Staff Scientist R&D

Location: Hershey, PA Summary: Residing at The Hershey Company's Technical Center, this position involves a unique opportunity to work within the Research and Development department. This group is responsible for developing innovative new products for The Hershey Company. The successful candidate for this position will be a major contributor to achieve company goals and programs. The individual should be able to provide input to set priorities and contribute to strategic direction for research programs. Specifically, this candidate will lead complex projects with high levels of autonomy and apply in-depth knowledge of product and process development initiatives within the *BFY* category*.* The individual will provide guidance in a cross functional setting, working closely with business partners in Marketing, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Legal to determine project goals and timetables, execute the projects, resolve resource allocation and timing issues, and e...