R&D Region Sr Scientist

PEPSICO
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Posted on: 6 Feb 2021

Plano, TX

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Job Description

Job Description

Around the world, were working hard to give people the tastes they desire and the nutrition they need. We dream globally and act locally, constantly innovating to sustain our planet, our people, our communities and our business practices. New markets mean new ways of doing business, and new ways of addressing health concerns, cultural differences and environmental challenges. Every day is an adventure, and an opportunity for personal and professional growth. This Sensory and Consumer Product Insights Senior Scientist will:

* Work within team of Sensory Scientists and Coordinators to lead Sensory and Consumer Product Insights research for R&D teams to drive product, package and process design decisions.

* Develop and execute compelling research plans to enable clear product/process design decisions for product development, while working closely with cross-functional partners to clarify proposition questions and to create joint learning plans as needed

* Ensure accurate documentation of test goals and objectives, test design, and testing procedures

* Summarize results, interpret, make recommendations and present results cross-functionally. Deliver recommendations based on the data to impact business decisions and influence the business agenda.

* Collaborate across SCPI to explore new capabilities that maximize productivity, increase agility, and drive new insights while sharing learnings across the broader organization

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Qualifications/Requirements

* Minimum of MS in Food Science, Food Engineering, Consumer Psychology, Market Research or related technical discipline.

* Minimum of 5 years experience in guiding consumer and sensory research in a major consumer packaged goods company.

* Growing knowledge of qualitative and quantitative consumer techniques, sensory testing methods, and appropriate data analysis procedures.

* Training and experience applying experimental design and statistics to sensory and consumer research

* Ability to lead and manage multiple projects simultaneously

* Ability to interpret complex data and relate impact on the business

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Relocation Eligible: Not Eligible for Relocation
Job Type: Regular

PEPSICO

Purchase, NY

PepsiCo, Inc. operates as a food and beverage company worldwide. The company’s Frito-Lay North America segment offers branded dips; Cheetos cheese-flavored snacks; and Doritos tortilla, Fritos corn, Lay’s potato, Ruffles potato, and Tostitos tortilla chips. Its Quaker Foods North America segment provides cereals, rice, pasta, mixes and syrups, granola bars, grits, oat squares, oatmeal, rice cakes, simply granola, and side dishes under the Aunt Jemima, Cap’n crunch, Life, Quaker Chewy, Quaker, and Rice-A-Roni brands.

The company’s North America Beverages segment offers beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods under the Aquafina, Diet Mountain Dew, Diet Pepsi, Gatorade, Mountain Dew, Pepsi, Propel, Sierra Mist, and Tropicana brands; and ready-to-drink tea, coffee, and juices. Its Latin America segment provides snack foods under the Cheetos, Doritos, Emperador, Lay’s, Marias Gamesa, Rosquinhas Mabel, Ruffles, Sabritas, Saladitas, and Tostitos brands; Quaker-branded cereals and snacks; and beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods under the 7UP, Diet Pepsi, Gatorade, H2oh!, Manzanita Sol, Mirinda, Pepsi, Pepsi Black, and Toddy.

The company’s Europe Sub-Saharan Africa segment offers snack food under the Cheetos, Chipita, Doritos, Lay’s, Ruffles, and Walkers; Quaker-branded cereals and snacks; beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods under the 7UP, Diet Pepsi, Mirinda, Pepsi, Pepsi Max, and Tropicana; ready-to-drink tea products; and dairy products under the Agusha, Chudo, and Domik v Derevne brands. Its Asia, Middle East and North Africa segment provides snack foods under the Cheetos, Chipsy, Doritos, Kurkure, and Lay’s brands; cereals and snacks under the Quaker brand; beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods under the 7UP, Aquafina, Mirinda, Mountain Dew, Pepsi, Sting, and Tropicana brands; and ready-to-drink tea products. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.