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Job Description
Overview
As a Product Development Associate Scientist with PepsiCo you will have unique opportunities to participate in the development of a diverse portfolio of products in the non-sparkling Holistic Nutrition category. The team translates strategic market objectives into new products and processes optimizes designs per consumer response and selects winning ideas for commercialization. Additional responsibilities will be recognizing specific product-related opportunities to maximize market performance of existing brands and applying solid project management skills to ensure clear communication of project scope timing and success criteria in collaboration with cross functional partners (GSSI PGCS Marketing SCPI Supply Chain). Successful candidates thrive in an environment of fast-paced consumer-driven product development and will use chemistry microbiology engineering and other sciences to study the principles underlying the processing and analysis of food content to determine levels of vitamins fat sugar and protein and apply food science knowledge to determine best ways to process package preserve store and distribute.

Responsibilities
Perform all activities in a safe manner and within the context of all PepsiCo safety protocols maintaining GMP in laboratory pilot plant and factory settings
Conduct and document product development lab work including development of bench top prototypes implementation and maintenance of stability testing and pilot plant/commercial scale-up trials
Accurately prepare laboratory beverages and concentrates and submit samples for analytical and sensory evaluation
Create and ensure accuracy of product specification documents
Possess ability to conduct experiments analyze data and make recommendations to address technical challenges
Good communication skills both verbal and written including timely and accurate documentation of work in laboratory notebooks and active communication of status of research
Demonstrate ability to understand application of consumer research and experimental design to project objectives
Participate as an active member of cross-functional business teams comprised of individuals from a variety of disciplines including Marketing Supply Chain Engineering and others
Partner with R&D disciplines such as Quality Assurance Food Safety Nutrition and Regulatory to ensure a robust safe and legal product design
Partner externally to source ingredients and leverage vendor expertise
Compensation and Benefits:

The expected compensation range for this position is between $73600 - $123150.
Location confirmed job-related skills experience and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
Paid time off subject to eligibility including paid parental leave vacation sick and bereavement.
In addition to salary PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families subject to elections and eligibility: Medical Dental Vision Disability Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Insurance (Accident Group Legal Life) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.
Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities
Qualifications
Education & Experience:

B.S. in Food Science Food Engineering or related discipline
Outstanding teamwork communication and leadership skills
Ability to analyze and communicate implications of emerging consumer trends
Proven track record in maintaining good working relationships with business partners
Occasional flexibility in working hours to setup and complete focus groups product expos pilot plant scaleups or plant trials that may extend past typical working hours
Critical Competencies:

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following skills:

Intellectual curiosity and ability to think critically & analytically
Strong communication and presentation skills (verbal and written)
Ability to provide thought leadership on tactical aspects of projects
Ability to self-initiate and manage multiple project tasks independently to meet business objectives and to support the individuals of the workgroup
Outstanding time management team working and communication skills
Ability to analyze and communicate implications of experimental results
Strong commitment to working safely and maintaining a safe work environment
Ability to flawlessly execute laboratory bench work and pilot-plant scale-ups
Must be well-organized capture work details and learning and highlight any unexpected learning
Must possess ability to work successfully in cross-functional teams
Computer Skills: MS Office (Excel PowerPoint Word SharePoint Teams Outlook One Note; Project a plus)

Percent Travel: 10-15% (domestic & international)

Required Experience:

IC

Job Tags

Full time, Casual work

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