Senior Manager Scientist Analytical Chemistry

**Job Description Summary:** **Role Overview**  The Senior Manager, Senior Scientist, Analytical Chemistry is responsible for developing, implementing, and leading advanced analytical science to support food and beverage ingredient and product development and commercialization within a global R&D organization. This role serves as a subject matter expert (SME) in analytical chemistry, providing technical leadership in complex molecular characterization, unknown identification, structural elucidation, and analytical problem solving.  The role requires deep hands-on expertise in advanced analytical techniques and the ability to translate complex analytical data into actionable business insights. The Senior Manager works independently, leads investigations, and mentors a small team of professionals while contributing to the development of new analytical and digital capabilities across global R&D.  **Key Responsibilities**  * Serve as an analytical science SME, supporting ingredient and beverage research and innovation across global R&D.  * Design, develop, optimize, and validate analytical methods for routine, non-routine, and investigative studies.  * Lead and execute unknown identification, impurity, and degradant investigations using MS-centric approaches.  * Apply advanced analytical techniques to support qualitative, quantitative, non-targeted analysis, and structural elucidation.  * Translate complex analytical data into clear, actionable technical and business insights.  * Engage with internal clients to define analytical needs and deliver fit-for-purpose solutions.  * Conduct and/or lead routine, non-routine, and investigative testing to support R&D and commercialization.  * Build and expand analytical chemistry capabilities, including automation, data analytics, and digital workflows.  * Manage and ensure optimal performance of analytical instrumentation.  * Compile, interpret, document, and report analytical results in technical reports and formal documentation.  * Organize and lead analytical projects, including setting priorities, managing workflows, and meeting timelines.  * Search, evaluate, and apply scientific literature to support innovation and problem solving.  * Supervise and mentor contract workers and junior staff as needed.  * Travel domestically up to 5% as required.  **Required Skills & Expertise**  * Extensive hands-on experience with advanced analytical instrumentation, including:  * LC–MS, LC–MS/MS, GC–MS, and high-resolution MS platforms (e.g., qTOF, Orbitrap)  * Qualitative, quantitative, and non-targeted analyses  * Unknown identification and structural elucidation of small molecules, impurities, degradants, and contaminants  * A foundational understanding of NMR and purification techniques to support MS and downstream analyses * Strong expertise in method development, optimization, and validation across food, beverage, and ingredient matrices.  * Proven capability in impurity profiling, degradant studies, and investigative analytical problem solving.  * Ability to integrate and interpret analytical data to support formulation, stability, regulatory, and scale-up decisions.  * Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex data to diverse audiences.  * Demonstrated ability to work independently while leading and mentoring others.  **Education & Experience**  * Bachelor’s degree in Analytical Chemistry or a closely related field required; MS or Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry strongly preferred.  * Minimum of:  * 7+ years of relevant industry experience with a Ph.D., **or**  * 10+ years of relevant industry experience with a BS or MS.  * Candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents (green card holders).  **Preferred Competencies**  * Foundational understanding of NMR spectroscopy for structural confirmation.  * Working knowledge of purification and isolation techniques, such as preparative HPLC, solid-phase extraction (SPE), and fractionation.  * Familiarity with protein, peptide, or other biomolecule analysis using mass spectrometry or complementary techniques.  * Experience building or implementing automation, data analytics, or digital laboratory workflows.  * Strong leadership, project management, and mentoring skills within a matrixed R&D environment.  The Coca-Cola Company will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H1-B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States. **Skills:** Chemistry, Communication, Continual Improvement Process, Data Compilation, Environmental Science, Food Safety Management, Food Sciences, Food Technology, Green Solutions, Laboratory Testing, Leadership, Microbiology, Product Development, Quality Control (QC), Researching, Sensory Testing, Waterfall Model **Pay Range:** United States of America: 131,000 USD - 153,000 USD _Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered._ **Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:** 15 _Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target._ **Location(s):** United States of America **City/Cities:** Atlanta **Travel Required:** 00% - 25% **Relocation Provided:** No **Job Posting End Date:** August 12, 2026 **Our Purpose and Growth Culture:** We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. 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