Analytical Chemistry Scientist — Powders & Supplements

CHEManager International; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 71,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical services

Dental coverage

Vision care

401k with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Mileage reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Keurig Dr Pepper is seeking an analytical chemistry scientist to drive method development, validation, and testing strategies for supplement and powder platforms. You will partner with R&D, Regulatory, Supplier Quality, and external labs to analyze samples, interpret results, and enable launch readiness across RTD, powder, stick packs, and hydration formats.

The role emphasizes analytical readiness, data-driven decision making, and collaboration to resolve testing challenges and ensure safety

Qualifications

• Familiarity with U.S. dietary supplement framework, including cGMP, identity testing, and adulteration risk
• Experience with vitamin systems, amino acids, botanicals, caffeine systems, protein ingredients, or finished powder products
• Awareness of sports nutrition risks, including adulteration, contaminants, banned substances, and supplier authenticity
• Ability to assess external lab capabilities and ensure data are scientifically sound and decision-ready
• Familiarity with powder characterization, including moisture, water activity, particle size, density, flowability, caking, and blend uniformity
• Ability to influence through data, communicate clearly, and contribute effectively within cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Facilitate method development, validation, transfer for supplement actives and matrices (powders, blends, formats)
• Apply sample preparation and method suitability judgment for challenging matrices
• Contribute methods for identity, potency, impurity profiling, macronutrients, moisture, and stability testing
• Enable analytical readiness for new material and ingredient integration
• Assess technical risk for new-to-KDP ingredients, supplier variability, manufacturing sources
• Partner with Regulatory and Supplier Quality to resolve documentation gaps and testing failures
• Execute analytical testing strategies across RTD, powder, stick pack, hydration formats
• Enable finished-good powder testing including moisture, density, and blend uniformity
• Facilitate external lab engagement: method fit, data review, troubleshooting, OOS follow-up
• Drive powder characterization: moisture, water activity, density, particle size, flowability, caking
• Communicate analytical results, risks, and recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders
• Collaborate with Sensory, Product Development, Regulatory, Supplier Quality, Procurement, external labs
• Provide input on test requirements, timelines, feasibility, and launch-readiness decisions
• Contribute to standardizing methods, testing frameworks, playbooks, best practices
• Enable scalable analytical capability across lab networks

Job description

Keurig Dr Pepper is seeking an analytical chemistry scientist to drive method development, validation, and testing strategies for supplement and powder platforms. You will partner with R&D, Regulatory, Supplier Quality, and external labs to analyze samples, interpret results, and enable launch readiness across RTD, powder, stick packs, and hydration formats.

The role emphasizes analytical readiness, data-driven decision making, and collaboration to resolve testing challenges and ensure safety