About KerryKerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier, and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you the opportunity to shape the future of food while exploring and growing in a truly global environment.About The RoleAre you passionate about enzyme science and excited by the challenge of developing cutting‑edge nutritional solutions? We’re looking for a Senior RD&A Technologist to join our Enzymes team in Naas and play a key role in advancing enzyme technologies across multiple end‑user markets. In this role, you will optimize, develop, and shape an enzyme portfolio focused on revolutionizing the future of the food and beverage industry.Key ResponsibilitiesSupport development and delivery of next‑generation enzyme technologies to market and optimize existing portfolio to deliver maximum value for our customers.Run hands‑on laboratory experiments to evaluate enzyme functionality across multiple End Use Markets, including Animal Nutrition, Human Nutrition, Bakery, Alcoholic & Nutritional Beverage.Collaborate closely with cross‑functional experts in R&D, IP, Regulatory, Quality, and Commercial teams to deliver science‑backed, customer‑focused enzyme solutions.Characterise current and future enzyme products, including activity, stability, and kinetic properties.Analyse complex datasets, interpret experimental results, and deliver clear technical reports and presentations.Design, develop, and validate high‑performance enzyme activity assays across a wide range of substrates, matrices, and conditions.Support scale‑up, process transfer, and commercialization, helping move innovative enzyme technologies from concept to market‑ready products.Present scientific findings to internal stakeholders and customers and/or external partners.Champion safety, quality, and regulatory excellence by ensuring all laboratory work meets the highest operational standards.Qualifications and SkillsA genuine curiosity and passion for biotechnology, with a drive to shape the future of innovation in the food and beverage industry.Comfortable working at speed across multiple projects, coordinating stakeholders, and ensuring timely, high‑quality delivery of results.An understanding of enzyme functionality and the transformative impact enzymes bring to food, beverage, and feed industrial applications & production processes.Familiarity with enzyme characterisation, including the development, optimisation, and interpretation of enzyme assays and enzyme analytical methodologies.Ability to analyse complex datasets, extract meaningful insights, and translate them into clear, actionable recommendations for stakeholders.Laboratory proficiency spanning GLP practices, method validation, and routine use of analytical instrumentation, including spectrophotometry and HPLC.
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