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? As a Consumer Insights Senior Scientist, you will play a pivotal role in transforming consumer insights into innovative product, packaging, and strategy solutions. This position combines scientific expertise with creativity, allowing you to collaborate with R&D, marketing, and consumer insights teams to drive business growth and differentiation.
Your Key Responsibilities
* Sensory & Consumer Research: Design, execute, and analyze sensory and consumer research independently. Translate findings into actionable insights for product and packaging innovation using advanced methodologies. Your storytelling skills will help convey these insights with conviction.
* 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: Serve 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 and validate claims. Conduct testing to evaluate consumer responses and ensure products meet market expectations. Adapt to evolving project scopes with a mix of analytical and creative thinking.
* Capability Development & Leadership: Mentor junior researchers and interns, and provide sensory training programs to enhance understanding of product taste and quality across R&D and cross-functional teams.
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, and communication 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 requests for reasonable adjustments.
Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and growth!