Scientist, Product, GDI at The Coca-Cola Company

Gurgaon, haryana, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

30 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

01 Mar, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Product Development, Formulation, Testing, Commercialization, Sensory Evaluation, Analytical Testing, Shelf-Life Testing, Scale Up, Regulatory Compliance, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Market Trends Tracking, Problem Solving, Communication, Digital Literacy, Data Analytics, English Fluency

Industry

Food and Beverage Services

Description

Location(s): India City/Cities: Gurugram Travel Required: 00% - 25% Relocation Provided: No Job Posting End Date: March 1, 2026 Shift: Job Description Summary: Location: Gurugram, India Role Type: Individual Contributor Please note: This role is not a fully remote position. The selected candidate will need to be based in Gurugram, India and follow our hybrid work setup —3 days onsite and 2 days working from home each week. This is an Individual Contributor position. As Scientist, Product Development, you will bring concepts to life through hands-on formulation, testing, and commercialization. You’ll work directly on local and regional projects — adapting global innovations, applying market insights, and using digital tools to ensure products meet consumer expectations, regulatory requirements, and manufacturing realities. This is an execution-focused role for a technically curious problem-solver who wants to build expertise while contributing to high-impact beverage launches. What You’ll Do Create Prototypes & Formulations – Develop lab-scale recipes following GMP and company protocols; adapt global specifications to suit local consumer preferences and ingredient availability. Test, Learn, Improve – Conduct sensory, analytical, and shelf-life testing; use data and basic statistics to guide optimization. Scale Up for Market – Support pilot and commercial production trials, ensuring processes and packaging are validated and issues resolved. Embed Market Relevance – Incorporate local insights, new ingredients, and regulatory needs into final product design. Collaborate Broadly – Partner with Marketing, SRA, Supply Chain, Packaging, and Quality for seamless delivery; connect with global technical experts to import best practices. Stay Ahead – Track market trends, ingredient innovations, and competitor products; work with suppliers to test new materials and technologies. Maintain Excellence – Keep lab equipment in top condition; follow safety, compliance, and documentation standards. What We’re Looking For Bachelor’s/ Master’s in Food Science, Chemistry, Nutrition, Chemical Engineering, or similar. 2–4 years in product development in food or beverages — nutrition, hydration, or functional drinks preferred. Knowledge of beverage formulation, ingredient functionality, and processing basics. Familiarity with sensory evaluation, analytical testing, and basic experimental design. Strong problem-solving and clear communication skills in cross-functional settings. Digital literacy — able to use formulation databases, simulation tools, and basic data analytics. Fluent in English; regional languages a plus. Regional travel up to 10–15%. Why Join Us? Hands-On Innovation: Work at the bench, pilot, and plant stages to turn ideas into finished products. Build Skills with Global Support: Access Coca-Cola’s worldwide technical network, learn from experts, and grow your capabilities. Digital-Forward Development: Use modern tools to simulate, test, and accelerate innovation. External Ecosystem Exposure: Collaborate with suppliers, startups, and ingredient innovators to bring new technologies into the category. Inclusive, Collaborative Culture: Work alongside diverse teams, in an environment that values curiosity, agility, and problem-solving. What can help you to be successful in the role? Growth Behavior: Growth Mindset: Demonstrates Curiosity. Welcomes failure as a learning opportunity. Smart Risk: Makes bold decisions/recommendations. Commercially Focused: Understands the upstream and downstream implications of his/her work. Performance Driven & Accountable: Has high performance standards. Outperforms her/his peers. Fast/Agile: Removes barriers to move faster. Experiments and adapts. Thrives under pressure and fast pace. Empowered: Brings solutions instead of problems. Challenges the status quo. Has the courage to take an unpopular stance. Leadership Behavior Act Like an Owner: Deliver results, creating value for our brands, our System, our customers and key stakeholders. Collaborate with the System, Customers and Key Stakeholders Develops Self and Others: Develop self and support others' development to achieve their full potential. Drive Innovation: Generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help sustain our business. What We Can Do For You Career growth and development: Leveraging our boundaryless network, we provide access to educational platforms and provide coaching, mentoring and feedback, as a part of our Leadership & Development process. Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. We want to make our culture inevitable. International Experience: Become part of international projects and work along multicultural teams, through our global network. Skills: Beverages, Collaborating, Compliance, Continual Improvement Process, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Data Compilation, Innovation, Laboratory Testing, New Product Development, Problem Solving, Product Development, Researching Our Purpose and Growth Culture: We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola. The Coca-Cola Company is a global community of passionate employees who are refreshing the world and making a difference every day. Innovation has been at the heart of our story since 1886. It goes beyond new flavors and brands. Learn more about our system and how we’re making an impact. We believe a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace makes us a stronger and more innovative company. This includes supporting the financial and personal well-being of our employees. Learn more about our benefits. We empower each and every one of our employees across the globe to prioritize their career development by building capabilities, developing new skills, and leaning into new experiences. Learn how we provide support and clarity on defining your own career so you can thrive. We’re glad you’ve chosen to explore your next career opportunity with The Coca-Cola Company. Learn more about our hiring process and pick up tips on how to showcase your experience and skills so you can stand out and thrive.

Responsibilities

The Scientist, Product Development will be responsible for bringing concepts to life through hands-on formulation, testing, and commercialization of products. This involves developing lab-scale recipes, conducting various tests, supporting scale-up trials, and incorporating market relevance into final product design.