Overview:
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The R&D Principal Scientist for the Global Science Platform position is part of the Global Beverage Functional Capabilities R&D group.
This role involves leading projects, designing experiments, and conducting research activities with a team of scientists, while maintaining accurate documentation of experimental data. The position collaborates with cross-functional teams, including Product Development, Specification, Quality, Regulatory, and Procurement, to support the technical readiness of ingredients from the initial stages through commercialization. The role also provides technical insight and troubleshooting to functions such as Product Development and Quality. Strong scientific knowledge, critical thinking skills, and effective communication and collaboration are essential for this cross-functional role.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage multiple projects, applying scientific research and experimental design to achieve project objectives.
• Provide technical ingredient recommendations to other functions based on scientific data.
• Develop experimental designs and related analytics, statistics, and sensory data analysis to validate targets and limits for functional components in ingredients.
• Create scientifically based, robust, functional specifications suitable for implementation within downstream business operations.
• Maintain intermediate technical knowledge of ingredient functionality and potential interactions.
• Design and conduct experiments; analyze and interpret data to inform technical recommendations regarding ingredients.
• Assess technical and business risks associated with new ingredients.
• Collaborate internally and externally with strategic vendors to source ingredients and enhance expertise in ingredient functionality.
• Participate as a member of cross-functional business teams, including individuals from Product Development, Engineering, supply chain, and others.
• Work with R&D disciplines such as Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Nutrition, Regulatory, and Sensory & Consumer Product Insights to ensure ingredient robustness, safety, stability, legality, and adequate sensory and consumer validation.

• Lead and manage multiple projects, applying scientific research and experimental design to achieve project objectives.
• Provide technical ingredient recommendations to other functions based on scientific data.
• Develop experimental designs and related analytics, statistics, and sensory data analysis to validate targets and limits for functional components in ingredients.
• Create scientifically based, robust, functional specifications suitable for implementation within downstream business operations.
• Maintain intermediate technical knowledge of ingredient functionality and potential interactions.
• Design and conduct experiments; analyze and interpret data to inform technical recommendations regarding ingredients.
• Assess technical and business risks associated with new ingredients.
• Collaborate internally and externally with strategic vendors to source ingredients and enhance expertise in ingredient functionality.
• Participate as a member of cross-functional business teams, including individuals from Product Development, Engineering, supply chain, and others.
• Work with R&D disciplines such as Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Nutrition, Regulatory, and Sensory & Consumer Product Insights to ensure ingredient robustness, safety, stability, legality, and adequate sensory and consumer validation