Join Our Team as a Consumer Insights Senior Scientist!
Location: Slough, United Kingdom
Work Mode: Hybrid (at least 2 days per week in the office)
Salary: £57,000 – 65,000, plus annual bonus and benefits
Overview
Are you ready to make a significant impact in the world of consumer insights? As a Consumer Insights Senior Scientist, you will play a pivotal role in transforming consumer insights into innovative product, packaging, and strategy solutions. This is your chance to blend scientific expertise with creativity, collaborating with R&D, marketing, and consumer insights teams to drive business growth and differentiation.
Your Key Responsibilities
* Sensory & Consumer Research:
Design, execute, analyze, and translate sensory and consumer research into actionable insights for product and packaging innovation. Utilize advanced qualitative and quantitative methodologies to tackle complex research challenges.
* Strategic Business Influence:
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate sensory insights into product narratives, identify market opportunities, and develop claims strategies. Your strong business acumen will guide competitive differentiation and innovation pipelines.
* Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Act as a bridge between sensory consumer research, brand strategy, and product development, ensuring consumer insights drive decision-making. Build strong relationships with internal teams and external market research partners.
* Technology & Program Development:
Lead research initiatives to assess product modifications, innovations, and claims validation. Conduct testing to evaluate consumer response and ensure products meet market expectations.
* Capability Development & Leadership:
Mentor junior researchers, interns, and panel leaders. Provide sensory training programs to enhance R&D and cross-functional teams’ understanding of product taste and quality.
What We Are Looking For
* Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Food Science, Psychology, Statistics, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
* 7+ years of experience 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.
* Proficiency in Design Thinking and consumer-centric innovation approaches.
* Exceptional leadership, facilitation, influencing, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
* A passion for fostering an inclusive and diverse culture within global R&D teams.
* A proven track record of leveraging consumer insights to drive strategic decisions across brand positioning and innovation pipelines.
What Can You Expect from Mars?
* Work alongside diverse and talented Associates, all guided by our Five Principles.
* Join a purpose-driven company, striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
* Access to best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including our in-house Mars University.
* An industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including a company bonus.
Mars is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable adjustments for individuals with disabilities, long-term health conditions, or neurodiversity during the application and recruitment process. We welcome all qualified applicants and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment.
Ready to take the next step in your career? Join us and help shape the future of consumer experiences!