R&D Development Chef
Pubblicato il 23-09-2026 - Nestlé in Italia
Location: Nestlé Development Center: Solon, Ohio – US
Nestlé’s Research & Development Center is our regional powerhouse driving innovation in food, beverage, and pharmaceutical science. Backed by our global Nestlé R&D; organization, we lead breakthrough discoveries that are both good for consumers and the planet. Our team of experts range from product developers to engineers, working across our portfolio of food, beverage, infant nutrition, and health science to create leading-edge products and services. As part of our organization, you will use your entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to excellence to unlock the power of food and provide premium value.
This position is eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
POSITION SUMMARY:
This role drives pizza, pasta and dough culinary mastership at the Nestlé Development Center (NDC Solon, OH), and is a key contributor to the Nestlé Global Chef Network.
A successful team member demonstrates a high level of cooking and cuisine expertise specifically in pizza dough, fresh pasta and overall dough craftsmanship,
and the ability to transform creative ideas into desirable, feasible and viable working concepts/prototypes.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop and drive culinary-inspired ideas, concepts and prototypes based on consumer and marketplace trends/needs and business opportunities.
- Develop and drive gold standard and reference targets for projects, from idea inception to commercialization/scale up.
- Develop, maintain and leverage external networks in the culinary community.
- Identify, own, and activate a Culinary Excellence/Culinary Education workstream within and across the broader Nestlé Chef Network and the R&D; community.
- Maintain and continue to develop culinary skills by initiating, planning and executing inspirational activities and events in the development center.
- Inspire and support opportunities with the Nestlé Chef Network in creativity, problem-solving, information sharing, common challenges or internal/exte