Senior Scientist- New York

and customer driven new products/platforms, quality improvements and cost savings, to drive Beam Suntory profitable growth and business success. This position provides broad exposure to operations, marketing/business teams, finance, sourcing and other internal and external partners, providing R&D support on cross functional teams especially in relation to Ready to Drink products.

What makes this a great opportunity?

• The spirits industry is an exciting, dynamic, and fast-paced business. Suntory Global Spirits is a top player in the spirits business and focused on driving both category and brand growth.

• Responsibility to help further develop RTD capabilities alongside cross-functional teams and external agencies driving a key strategic priority for Beam Suntory.

• This role is responsible for the technical leadership and pipeline creation for one or more global brands and/or the direct leadership of up to three scientists.

Role Responsibilities

• Initiate or lead large global, cross-functional projects that pertain to the exploration, improvement, development, and implementation of new or existing products.

• Serve as internal technical expert with broad technical knowledge within the team. Helping to coach and mentor other scientists and engineers, often leading team initiatives or complex experiments.

• Build and maintain relationships across the organization, cutting across functional and location boundaries.

• Develop and implement new products as part of cross functional project team, translating consumer/customer needs into relevant product design elements meeting consumer, cost, quality, and regulatory requirements, with supporting guidance of manager.

• Collaborate with external suppliers and develop concepts to extend product possibilities and identify, evaluate, and implement new enabling technologies and raw materials.

• Proactively seek, demonstrate, and share understanding of the US RTD alcohol and non-alcohol market. Effectively incorporate this learning into business plans to drive new idea and technology potential.

• Partner with our Global Center of Excellence on project support and execution.

• Participate actively in team building and broader Beam Suntory and external initiatives.

• Continuous improvement mindset and ability to learn from past projects and find ways to reduce complexity, utilize learnings, and increase efficiencies within the process.

Qualifications

• M.S Food Science or related preferred with 4 years experience, or B.S. degree with 6+ years experience.

• Minimum 4 years work experience in food and/or beverage industry. Experience in research initiatives and in ready to drink alcoholic beverages or carbonated soft drinks a plus.

• Ability to develop strong cross functional relationships within R&D as well as with Marketing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, etc. to drive strong collaboration and results.

• Team player with cooperative, collaborative style supported by good listening and partnering skills. Culturally sensitive, with ability to work in a global multicultural cross functional organization, requiring ability to work effectively across cultures, time zones to accommodate global responsibilities.

• Desire to help build and maintain a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture within Global R&D and broader Suntory Global Spirits.

• Must be able to taste limited quantities of alcoholic beverage samples in accordance with evaluation/research needs.

• Ability to work in office at least ~60% of time, balancing work from home, as business needs require. For the first 3 months of employment/training, the amount of time in the office will be closer to 80%.

• Ability to travel globally to partner in project work with internal and external clients, as well as support implementation at Suntory Global Spirits facilities - travel approx. 20-40% globally to various BSI locations, vendors, etc.

• Must train in KY for first 30 days of employment. After training is completed, this role will be based in NYC.

• Physically fit for work primarily in a lab, pilot plant and manufacturing environments, which includes long periods of standing, moving, and carrying or lifting up to 50 pounds.

Salary

The salary range for this role is a base salary of $90,000-$105,000 along with an annual bonus, 401k match, profit sharing, and medical and wellness benefits. Salary range is commensurate with candidate's location, experience and skillset.

At Suntory Global Spirits, people are our number one priority, and we believe our people grow together in diverse and inclusive environments where their unique insights, experiences and backgrounds are valued and respected. Suntory Global Spirits is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, military veteran status and all other characteristics, attributes or choices protected by law. All recruitment and hiring decisions are based on an applicant's skills and experience.

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