Director, Beverage Application & Process Research

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Job Description Summary: Role Overview The Director, Beverage Application and process research is a key leadership role within Flavor & Ingredient Research and Application (FIRA) and Research to Experimentation (RtE). This position is responsible for leading process research and beverage applications across different ingredient and flavor teams, to identify and develop new processes in partnership with GDI’s process innovation team to ensure that the right process technologies are selected, developed, and applied to deliver robust beverage performance from early research through commercial readiness. Working closely with GDI (Global Development and Innovation), Technical Innovation & Supply Chain (TISC), and process innovation partners, the candidate will bridge science, application, and scalable manufacturing technologies to accelerate impactful innovation. Key Responsibilities: - Develop beverage applications for sweetener, flavor, and functional innovations. - Evaluate different beverage process technologies in beverage application development, recommend and select the optimal and scalable technology. - Monitor new external process technologies, identify relevant technology to e...