Scientist - Food safety and risk assessment

Location: Aarhus N, DK

Do you love to put your intellectual skills to the test every day and do you feel like exploring the frontier of your field and inventing new standards? And are you passionate about pathogens and spoilage microorganism? Then join the Life Sciences team at Arla Foods.

We have a global role in the Arla Innovation Centre (AIC) and are based in Aarhus. Our purpose is to contribute to delivering unique culture, probiotic and enzyme solutions and thereby impact Arla Foods’ Innovation agenda. In addition we proactively secure the food safety and shelf life of our dairy products in order to meet the needs of retailers of tomorrow. The team consist of 9 Scientists and 2 Technicians and is part of the Science team in Product & Innovation at Arla Foods.

Read more about our part of the business here: Research & Innovation | Arla

Developing value-adding competences and secure product safety
You will solve safety and quality issues with focus on pathogens and spoilage microorganisms. Specifically, you will evaluate the microbiological risk of new products and processes and provide recommendations for preventive measures. Performing industrial microbiological risk assessments, including predictive modelling, is crucial.

You will have a proactive role enabling us to meet the requirements of the organization, authorities and customers - today and tomorrow. In this job you drive continued development of the competences and facilitate an understanding of the area through transfer of knowhow to stakeholders.

Another important part of your job will be to participate in internal and external innovation projects - sometimes - with a leading role - and to gather relevant and useful information. Assume a dynamic job where you will have approximately 50 yearly travel days.

The specific tasks for this role includes the following:

• Deliver data-driven food safety solutions.
• Develop models and tools to accelerate microbiological food safety assessments.
• Provide technical and scientific assistance to R&D and supply chain.
• Establish and drive internal and external collaboration with strategic partners.
• Manage and deliver the projects.

This is a maternity cover from February 1st 2025 to February 1st 2026

Expert knowledge of microbiological risks
Most likely, you hold a PhD in Microbiology, have extensive knowledge of pathogens, spoilage microorganisms and risk assessment in food or dairy products. You also have 2-3 years practical experience.

Alternatively, you have expert knowledge within the area and extensive work experience backed by a relevant Master’s degree. All in all, you can apply your expert knowledge to develop strategic competences that add value to Arla’s products. You are proactive and curious, and you use your strategic outlook and analytical approach to provide useful information.

On top of that you are outgoing and enthusiastic about cross-organizational two-way interaction and communication. Your thrive in an international environment where scientific knowledge sharing and continuous learning are key words, and it is a natural thing for you to collaborate with colleagues and team members to reach the ambitious goals. Your IT skills cover Excel and statistical tools, and you are proficient in English.

What do we offer
We offer an inspiring workplace where you will be able to grow and learn. You will be working with skilled colleagues and be part of an organization, that focus on bringing the highest value to the business. We’re committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you.

Would you like to join us?
If you want to facilitate innovation and help shape the industry, then seize this exciting opportunity. Please apply as soon as possible as we will process applications on a continuous basis and close the recruitment once the right candidate is found.

For additional information, please call Senior R&D Manager Heidi Kildegaard on +45 87466629 or email: [email protected].

We have a purpose for Good
At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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