Senior Product Development Scientist - Productivity

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 76,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k with company match

Tuition Reimbursement

Mileage Reimbursement

Job summary

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. in Frisco, TX is seeking a Senior Scientist, Product Development (Productivity) to lead productivity initiatives across the beverage portfolio, improving profitability, reducing complexity, and accelerating speed to market while maintaining product quality and consumer experience.

You will partner with R&D, Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance and external suppliers as a strategic technical leader to develop ideas, manage projects, and deliver sustainable

Qualifications

• B.S. in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, or Chemical Engineering. Master’s degree a plus.
• 7 years of experience in a related function within food/beverage (R&D, Quality), CPG, and/or commensurate advanced education
• Leads the development of ideas and proactively develops Innovation pipeline
• Highly independent, excels in team-based culture and proactively collaboration skills
• Excellent written and presentation skills
• Skilled in problem solving, with a growth-minded
• Ability to travel is required

Responsibilities

• Leads and develops the productivity strategy to meet the consumer need states across a variety of KDP brands and products
• Conducts bench-top work, pilot plant, and manufacturing trials to verify and support formula accuracy and documentation across projects within the KDP portfolio
• Leads initiatives that reduce product, ingredient, and formulation complexity across the portfolio while protecting consumer experience and brand equity
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to identify standardization opportunities that enable increased scale, simplified operations, and reduced supply chain complexity
• Takes initiative to strategically develop new ideas to build the productivity product pipeline, rooted in consumer insights, market research, and technology scouting
• Fully understands R&D functions and broadly understands the greater KDP organization
• Leads the project management process across initiatives to successfully commercialize products to launch
• Proactively partners and engages with various functions of R&D (Sensory, Ingredients, Nutrition, Regulatory, Flavor Technology, Packaging, Chemistry, Process Engineering)
• Manages and leads complex initiatives with cross-functional peers consisting of across R&D, Marketing, Supply Chain, Sales
• Delivers updates on strategic initiatives within business to key stakeholders and senior leaders
• Effectively communicates technical information to senior leadership
• Proactively identifies and implements opportunities for improvement within function
• Maintains accurate and detailed record of laboratory work
• Work appropriately and safely in a laboratory environment
• Use formulation software to document lab work and formulas
• Demonstrate flexibility and resilience in adapting to changing business needs and priorities
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our culture of inclusion
• A successful candidate will exhibit a passion for problem solving, delivering value through product development

Skills

R&D experience

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Presentation skills

Travel required

Education

Bachelor's in Food Science/Chemistry/Biology/Chemical Engineering

Master’s degree a plus

Job description

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. in Frisco, TX is seeking a Senior Scientist, Product Development (Productivity) to lead productivity initiatives across the beverage portfolio, improving profitability, reducing complexity, and accelerating speed to market while maintaining product quality and consumer experience.

You will partner with R&D, Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance and external suppliers as a strategic technical leader to develop ideas, manage projects, and deliver sustainable