R&d Operations Scientist

**R&D Operations Scientist**

Based in Tuas, Singapore

**P**lease note that due to Singapore statutory regulations, we will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require Coca-Cola's sponsorship of a visa.**

**Company Benefits**:

- ** 37.5 hour work week (additional hours is paid OT)**:

- ** $90 quarterly allowance to buy Coca Cola products**:

- ** 18 days annual leave**:

- ** Medical coverage + Dental - $400 / year**:

- ** Medical & Dental coverage for self AND dependents**:

- ** 2 way transportation provided**:

- ** 5 days work week**:

- ** Working Hours: 9am
- 5.30pm**

**Pacific Refreshments Pte Ltd (Coca-Cola Singapore)** is a strategic concentrate manufacturing plant in Asia. We are an export facility, specializing in the manufacturing of concentrates and beverage bases, with a complex portfolio, supporting the ASEAN, South Pacific and Southwest Asia business units. We are on a journey of growth - having completed the construction and expansion of our site towards doubling our manufacturing capacity in recent years. We have also embarked on our digital transformation journey, striving to be the Lighthouse for the Consumer Products Supply (CPS) plants in Asia and to be a leader in digital transformation.

We champion a safety-first culture, dedicated to protecting our employees' well-being and fostering a secure workplace that values each individual.
- Pacific Refreshments Pte Ltd is a winner of the ‘2020 HR Asia Best Companies to Work For’ Award. _

**Responsibilities**:
**What You’ll Do for Us**
- Development of lab scale prototypes, producing pilot plans for both beverage-based parts and final products. Prepares beverages and conducts analytical tests on taste and/or odor according to sensory guidelines, including qualifying taste panelists.
- Designs, produces, and evaluates/assesses, through lab testing, a product prototype/sample against technical requirements, fit to concept or performance specifications.
- Provides expertise and recommendations of best practices for production of beverage-based part or finished products during production trials with the plants or bottling partners, which includes consulting line managers as appropriate on milestones and general guidelines and proactively provides advice inside & outside R&D community.
- Performs chemical analyses using instrumental methods in order to determine the composition of samples and prepares samples and sampling plan for ingredients, intermediate or finished products, or other materials in order to perform analyses.
- Designs, develops, conducts and/or reviews experiments in order to deliver new products and evaluates ingredient, product or packaging safety, efficacy or claims; or evaluate new ingredients, materials, products or processes.
- Writes detailed & accurate reports for analyses, experiments or projects. Gathers and organizes information under tight timelines to support senior management's decision-making.
- Participates in team projects, interdepartmental/divisional committees or company-wide initiatives in order to share information, represent the department/division perspective or assist with product development, process modification, package development and marketing.
- Works on product development projects assigned by line manager from idea generation to formula finalization through close discussion and alignment with Technical and Marketing team and all other stakeholders.
- Leverages prior education, suppliers and literature to innovate within scope of briefs provided by other technical experts or supervisor.
- Applies food science knowledge of ingredients, packaging, processing to assure safe and high-quality products.
- Participates in commercialization scale test at manufacturing line with QA and commercialization team if needed.
- Leads project meetings within the category, cross-functionally with marketing, customer management or technical groups. Manages, coaches, and trains students, technicians or junior developers on specific project/tasks

**Qualification & Requirements**
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry or related field is required, Master’s degree is preferred
- Must possess 2-3 years successful experience in product development in the beverage industry
- Must possess knowledge of key ingredients used in production of flavors, concentrates and beverage bases
- Must be have moderate knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Knowledge of chromatography data systems is required
- Must possess the ability to recognize and protect proprietary information as it relates to formulas and ingredients.

**What We Can Do For You**
- ** Purpose Driven**:Purpose driven approach that empowers our people to protect the environment and communities we serve while delivering safe & quality products.
- ** Global Connections**: Allows you to develop, enhance and maintain global connections that allow us to move faster and le