Consumer Insights Senior Scientist
Mars, Taplow, Buckinghamshire
Consumer Insights Senior Scientist
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Mars, Taplow, Buckinghamshire
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 11 Jun | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 76ddd468ef1444248c5912f5033aed39
Full Job Description
- Strategic Business Influence: Partnered with cross-functional teams to integrate sensory insights into product narratives, identify market opportunities, and develop claims strategies. Guide competitive differentiation and innovation pipelines. Strong business acumen, understanding of the competitive landscape and trends, consumer empathy, and communication skills to create winning consumer experiences.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a bridge between sensory consumer research, brand strategy, and product development to ensure that consumer insights drive decision-making. Build strong relationships with internal teams and external market research partners.
- Technology & Program Development: Independently led research initiatives to assess product modifications, product/packaging innovation, and claims validation. Conduct testing to evaluate consumer response and ensure products meet market expectations . Adaptability in navigating ambiguous, complex, and evolving project scopes with a balanced mix of analytical and creative thinking, addressing novel challenges with confidence.
- Capability Development & Leadership: Provide mentorship to junior researchers, interns, and panel leaders. Offer sensory training programs to enhance R&D and cross-functional teams' understanding of product taste and quality.
Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Food Science, Psychology, Statistics, or a related field (Master's preferred). - Extensive experience (around 7+ years) in consumer and market research (or 4+ years with a Master's degree) within market research or CPG industries.
- Expertise in research methodologies, experimental design, data analysis, and interpretation.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and storytelling skills to translate insights into business strategies.
- Experience with Proficiency in Design Thinking and consumer-centric innovation approaches.
- Strong leadership, facilitation, influencing, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Passion for fostering an inclusive and diverse culture within global R&D teams.
- Proven track record of leveraging consumer insights to drive strategic decisions across brand positioning, portfolio architecture, and long-term innovation pipelines, not limited to technical product enhancements.
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.
Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles. - Join a purpose-driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
- Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
- An industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including a company bonus.
Direct job link
https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/consumer-insights-senior-scientist-125225152