R&D Placement: Sports Science & Innovation

PepsiCo; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vibrant culture

Mentoring

25 days leave

Birthday leave

Discounted products

Pension scheme

Health benefits

Virtual GP

Gym discount

Online physiotherapy

Job summary

We’ve learned a lot as a student already. Want to put it into practice at PepsiCo? Our placement programmes are structured to give you the chance to make an impact on some of the world’s biggest brands.

From day one, you’ll be working on projects that matter. You will shake things up, shape trends, and get guidance and development to help you discover your potential. We are looking for enthusiastic undergraduates to join our R&D teams on a 12-month placement programme starting in July 2027 on a

Qualifications

• Following path to a degree level qualification in Sport and Exercise Science
• Strong and broad range of digital skills
• Competent knowledge and highly computer literate
• Solid fundamental scientific understanding of exercise physiology, sports psychology and or related subjects
• Strong creative and analytical skills to translate scientific information into easy to digest information
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate to a diverse audience
• High degree of self-motivation combined with good organisational skills
• Initiative and drive to deliver results of trials and activities and able to be pro-active and multi-task
• Concise and persuasive communicator with first class written and verbal presentation skills, especially to non-technical audiences

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of bespoke educational materials
• Support service testing of in elite sports environments
• Translate sports nutrition recommendations to functional cuisine
• Interpret data and generate athlete facing reports on experimental results
• Lead and organise international GSSI calls and meetings
• Learn new research and critical thinking skills with the opportunity to attend an international conference and potentially present abstract for presentation

Skills

Digital skills

Computer literacy

Exercise physiology

Sports psychology

Science communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Non-technical communication

Education

Degree in Sport and Exercise Science

Job description

We’ve learned a lot as a student already. Want to put it into practice at PepsiCo? Our placement programmes are structured to give you the chance to make an impact on some of the world’s biggest brands.

From day one, you’ll be working on projects that matter. You will shake things up, shape trends, and get guidance and development to help you discover your potential. We are looking for enthusiastic undergraduates to join our R&D teams on a 12-month placement programme starting in July 2027 on a