R&D Scientist

Overview

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Responsibilities

The Opportunity

Deliver technical brand stewardship projects for LATAM beverages with typical projects including reformulation due to regulatory changes, altnerative supplier and ingredient evaluations and rapid response issues all critical to maintaining our current business

This role will be responsible for formula development from benchtop to commercialization, requiring coordination with cross functional R&D partners including operations, quality assurance,sensory, regulatory affairs, commercialization engineering, and our bottling partners

Your Impact

As R&D Scientist your responsibilities would consist of:

• Execute relevant bench top applications, including prototypes, formula, specifications generation and related validation procedures in alignment with PEP R&D protocols and best practices to ensure safe, stable, and legal formulations
• Conduct stability testing or shelf life studies, run analytical work, sensory evaluation and work with external laboratories.
• Deliver documentation through FSS system - Creation of beverage formula, new raw materials and acceptance test.
• Coordinate Pilot plant testing and provide support to bottlers and operations during scale up and manufacturing
• Meet success criteria assigned to each project including metrics on time, quality and performance as per aligned in AOP and Global Innovation Brief.
• Maintain laboratory facilities, raw materials and laboratory supplies inventories up to date, to maintain the working area, shelf life chambers and storage rooms in order and free of expired samples and materials.
• Assist laboratory site management activities, maintenance and calibration program of analytical equipment.
• Maintain safe environment and alignment with Laboratory Safety policies and to declare any accident or violation to the safety program.
• Work in partnership with local and regional regulatory and nutritional teams, as well as Sensory and analythical teams to ensure meeting project deliverables
• Keep close contact with SMEs (subject matter experts) around the PEP world to ensure best practices and documents implementation
• Lead new material / supplier qualification process following PepsiCo protocols, supporting operations when process trials are required.
• Maintain laboratory facilities, raw materials and laboratory supplies inventories up to date, to maintain the working area, shelf life chambers and storage rooms in order and free of expired samples and materials.
• Generate PO’s in SAP and follow up the PO until Goods Receipt entrance.
• Support laboratory site management activities, maintenance and calibration program of analytical equipment.
• Suppport Raw Material Qualification R&D / SQA validation for Sucrose, High Fructose Corn Syrup and CO2.
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Qualifications

Who Are We Looking For?

Education

• Bachelors Degree or higher in one of the following areas - Food Science, Food Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering,
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Experience

• R&D experience: 1-3 years in R&D or food industry;
• Chemistry or any related technical area;
• Functional experience: Experience with beverage formulation a plus
• Fluent in both English and Spanish a must
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to communicate and negotiate effectively across all levels and functions
• Knowledge of Quality management systems and local and international laws (Codex, FDA Regulations and Mercosur regulations) a plus?
• Basic Project Management Skills
• Ability to collaborate and work in cross-functional teams
• Ability to work in a virtual team environment
• Cultural sensitivity / flexibility in responding to different cultures;
• Good understanding of the category business and application of technical and commercial knowledge during project execution
• Result oriented and able to balance competing priorities without losing momentum and managing uncertainties
• Self-started and proactive
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Competencies:

• Ability to work team and independently environments
• Strong communincation skills
• Strong connections with R&D community and ability to work successfully in a virtual team environment
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong knowledge in My Innovation and overall PEP processes
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If this is an opportunity that interests you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements.

What can you expect from us:

• Opportunities to learn and develop every day through a wide range of programs.
• Internal digital platforms that promote self-learning.
• Development programs according to Leadership skills.
• Specialized training according to the role.
• Learning experiences with internal and external providers.
• We love to celebrate success, which is why we have recognition programs for seniority, behavior, leadership, moments of life, among others.
• Financial wellness programs that will help you reach your goals in all stages of life.
• A flexibility program that will allow you to balance your personal and work life, adapting your working day to your lifestyle.
• And because your family is also important to us, they can also enjoy benefits such as our Wellness Line, thousands of Agreements and Discounts, Scholarship programs for your children, Aid Plans for different moments of life, among others.
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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We respect and value diversity as a work force and innovation for the organization.