Scientist

About the Role

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is seeking an analytical chemistry scientist to enable method development, validation, testing strategy, and problem solving for supplement, nutrition, and powder platforms. This role enables the safe, compliant, and scalable integration of supplement ingredients across RTD energy, hydration, powders, stick packs, and functional nutrition platforms. The Scientist will serve as a technical contributor, partnering with R&D, Regulatory, Supplier Quality, Procurement, and external labs to analyze samples, interpret results, and provide recommendations for product development, ingredient qualification, launch readiness, and issue resolution.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate method development, optimization, validation, and transfer for supplement actives and complex matrices, including powders, stick packs, and blends.
• Apply sample preparation and method suitability judgment for challenging matrices, including powders, blends, and finished product formats.
• Contribute methods for identity, potency, impurity profiling, macronutrients, moisture, and stability testing.
• Enable analytical readiness for new material and ingredient integration.
• Assess technical risk for new-to-KDP ingredients, supplier variability, manufacturing sources, and novel functional ingredients.
• Partner with Regulatory and Supplier Quality to resolve documentation gaps, testing failures, and ingredient risks.
• Execute analytical testing strategies across RTD, powder, stick pack, hydration, and functional nutrition formats.
• Enable finished-good powder testing, including method suitability, potency, ingredient uniformity, shelf-life, and launch readiness.
• Facilitate external lab engagement, including method fit, protocol alignment, data review, troubleshooting, and out-of-specification (OOS) follow-up.
• Drive powder characterization, including moisture, water activity, density, particle size, flowability, caking, blend uniformity, and reconstitution performance.
• Communicate analytical results, risks, and recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Sensory, Product Development, Regulatory, Supplier Quality, Procurement, external labs, and technical service partners.
• Provide input on test requirements, timelines, feasibility, and launch-readiness decisions.
• Contribute to standardizing supplement analytical methods, testing frameworks, playbooks, and best practices.
• Enable scalable analytical capability for emerging supplement, functional nutrition, and powder platforms across internal and external lab networks.

Requirements

• Familiarity with U.S. dietary supplement framework, including cGMP, identity testing, and adulteration risk.
• Experience with vitamin systems, amino acids, botanicals, caffeine systems, protein ingredients, or finished powder products.
• Awareness of sports nutrition risks, including adulteration, contaminants, banned substances, and supplier authenticity.
• Ability to assess external lab capabilities and ensure data are scientifically sound and decision-ready.
• Familiarity with powder characterization, including moisture, water activity, particle size, density, flowability, caking, and blend uniformity.
• Ability to influence through data, communicate clearly, and contribute effectively within cross-functional teams.

Success Profile

Success requires technical depth, agility, and strong collaboration in a fast-moving business environment.

• Curious learner: Seeks to understand new ingredients, formats, methods, and external capabilities.
• Agile and flexible: Adapts quickly as priorities, timelines, risks, and business needs evolve.
• Team-oriented collaborator: Builds trust across internal teams, external labs, and business partners.
• Challenger mindset: Questions assumptions, pressure-tests data, and raises risks early.
• Practical problem solver: Balances scientific rigor with speed, clarity, and business impact.

Why This Role Matters

This role helps KDP integrate new ingredients and powder formats while protecting consumer safety, quality, brand trust, and speed-to-market.

Pay

Salary Range: $70,500 - $93,000. Actual placement within the compensation range may vary depending on experience, skills, and other factors.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Disability coverage
• Paid Time Off (including paid parental leave, vacation, and sick time)
• 401k with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Annual bonus based on performance and eligibility

About the Company

Keurig Dr Pepper (Nasdaq: KDP) is a leading beverage company with more than 150 owned, licensed, and partner brands that meet a wide range of needs and occasions. Our North American refreshment beverage business holds leadership positions across carbonated soft drinks, water, juice, and mixers with a portfolio of iconic brands. Our global coffee business spans more than 100 markets and includes the leading Keurig® single-serve brewing system in the U.S. and Canada, along with powerhouse brands such as Peet’s, L’OR, and Jacobs. Our more than 50,000 employees aim to enhance the experience of every beverage and coffee occasion while making a positive impact for people, communities, and the planet.