Research and Development Officer (Sensory)

Title: Research and Development Officer (Sensory)

The Research & Development Officer (Sensory) will be working with cross-functional teams (R&D, Marketing, Market Research, Quality Control, Packaging) on a range of projects including new product development, optimization, productivity, category mapping, shelf-life studies, quality assurance, and packaging studies. He/she will provide sensory/consumer sensory expertise by designing, implementing, analyzing, and making actionable recommendations to the relevant teams.

• Panel Management
• Manages the recruitment, training, performance monitoring, and maintenance of descriptive panelists.
• Ensures constant panel availability during sensory testing.
• Maintains or continuously improves panelists' interest and participation.
• Insight Generation
• Designs and executes descriptive and affective studies using appropriate research techniques and tools to achieve high-quality output.
• Supports market research studies by:
• Making sound recommendations on products to test.
• Preparing evaluation protocols and sample preparation procedures to ensure data quality.
• Conducts sensory qualitative research and facilitates consumer panel discussions to generate in-depth understanding of consumer preferences and motivation.
• Analyzes data, interprets findings, and prepares reports with actionable recommendations to guide:
• Product development
• Optimization
• Quality control
• Shelf-life
• Packaging studies
• Others
• Performs other job- or expertise-related assignments to develop one’s self and/or share one’s expertise, resulting in support for operational efficiency.
  

Job Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of Food Science/Technology, Nutrition, Chemistry, or Microbiology.
• Professional Food Technologist (PFT) license is an advantage.
• At least 3 years of experience in:
• Food sensory testing
• Leading a descriptive panel and conducting performance checks
• Collecting and analyzing consumer feedback
• Conducting competitor/market research
• Practical experience with data collection systems (e.g., Compusense, FIZZ, Red Jade) and statistical analysis software (e.g., XLSTAT, SPSS, SIMCA, R Language) is an advantage.
• Proficiency in discrimination, descriptive, and consumer product test methods.
• Willing to be assigned in Ortigas, Pasig City (hybrid set-up).
  

Jollibee Foods Corporation is the hiring entity for this requisition.