Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Atlanta

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

August 1, 2024

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

Position Overview:

Our Flavor Research and Creation team leads the discovery and creation of breakthrough flavor understanding to bring new insights for creating superior tasting beverages within the company’s portfolio.

We are looking for a talented Flavor Analytical Scientist who is very experienced in flavor analysis techniques such as Gas Chromatography – Olfactometry (GC-O) and mass spectrometry to join our Flavor Research & Creation Team. This scientist will have extensive knowledge in all aspects of flavor analysis and sensory evaluation of products. We are looking for someone who knows how to design critical experiments and interpret data, which leads to new insights in designing consumer preferred beverages. This individual will leverage sensory/consumer data with analytical to draw key insights and provide directional feedback to both the R&D and product development teams. In addition, the individual will be responsible for support of flavor stability testing across multiple product categories. This opportunity provides the ideal candidate with playing a critical role to influence flavor creation and product development initiatives within the company. The individual will work on multi-functional teams and have the advantage to both contribute and learn from others within the organization.

Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities:

The individual will serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on aroma active compounds within the Beverage Category: Ability to correlate flavor compounds with sensory and consumer data, understanding of flavor compound stability, essential oil chemistry (citrus), extraction and separation techniques for flavor analysis, and an in-depth knowledge of odor detection thresholds, and aroma descriptors for volatile molecules.

• Leverage flavor analysis, GC-O specifically, to identify key aroma active compounds in beverages and flavor ingredients.
• Apply quantitative flavor analysis methodologies to enable reconstitution and omission experiments.
• Work collaboratively with flavorists, product developers, and sensory scientist to develop consumer preferred beverages.
• Independent thinker who can propose and design experiments to test hypothesis which lead to innovative solutions and practices in the flavor area.
• Provide robust analytical data that can be leveraged across our multiple workstreams, including flavor stability.
• Initiate and manage collaborations with external partners to build knowledge and grow flavor platform.
• Support the development of new and novel flavor creations for the beverage category by leveraging Science, and Data Analytics/Artificial Intelligence.
• Support cross-functional teams within the organization to accomplish business-critical initiatives.
• Exemplify The Company’s growth behaviors, being inclusive, iterative, curious, and empowered.

Qualification & Requirements

• Recent PhD in Food Science, Chemistry, or related field.
• 0-5 yrs. industrial experience in flavor research and/or analysis
• Extensive experience in GC-O analysis and identification of trace odor active compounds.
• Experience in compound isolation and identification, GC-MS, GC-FID; and various extraction techniques such as SPME, liquid-liquid extractions, and headspace trapping preferred.
• Knowledge in stability and degradation of flavor compounds in beverages and able to lead the develop of kinetics models for predicting shelf-life.
• Effectively communicating at all levels of an organization
• Ability to influence multi-functional teams in an agile and networked environment through data and flavor understanding.
• Flavor Industry Knowledge: Knowledge of flavoring materials, the flavor industry and the trade organizations that represent them.
• Building Technical Relationships: Ability to apply technical knowledge and establish credibility with highly technical audiences throughout the organization.

Preferred:

• Experience in the chemistry of essential oils (citrus), and flavor analysis of beverages.
• Experience in connecting sensory and descriptive analysis with analytical.
• Previous experience in a Flavor House Company or recent PhD graduate of an academic flavor research group.
• Experience in flavor research: separation technologies such distillation, column chromatography, and various flavor extraction technologies in the industry.

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 learn from others.
• Community of Belonging: We’re an organization that believes in our ability to continually grow and build the right atmosphere where people feel safe and empowered, letting you bring your best self to work.

Skills:

Chemistry, Communication, Continual Improvement Process, Data Compilation, Environmental Science, Food Safety and Sanitation, Food Sciences, Food Technology, Green Solutions, Laboratory Testing, Microbiology Testing, Product Development, Project Management, Quality Control (QC), Research and Development Operations, Sensory Testing

Pay Range:

$105,000 - $129,000

Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.

Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:

15

Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.