product developer lead, Core Beverage RD
About the position Responsibilities • Inspire our partners & customers by following a proven innovation process to create new products for Starbucks that customers love • Utilize business, customer, market and macro trend insights to create relevant products that deliver to our broader strategies and company goals • Lead and execute multiple complex projects, develop comprehensive project plans, and strategies with discipline and agility to achieve business results • Manage and present project information and status to cross-functional team and varying levels of leadership • Manage commercialization of ingredients (pilot trials, scale-up, and commercialization) at supplier facilities • Apply technical knowledge and project learnings to create processing and product specifications that ensure products and processes meet quality assurance, food safety and risk assessment requirements • Collaborate and influence cross-functionally, internally, and externally, across multiple departments to bring products to market, including innovation, renovation and line extension type projects • Develop, own and execute comprehensive project plans and strategies, based on business, customer insights and data • Proactively adjust to project customers, market and business changes to balance priorities and keep projects on track • Provide technical guidance to cross-functional teams to ensure projects are delivered to the defined goals and timelines Requirements • BS/MS in Food Science or other related field • Minimum 8 years experience in beverage and food innovation/product development, bench-top to full scale commercialization and process improvement or development • Strong knowledge of beverage technology, ingredient functionalities, chemistry, or engineering including beverage, ingredient processing and manufacturing • Understanding of beverage ingredients such as juices, dairy, syrups, sauces • Working knowledge of human centered design experience or training a plus • A strong passion and experience in driving innovation at scale Nice-to-haves • Deep knowledge and experience of product development and manufacturing scale up of food and beverage products • Knowledge of food quality control, food safety and microbiology • Knowledge of sensory, experimental design, statistics and consumer research methodologies • Demonstrate the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with peers, business partners and stakeholders internally and externally • Strong and effective collaboration, problem solving and communication skills • Ability to travel internationally yearly Benefits • Access to medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits • Short-term and long-term disability • Paid parental leave • Family expansion reimbursement • Paid vacation from date of hire • Sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked) • Eight paid holidays, and two personal days per year • Participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match • Discounted company stock program (S.I.P.) • Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock) • Incentivized emergency savings, and financial well-being tools • 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan • Student loan management resources, and access to other educational opportunities • Access to backup care and DACA reimbursement Apply tot his job