Applied R&D Specialist

Job Description

<p>Posting Period</p><p>From August 21, 2025<br><br>to September 05, 2025</p><p>Country or region</p><p>Canada</p><p>Location</p><p>Montréal, Québec</p><p>Business Unit</p><p>Bio-Ingredients</p><p>Department</p><p>Sales / Technical Sales</p><p>Entry date</p><p>As soon as possible</p><p>Job Status</p><p>Permanent - Full time</p><p>Minimal required work experience</p><p>3 years</p><p>Minimal education level required</p><p>Bachelor's Degree</p><p>Work schedule</p><p>37.5 Hours a week</p><p>Salary</p><p>Based on experience</p><h2>APPLIED R&D SPECIALIST (NORTH AMERICA)</h2><br><h3>MAIN FUNCTIONS</h3><br><p>Goals and Objectives</p><ul><li>The Applied R&D Specialist plays a multifaceted role, combining technical expertise, creativity, and collaboration to develop and deliver successful customer-oriented solutions to the market.</li><li>It focuses on supporting and accelerating the LBI 5 Year Plan strategy implementation towards a global Agile Specialties Player. The objective is to achieve excellence in the introduction of innovative customer-oriented solutions (application / technical support).</li></ul><p>Duties and Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Execute assigned Applied R&D projects working in collaboration with Applied R&D global team members as well as external partners.</li><li>Engages in hands-on tasks that involve practical applications of scientific and culinary skills.</li><li>Generate innovative ideas for new culinary formulations, ready-to-demo products, customer-oriented solutions.</li><li>Engage in prototype creation and culinary demonstration development for the international market, including ingredient procurement, recipe development, process optimization, final product specification, prototyping, and benchmarking against competitors.</li><li>Organize and conduct sensory panels to evaluate developed products and prototypes.</li><li>Benchtop culinary samples making.</li><li>Assist the sample centers with shipping culinary demo samples and corresponding marketing materials.</li><li>Support the <em>sales team</em> by executing the preparation and presentation of products or culinary demonstrations for strategic internal/external presentations.</li><li>Serve as a technical expert on ingredient properties, functionality, and regulatory requirements.</li><li>Support the Innovation team by executing new products development and evaluations.</li><li>Support the scaling up and industrialization of new products.</li><li>Foster a collaborative environment by partnering with a cross-functional team, including marketing, sales, and regulatory affairs to ensure effective product development and culinary innovations.</li><li>Stay updated on the latest culinary and technological trends, both locally and globally, through customer visits, attendance at food exhibitions, and by reading industry publications and market reports.</li></ul><p>Key Technical Skills and Knowledge requirements</p><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Technology, or a related discipline, or a Culinary degree with proven experience in an industrial culinary environment.</li><li>3 years + of R&D/Product Development experience in a food production facility.</li><li>Culinary degree and/or experience are a plus.</li><li>Willingness and ability to travel internationally (approximately 20–35%).</li><li>Adaptable and able to work on multiple projects each day.</li><li>Oral and written communication skills in English and French (Quebec)</li></ul><p>Key Personal Skills and Attitudes</p><ul><li>Good autonomy, initiative, and time management skills</li><li>Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.</li><li>Willingness to travel as required.</li><li>Ability to work in a highly international team</li></ul><h3>ORGANIZATION</h3><br><p>Lallemand is a privately held Canadian company founded in the late 19th century, which develops, produces, and markets microorganisms for various markets. The administrative offices of the parent company are in Montreal, Canada. Today, Lallemand employs more than 5,000 people working in more than 45 countries on 5 continents.</p><p>Lallemand's Bio-Ingredients business unit has decades of experience as a quality yeast producer for the savory, health, and biotech industries.</p><p>We produce a wide range of products including yeast extracts, inactive yeasts and their derivatives for flavour enhancers, enriched mineral and vitamin yeasts for the health supplement and health food markets, and high-grade yeast extracts for the biotech industry. These products are propelled across the globe thanks to our impressive reach and a large dedicated team that serves our customers worldwide.</p><p>The Bio-Ingredients team is proud of the strong partnerships it has forged with its clients, relying on trust and cooperation in order to develop custom solutions for each individual business. Check out the available career opportunities in North America and several European countries.</p><p><em>Please take note that accommodations will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.</em></p>