Associate Scientist

Come join a creative team of scientists on the forefront of beverage development, innovation, and value creation! This team is dedicated to delivering beverages that win with consumers and beat the completion every time.

Over 10 years ago, the coffee industry was revolutionized with the launch of the Keurig brewing system, allowing consumers to brew one cup of coffee on demand. Now with the power of Keurig Dr Pepper, join a new challenger in the beverage industry and let's discover the possibilities!This diverse and important role within Beverage R&D enables Keurig Dr Pepper to maximize the impact of the Keurig system synergy (beverage, pod, and appliance) to partners, customers, and consumers. In this capacity, the associate scientist will: Through sound scientific method and technical excellence, support hot Beverage Development initiatives, including pre-concept exploration, development and commercialization, for quality, cost, and performance

Advance the business through technical excellence ensuring all aspects meet or exceed the quality and product performance requirements within a managed timeline and cost objective

Generate ideas for beverage innovation, in close collaboration with consumer insights, marketing, and procurement Position Responsibilities:Develop hot beverages across a variety of formats (coffee, flavored coffee, tea, cocoa, and lattes) from benchtop prototyping through commercialization of products.Participate in group product tastings and provide sensory feedback.Support development of timelines, actions plans, reports, and presentations to manage and communicate progress on a given initiative.Create ingredient and product specifications with ensured accuracy.Develop basic experimental plans to validate technical and sensorial aspects of formulations, and for troubleshooting issues during development and commercialization phases.Participate in innovation brainstorming sessions and cross-functional project team meetings.Positively influence and engage in a creative, performance driven culture.Live to the KDP values: Team First, Deliver Big, Think Bold, Be Fearless and Fair