Apex is searching for a Food Scientist to join a growing Food Company near the Matawan, New Jersey area.
Responsibilities:
- Executing complex technical work under the general direction of technical management. This work will relate to the isolation and concentration of flavor compounds from food and beverage products (solvent extractions like LLE, distillations, headspace collections like SPME)
- Acquiring, analyzing, and developing skills at interpreting chromatographic data (GC-MS, HPLC, LCMS)
- Documenting and recording analytical data from flavor research projects
- Maintaining the laboratory and equipment
Required Skills:
- A passion for flavors and fragrances
- Strong capabilities in both Food Science and Analytical Chemistry
- Drive to take on complex technical problems
- Competency with current computing and information technology tools and applications
Required Experience:
- Minimum of a BS degree in Food Science, Chemistry or a related field
- Familiarity and interest in analytical separation and instrumentation
Must have "hands on" experience with GC/MS and LC/MS.
Only local candidates will be considered.