R&D Digital Platforms Assoc Analyst

PepsiCo; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo in Hyderabad invites a Research Analyst to support the R&D ICC Technical Market Analysis team. You will deliver accurate, timely research outputs for global stakeholders and coordinate with in-market R&D teams to strengthen capabilities.

Responsibilities include defining project objectives, analyzing market trends, identifying consumer needs, and presenting concise, evidence-based recommendations to senior leadership. Master’s degree preferred; Chemical/Pharma background valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a science-related field.
• Master’s degree preferred in management or science.
• MBA/MLS/MLIS or related advanced degree is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Define research-project objectives and select appropriate methodologies to address them.
• Conduct market analysis to understand category trends, market dynamics, and emerging opportunities.
• Identify consumer needs through consumer, product, desk-research, and testing activities.
• Respond to global research requests and ad hoc inquiries with relevant evidence and analysis.
• Compile intelligence on competitors’ products, strategies, channels, sales, marketing, R&D, and distribution methods.
• Benchmark R&D capabilities against global and local organizations across CPG/FMCG, Food and beverage, Health and nutrition, Life sciences.
• Review scientific evidence, including patents, literature, and clinical trials.
• Connect scientific findings with market and business trends to help define the technical direction of functional areas.
• Analyze and synthesize data to identify meaningful insights.
• Develop evidence-based recommendations arising from research findings.
• Conduct feasibility assessments for new ideas and innovation opportunities that can advance R&D priorities.
• Produce clear reports supported by graphs and data visualization.
• Present complex findings succinctly for executive leadership.
• Ensure every request is properly processed, documented, tracked, and delivered within SLAs.
• Coordinate daily with in-market R&D teams to understand requirements and deliver outputs.
• Collaborate weekly with the wider Market Analysis capability team on project status and best practices.
• Build relationships with other ICC Technical Market Analysis teams in Hyderabad.
• Identify opportunities to improve research processes, efficiency, consistency, and service delivery.
• Identify employee upskilling needs and recommend development actions.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Food Technology

Bachelor's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Bachelor's degree in Other science-based field

MBA

MLS/MLIS

Master’s degree in another relevant science field

Job description

Overview

Role purpose:

• Support the Hyderabad-based R&D ICC Technical Market Analysis team.
• Deliver accurate, relevant, and timely research outputs for global R&D stakeholders.
• Strengthen the overall Technical & Market Analysis capability through coordination with in-market R&D teams.

Core scope:

• Scientific and technical research
• Competitive and market intelligence
• Commercial and product research
• New idea feasibility assessment
• Claim Research

Coverage: Global geography and all product categories

Responsibilities

• Define research-project objectives and select the most appropriate methodology to address them.
• Conduct market analysis to understand category trends, market dynamics, and emerging opportunities.
• Identify consumer needs through consumer, product, desk-research, and testing activities.
• Respond to global research requests and ad hoc inquiries with relevant evidence and analysis.
• Compile intelligence on competitors’ products, strategies, channels, sales, marketing, R&D, and distribution methods.
• Benchmark R&D capabilities against global and local organizations across:

• CPG/FMCG
• Food and beverage
• Health and nutrition
• Life sciences

• Review scientific evidence, including patents, scientific literature, and clinical trials.
• Connect scientific findings with market and business trends to help define the technical direction of functional areas.
• Analyze and synthesize data to identify meaningful insights rather than only reporting information.
• Develop evidence-based recommendations arising from research findings.
• Conduct feasibility assessments for new ideas and innovation opportunities that can advance R&D priorities.
• Produce clear reports supported by appropriate graphs, data visualization, and explanatory narrative.
• Present complex findings in a concise, structured, and storytelling-led format for executive leadership.
• Ensure every request is properly processed, documented, tracked, and delivered within agreed SLAs.
• Coordinate daily with in-market R&D teams to:

• Understand requirements
• Deliver research outputs
• Incorporate feedback
• Provide updates

• Collaborate weekly with the wider Market Analysis capability team on project status, idea generation, and best practices.
• Build and leverage working relationships with other ICC Technical Market Analysis teams in Hyderabad.
• Identify opportunities to improve research processes, efficiency, consistency, and service delivery.
• Identify employee upskilling needs and recommend capability-development actions to the Market Analysis Team Lead.
• Champion new market-analysis initiatives and continuous-improvement opportunities.
• Manage multiple projects and competing priorities while maintaining quality and turnaround expectations.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required in one of the following or a related discipline:

• Chemical Engineering
• Food Technology
• Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Other science-based field

Master’s degree is preferred, such as:

• MBA
• MLS/MLIS
• Master’s degree in another relevant science field