PepsiCo · 4 days ago
Product Dev Associate Scientist
Valhalla, NY
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$71K/yr - $118K/yrPepsiCo is a leading company in the ready-to-drink Tea segment through its joint venture Pepsi Lipton. They are seeking a Junior Product Developer (Associate Scientist) to support product development activities for the North American Brisk and Pure Leaf brands, focusing on practical lab-based work and cross-functional project collaboration.
Brand MarketingFast-Moving Consumer GoodsFood and BeverageManufacturing
Responsibilities
Designing and carrying out the practical & lab-based work program linked to assigned projects
Inputting into project timelines, risk analysis, resource loading associated with projects assigned
Ingredient sourcing including first point of contact with relevant suppliers, link in with parent company Material Expert Teams (METs) or specification team and ownership to drive quality integration into parent company systems and processes. This includes ingredient documentation, ingredient samples, ingredient ordering & ingredient specification builds
Generation of all prototypes to support project requirements including liaison with pilot plant for production of larger scale quantities & provision of key documentation & non-standard ingredient ordering for PP scheduling
Lead the provision of all relevant product related documentation linked to assigned project including documentation for consumer testing, requirements for registration, certification, or specific local BU-initiated requests
Ownership of functional specification delivery & utilization of digital tools (e.g. specification systems) to ensure technical output for artwork and labelling delivered at the agreed timescale including liaison with specification experts, concentrate teams, and QA Team members for specification parameter alignment where required
Ownership of any scale up trials required to confirm viability including ownership of trial briefing and point of contact with SC & Technical Contact Managers (TCM) and Quality along with suppliers
Liaison role with Consumer Technical Insights (CTI), Sensory Product Consumer Insights, and brand Insights to support relevant prototype, panel, or consumer tastings
Management of prototype sample shipment process to consumer test locations, stakeholders, teams, and event locations
Initiating and maintaining formal lab notes, trial reports, experimental write ups, handover documents and presentation cascades as required to capture key technical updates
Link in with Regulatory and local deploy partners where relevant to ensure prototype development and ingredient selection complies with local requirements; collate & cascade output to relevant stakeholders
Be the point of contact for product and ingredient related queries for formulations developed
Support wider technical activities, Business unite-initiated requests and broader R&D team requirements where required
Have awareness of competitor landscape, commercial produces, supply chain model and project management processes
Liaise with parent company groups to support any knowledge build or understanding
Adhere to safety and regulatory aspects throughout activities performed (traceability, allergen and consumer safety, microbiological clearance, food safety approvals) including ensuring
Qualification
Required
Passion to work in a practical & lab- based setting
Proven track record of product development
Creativity & flair with ability to innovate and translate product brief into winning launches
Strong communication skills
Attention to detail especially with experimentation, data recording, analysis & reporting
Strong organisational skills
Good time management and priority setting skills
An ability to flex and multitask
Degree (or equivalent) in Food Science, Chemical Science or Engineering and/or relevant experience in FMCG in fields related to product or process development/manufacturing in foods or beverages
Experience of working cross-functionally and with external suppliers
Experience of delivery of innovations from brief to market deployment
Foundation training/qualification in food hygiene
Preferred
Experience of working cross-functionally and with external suppliers
Experience of delivery of innovations from brief to market deployment
Foundation training/qualification in food hygiene
Benefits
Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.
Company
PepsiCo
PepsiCo is a food and beverage company.
Founded in 1898
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.National Safety Council
2025-09-02Post Ipo Equity· $4B
2024-06-13Grant· $0.02M
2017-12-20IPO
Leadership Team
Alex Carreteiro
CEO PepsiCo Brazil & South Cone (Chile, Arg, Uru, Par) Foods
Mohamed Shelbaya
CEO PepsiCo Middle East & Africa
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