Scientist, Product

This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth. Please note: The selected candidate will need to be based in Singapore CPS Plant (Tuas Bay). This is an Individual Contributor position.

What You’ll Do for Us:

• Create Tea Prototypes & Formulations
• Develop lab-scale tea beverage recipes (bases, syrups, and finished beverages) driven by global and regional consumer insights, following GMP and company protocols.
• Analyze global formulas to identify harmonization, lift & shift, and localization opportunities within the Tea portfolio.
• Conduct sensory, analytical, and shelf-life testing in collaboration with Microbiology and Stability teams.
• Independently execute stability evaluations, including visual assessment, analytical testing requests, and accelerated testing (illumination and temperature protocols).
• Track, document, and interpret results, and clearly communicate findings and recommendations.
• Scale Up for Market Support pilot and commercial trials for tea innovations, ensuring formulation robustness, ingredient feasibility, cost targets, and packaging compatibility.
• Category & Competitive Insights Track and analyze global competitor tea products to identify learnings and opportunities for TCCC.
• Prepare samples for consumer tests and internal tastings; organize and lead tasting sessions, including materials, feedback capture, and documentation.
• Collaborate Broadly Partner closely with Global and Regional GDI, Marketing, SRA, Supply Chain, Packaging, Quality, TCR, Chemistry/Analytical, Ingredient Quality, and Product Commercialization teams.
• Contribute technical insights to cross-functional discussions under manager or project lead guidance.
• Maintain Excellence Own accurate formula entry and updates in formula management systems.
• Maintain high standards in lab safety, documentation, data integrity, and record retention.
• Keep lab equipment and workspaces compliant and audit-ready.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Agricultural Sciences, Biology, or related fields.
• 5–8 years of experience in product development, preferably in beverages; tea experience is a strong advantage.
• Understanding of beverage formulation, ingredient functionality, and processing fundamentals.
• Familiarity with sensory evaluation, analytical testing, and shelf-life assessment.
• Ability to: Connect daily technical work to project and business goals.
• Apply consumer and competitor insights to product design.
• Analyze problems independently and propose practical, science-based solutions.
• Deliver high-quality technical work with increasing autonomy.
• Communicate complex technical topics clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Lead by example and informally mentor others as needed.
• Fluency in English; additional regional languages are a plus.
• Regional and International Travel up to 10–15%.

Why Join Us?

• Hands-On Innovation: Work at the bench, pilot, and plant stages to turn ideas into finished products.
• Build Skills with Global Support: Access Coca-Cola’s worldwide technical network, learn from experts, and grow your capabilities.
• Digital-Forward Development: Use modern tools to simulate, test, and accelerate innovation.
• External Ecosystem Exposure: Collaborate with suppliers, startups, and ingredient innovators to bring new technologies into the category.
• Inclusive, Collaborative Culture: Work alongside diverse teams, in an environment that values curiosity, agility, and problem-solving.

What can help you to be successful in the role?

• Growth Behavior: Growth Mindset: Demonstrates Curiosity. Welcomes failure as a learning opportunity.
• Smart Risk: Makes bold decisions/recommendations.
• Commercially Focused: Understands the upstream and downstream implications of his/her work.
• Performance Driven & Accountable: Has high performance standards. Outperforms her/his peers.
• Fast/Agile: Removes barriers to move faster. Experiments and adapts. Thrives under pressure and fast pace.
• Empowered: Brings solutions instead of problems. Challenges the status quo. Has the courage to take an unpopular stance.
• Leadership Behavior Act Like an Owner: Deliver results, creating value for our brands, our System, our customers and key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the System, Customers and Key Stakeholders Develops Self and Others: Develop self and support others' development to achieve their full potential.
• Drive Innovation: Generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help sustain our business.

What We Can Do For You

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