Principal Scientist, R&D – Consumer Experience (CX) Product Insights

Location: Glenview, Illinois, United States. Hybrid schedule: work virtually up to two days per week and in person at the assigned location at least three days per week. Travel up to 20% of the time may be required.

New hire base salary: $104,200–$130,200 per year, plus eligibility for a performance-based bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a large food and beverage company developing and commercializing consumer products and packaging.

What you will do

• Provide technical leadership for consumer experience research across assigned product portfolios and development milestones.
• Design end-to-end qualitative and quantitative learning plans from exploration and ideation through launch readiness and validation.
• Translate consumer insights into product and packaging experience requirements, success criteria, and decision recommendations.
• Lead executive and technical stakeholder readouts, synthesizing findings into clear and actionable implications.
• Evaluate emerging CX methods, analytics, research platforms, and vendor capabilities before standardizing them.
• Coach scientists and partners, audit vendor performance, and ensure data integrity, privacy, and research governance compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in consumer behavior, psychology, marketing research, engineering, food science, human factors, industrial design, or a related STEM field.
• At least 6 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree, 5 years with a master’s degree, or 4 years with a PhD in consumer or product research, consumer experience, or applied insights supporting product development and commercialization.
• Recognized expertise in qualitative and quantitative CX research, including study design, instrument development, analysis planning, synthesis, and storytelling.
• Ability to translate consumer needs into product and packaging requirements and influence innovation or renovation decisions.
• Strong technical oversight, vendor QA, statistical interpretation, prioritization, and cross-functional stakeholder leadership skills.
• Ability to work in person at the Glenview assigned location at least three days per week and travel up to 20%.

Nice to have

• Experience in CPG or food and beverage.
• Experience working across multiple brands or platforms and vendor ecosystems.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work arrangements combining virtual and in-person work.
• Healthcare coverage including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and screenings or assessments.
• Paid time off, company holidays, leave programs, recognition, and training opportunities.
• Employee assistance, wellbeing, family support, life insurance, disability coverage, and 401k benefits.
• Physical, social, emotional, and financial wellbeing resources and learning opportunities.