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R&D Associate Principal Scientist - Meals Product Development

PepsiCo Beverages North America

$89,000 - $149,000
Jul 31, 2025
Plano, TX, US
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PepsiCo is looking to innovate and develop new food products for their Meals portfolio, focusing on translating consumer insights into tangible products that are loved by consumers.

Requirements

  • Deep knowledge of formulation, scale-up, and commercialization processes
  • Experience with sensory testing, rapid prototyping, or culinary-based product development
  • Grain ingredient expertise (e.g., oats, pasta, rice)
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
  • Culinary creativity, paired with scientific and manufacturing understanding
  • End-to-end development ownership: concept, prototyping, scale-up, launch

Responsibilities

  • Develop formulations by applying technical expertise in food chemistry, processing, and ingredient functionality
  • Scout and evaluate new ingredients, technologies, and suppliers, leveraging internal and external networks
  • Design and analyze experiments to inform product and process decisions; translate findings into business-relevant insights
  • Manage scale-up efforts for sales samples, shelf-life testing, and commercialization trials at pilot and production facilities
  • Own formula and ingredient specification development, ensuring compliance and clarity
  • Support economic evaluations related to ingredients, formulations, and feasibility
  • Represent R&D in multifunctional business teams and influence decisions through clear, confident communication

Other

  • Translate consumer and customer insights into product attributes
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Procurement, Co-Manufacturing, Quality, SRA, Legal, Marketing, and Engineering
  • Manage multiple innovation workstreams, ensuring alignment on deliverables, resources, and timelines
  • Up to 25% travel required
  • Strong communicator with the ability to translate technical detail into actionable strategy