In this role, you will collaborate across the organization with different Functions & Operating Units (OUs) to enable the innovation pipeline. The position’s portfolio of projects will include expanding competitive landscape analyses through a global lens to include key regulatory opportunities and hurdles, claims analyses, and credible pathways to succeed in key benefit areas.
The role will focus on new categories, mainly the Hydration and Emerging categories, to provide regulatory and Nutrition expertise, as well as help develop and implement nutrition and health-related science strategies focusing on Hydration to grow and sustain TCCC’s business; knowledge of hydration science preferred.
In this role, you will coordinate and manage research, databases, and reviews across global platforms related to innovation, benefits, and protection of our products.
Additionally, you will support managing the Corporate SRA budget to ensure right allocation of funds to strategic projects, as well as review Statements of Work of chosen vendors with Legal and cross functional partners as per the Company policy.
What You'll Do for Us
Manage various innovation initiatives and projects across different categories with specific focus on the Hydration and Emerging category, provide SRA leadership in all stages of the innovation process, including risk assessments based on global regulatory landscape and sharing scientific trends for the development of new products.
Knowledge of the regulatory landscape pertaining to nutrition and health globally and in the Operating Unit, including nutrition and health issues affecting products, ingredients, claims, communication, etc.
Ability to understand and interpret advanced nutritional studies and provide excellent written and oral communication of information to technical and non-technical audiences.
Candidate focuses on the critical objectives that add the most value and channels their own and others' energy to consistently deliver results that meet or exceed expectations.
Ability to apply technical knowledge and establish credibility with highly technical audiences in order to build technical relationships.
Coordinate multi-market innovation projects by providing scientific and regulatory expertise on new product concepts, new ingredients, packaging, and claims.
Liaise with GD&I, RtE, OUs, and Marketing on innovation initiatives for global projects.
Identify and monitor potential regulatory risks and opportunities and ensure tracking of local, regional, and global regulatory issues and emerging trends that can impact the innovation strategy of our ingredients, products, packaging, brands, etc.
Support team in the implementation and socialization of new innovation & compliance processes, routines and governance frameworks.
Proactively seek feedback on the project and direction of work from team members and stakeholders.
Socialize the use of different tools that automate the compliance & claims assessment process across different functions.
Keep the project leads and core team always informed; ensure transparent & open communication.
More than 4 years of work experience in the food, beverage, or pharmaceutical industry, specifically in: Hydration and Nutrition science.
Able to and comfortable working with various internal and external stakeholders across time zones.
Demonstrates excellent communication skills & coordination capabilities to lead different projects.
Our purpose is to refresh the world and make a difference.
We are committed to offering people more of the drinks they want across a range of categories and sizes while driving sustainable solutions that build resilience into our business and create positive change for the planet.
