Principal Data Scientist, Digital Innovation

About Ingredion:

Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.

Location: Bridgewater, NJ or Westchester, IL

Workplace type: On-Site/Hybrid (3 days/week on-site & 2 day/week remote)

As a Principal Data Scientist, you will be our data science guru, our technical trailblazer, and the mastermind behind a scalable, adaptive data lakehouse and analytical layer that transforms raw data into strategic insight. Your work will empower our global formulators and food scientists to unlock the full potential of over a century of collective knowledge, guiding experimentation, formulation, and product development with precision and purpose. You will accelerate innovations - bringing the potential of people, nature and technology together to make life better.

We are looking for a trusted advisor on technical strategy, a mentor to your peers, and a champion of impactful data science. If you’re ready to build something extraordinary, apply now and help us shape the future of predictive formulation.

The Principal Data Scientist reports to the Director, Innovation – Digital

What you will do:

You’ll be at the forefront of AI/ML advancements applying cutting-edge techniques to real-world challenges and driving measurable business outcomes.

• Leading the design and implementation of a robust data framework that evolves with our innovation business.
• Structuring and scaling a dynamic data lakehouse and democratic analytical layer in Google Cloud, which supports our vision for using data to guide ingredient selection, predictive formulation strategies, and customer-centric innovation.
• Collaborating with technical resources to stand up scalable machine learning pipelines that can quickly adapt to new challenges.
• Developing and deploying machine learning models tailored to evolving business needs,
• Mentoring the next generation of data scientists - fostering a culture of excellence.
• Supporting the Director – Innovation, Digital to select & drive use cases that will accelerate our ability use data to hone in on the right solutions for our customers.

What you will bring :

• Years of work experience in predictive modeling, data science and analysis – where you have demonstrated the ability to set the long term technical vision and see it through (with a strong preference for those who have done this within a Google ecosystem).
• Proven delivery of multiple major data science initiatives providing measurable value and insight to business stakeholders - articulating and translating business questions, using statistical techniques to arrive at a solution using available data.
• Technical leadership – from your degrees in relevant quantitative fields, on top of the ability to utilize data scripting languages (e.g. SQL, Python) and understand statistical methods and advanced modeling techniques (e.g. machine learning, Bayesian inference).
• Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to inspire and speak about technical concepts to business, technical and lay audiences.
• Preferably a strong background in Food or Global ingredient solutions – to understand the challenges and opportunities of new solution formulation using data.

Who you are :                                                

• Visionary - able to step out of the day to day and think strategically about the future of insights in our space – you won’t just be thinking about today’s challenges – but what comes next.
• Curious and eager to evolve - continuously exploring emerging technologies, including generative AI, ML platforms, and advanced modeling techniques.
• A mentor – who values taking the time to bring up all those around you – supporting their technical growth.
• Collaborative – with a demonstrated ability in stakeholder management and the ability to collaborate across a diverse group of stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
• Results oriented – with the ability to identify and focus on value when tackling multiple opportunities, helping all around you to work towards measurable outcomes/KPI.

Why Join Ingredion? 

Discover why Ingredion is the ideal place to advance your career with our exceptional rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive. Create the future with us and enjoy:

• Total Rewards Package – Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success
• Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support – Health, long-term savings, and resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being
• Career Growth – Learning, training, and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement
• Employee Recognition Program – A culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally
• Employee Discount Program – Provides exclusive discounts on everyday products, services, and travel

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability—mental or physical—marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law (“protected classifications”). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.

Ingredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process, including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying, you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.

Relocation Available:

Pay Range:

This pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data and applicable bargaining agreement (if any).

Incentive Compensation:

As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.

Benefits:

Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with an competitive company match.