Coca Cola Food Science Product Development Scientist Vacancy
The Product Development Scientist will work in the Apopka Global Juice R&D Innovation Center having product development responsibilities mostly for Minute Maid and Simply brands from initiation to completion. Responsibilities include supporting North America Operating Unit and Global projects as assigned.
Job Title: Product Development Scientist III
Location: Apopka, FL US
Job ID: R-58852
Qualifications & Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science or related field
- 3 to 5+ years of previous experience in Product Development
- Experience in Juice Product Development preferred
- Proven technical competency and credibility
- Strong business acumen
- Lateral thinking and problem-solving skills
- Proven end-to-end implementation capabilities
What They Can Do for You
Purpose Driven: Purpose-driven approach that empowers our people to protect the environment and communities we serve while delivering safe & quality products.
Global Connections: This allows you to develop, enhance and maintain global connections that allow us to move faster and learn from others.
Community of Belonging: We’re an organization that believes in our ability to continually grow and build the right atmosphere where people feel safe and empowered, lets you bring your best self to work.
Compensation & Benefits: Competitive benefits package that starts on day one of employment
Technical Skills:
Proprietary Composition Information: Ability to recognize and protect proprietary information as it relates to formulas and ingredients.
Intellectual Property: Knowledge of the importance of securing IP and maintaining confidentiality as needed.
Project Management: Knowledge of project management principles and the ability to apply the principles, tools, and techniques to develop/plan, manage or execute projects or work plans to ensure successful completion (e.g. on time, within budget).
Building Technical Relationships: Proactively builds relationships and collaborates with cross-functional partners to achieve goals. Ability to apply technical knowledge and establish credibility with highly technical audiences in order to build technical relationships that will benefit the Company.
Endurance & flexibility: Willingness and ability to occasionally function effectively over extended periods of time.
Skills:
Chemistry; Product Development; Leadership; Environmental Science; Researching; Project Management; Food Sciences; Food Technology; Communication; Food Safety and Sanitation; Laboratory Testing; Quality Control (QC); Green Solutions; Data Collections; Continuous Improvement (CI)
What You’ll Do for Us
- Design and develop new products from benchtop to commercialization while staying within specified parameters of cost and label claims; evaluate new ingredients, verify nutritional profiles, and conduct product or packaging stability assessments to deliver against design.
- Act as scientific, regulatory, technical or quality expert and consultant by responding to targeted questions from the field or other departments/ operating units. This includes acting as a resource for general information and acting as a consultant for other technical personnel in the Company & manufacturing facilities.
- Develop new ingredient and product specifications and own formula entry into the formula management system.
- Conduct technical research projects through all stages of experimentation (test protocol development, inter-departmental coordination, execution, and data generation & interpretation).
- Investigate, analyze, and execute new product/process improvement and cost savings opportunities.
- Access and utilize internal/external relationships to deliver science, technology and product innovation, and to support ingredient supply. Provide food science and beverage technology support and consultancy to other departments within the organization.
Manage documentation and records in order to ensure that they are complete, current, secure, and easily retrievable. This may include designing, organizing or maintaining technical or regulatory records and reports. - Identify, classify, maintain, and protect files, documentation, and sensitive information consistent with record handling and retention requirements. Record data from analyses or experiments in a computer, logbook or laboratory notebook.
- Self-training to keep abreast of developing technologies, lifestyle & nutritional trends to maintain a competitive edge.
- Proactively share knowledge of risks and opportunities to build competitive advantage and improve efficiency and effectiveness of pipeline.
Basic Expectations:
- Responsible for the design and implementation of new products and/or technologies or the improvement of existing products and/or technologies; prepares and coordinates projects according to established schedules and costs; ensures that the company standards of quality are met. Some projects require co-owning projects with more experienced product development scientists.
- The Product Development Scientist will provide strong technical support for commercialization, apply expertise to grow the business, and has a proven track record of strong contributions to the business. The associate influences the business by bringing solutions that have a business impact. Effectively uses technical and business expertise to explain difficult concepts to technical and non-technical audiences, tailoring communications to meet diverse needs.
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