided by Unilever.
Employment is subject to verification of pre‑screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check, and DMV check.
If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance during our recruitment process, please contact us at NA.Accommodations@unilever.com. The email is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses. The Protected Veterans or Individuals with Disabilities AAP narratives are available for inspection by any employee or applicant for employment Monday through Friday during normal business hours at our establishment.
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Englewood Cliff, NJ
Who We Are Unilever Food Solutions (UFS) is the €3bn+ foodservice division of Unilever, leading the dynamic Food Service market across its categories and delivering professional food and beverage products and services to operators in 72 countries. UFS creates value for customers through culinary solutions and improves the food experience for everyone from distributors to learners and consumers. UFS is accelerating its digital transformation to fuel growth through data‑driven and technology‑enabled GtM capabilities, aiming to reach 3 million operators by 2030 and engage customers in unique ways to generate demand for our professional brands.
Pay The pay range for this position is
$69,360 to $104,040
and is based on a wide range of factors including skill sets, experience, training, licensure, certifications, education and business needs.
Bonus This position is bonus eligible.
Long‑Term Incentive This position is LTI eligible.
Benefits Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan, which includes health insurance (prescription drug, dental, vision), retirement savings, life insurance, disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation, holidays, and various voluntary benefits. Coverage terms follow the applicable plans and governing documents.
Purpose of the Job Unilever offers a platform for bringing purpose to life—creating a better business, a better world, and improving everyday living. If you are passionate about developing, executing, and driving consumer technical insight (CTI)/product research and sensory evaluation, this role will allow you to leverage global and regional market insights, science/technology facts, and deliver product, packaging, and proposition superiority in partnership with cross‑functional teams.
Who You Are & What You’ll Do
You’re a born leader:
Proactive self‑direction, high initiative, persistence, and a hands‑on results orientation.
You’re a dot connector:
Collaborate with broader R&D, marketing, consumer insight, brand, customer development, legal, and more.
You’re a changemaker:
Identify emerging issues, manage priorities, and improve CTI processes and practices.
You love to win and have fun doing it:
Passionate about food, product quality, and operator/customer focus.
You’re a storyteller:
Translate consumer/technical data into clear, engaging communication for cross‑functional stakeholders.
You’re a paradox navigator:
Apply scientific methodologies to design experiments for various projects.
Key Responsibilities
Serve as the connective thread between consumer needs, technical expertise, and business strategy across US partners.
Design and implement robust sensory and consumer research to uncover actionable insights and recommend product development opportunities.
Develop and execute consumer technical testing plans, including packaging evaluation, to target superior products.
Contribute to CI plans for innovation, strategic, and competitive benchmarking.
Analyze operator and sensory data to surface insights and key measures for superior product designs, including Structure Team assessments.
Implement CTI best practice, techniques, and processes.
Lead strategic knowledge‑based storytelling (KBS) that drives superiority and aligns with the superiority roadmap.
Support claims strategy through workshops, testing, and compelling KBS narratives that highlight product superiority.
What You Need to Succeed
Center the operator in every initiative, ensuring their needs guide product development.
Display curiosity and enthusiasm for food, emerging dishes, dietary and health trends.
Partner closely with brand marketing, CMI, and R&D to define compelling claims and KBS.
Manage or support the execution of operator, sensory, or claims testing; interpret results and cascade insights efficiently.
Create engaging technical communications, visuals, and demos to showcase innovations.
Understand operator needs and attitudes to connect relevance and brand voice in all claims and communications.
Write research study briefs and execute studies with internal functions and external vendors.
Preferred: Background in consumer insights, agency or external research consulting.
Experience & Qualifications
Minimum BS or MS in psychology, nutrition, sensory science, food science, physical science, marketing/market research, or a related scientific discipline.
Minimum 3 years in consumer/chef/operator/dining insights, sensory science with experience in sensory research, qualitative, quantitative, and claims research (CPG with B2B is a plus).
Minimum 2 years in a category R&D function and knowledge of the category or other food‑based business.
Experience in B2B with chefs, operators, and dining experience and product functionality insight.
Excellent oral and written communication skills to translate insights for multi‑functional audiences.
Strong planning, organizational, and detail orientation for CTI research and roadmap execution.
Ability to identify technical project needs and design insight programs.
Application of psychological principles to define operator insight research activities.
Statistical knowledge and ability to interpret data.
Analytical thinking to identify patterns within data.
Creative thinking to support the development of new ideas and showcase product superiority.
Up to 25 % travel required.
Our Culture
Caring Deeply
Positive Tensions for Bigger Outcomes, Fairness and Transparency, Performance and Care
Staying Three Steps Ahead of the Market
Build Future While Delivering Today, Think Big, Simplify, Commit, Lead, Shape, Disrupt Market
Delivering with Excellence
Pride in Our Execution, Best in Reality, Developing Breakthrough Solutions
Focusing on What Matters Most
Fewer Bigger Things, Fight for What Matters Most, Challenging and Debating Right Choices
What We Can Offer You Culture for Growth | Top Notch Employee Health & Well‑Being Benefits | Every Voice Matters | Global Reach | Life at Unilever | Careers with Purpose | World‑Class Career Development Programs | Focus on Sustainability
At Unilever, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive/succeed. All applicants will receive fair and respectful consideration, and we actively support the growth and development of every employee.
Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities.
For more information on your federal rights, please see the Know Your Rights resource provided by Unilever.
Employment is subject to verification of pre‑screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check, and DMV check.
If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance during our recruitment process, please contact us at NA.Accommodations@unilever.com. The email is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses. The Protected Veterans or Individuals with Disabilities AAP narratives are available for inspection by any employee or applicant for employment Monday through Friday during normal business hours at our establishment.
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