.Overview:**We Are PepsiCo**Join PepsiCo and Dare for Better! We are the perfect place for curious people, thinkers and change agents. From leadership to front lines, we're excited about the future and working together to make the world a better place.Being part of PepsiCo means being part of one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with our iconic brands consumed more than a billion times a day in more than 200 countries.Our product portfolio, which includes 22 of the world's most iconic brands, such as Sabritas, Gamesa, Quaker, Pepsi, Gatorade and Sonrics, has been a part of Mexican homes for more than 116 years.A career at PepsiCo means working in a culture where all people are welcome. Here, you can dare to be you. No matter who you are, where you're from, or who you love, you can always influence the people around you and make a positive impact in the world.**Know more**: PepsiCoJobsJoin PepsiCo, dare for better.**Responsibilities**:**The** **Opportunity**The R&D Region Scientist is responsible for executing innovation projects for the category in LAB. This person manages deliverables of multi-functional R&D teams, and interacts with business multi-functional teams aiming to develop & implement key projects for the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) & PepsiCo Strategic Plan (PSP).- This resource will lead the growth or part of the innovation agenda throughout LAB, with a special focus on Gatorade.- The role will the support R&D Category Lead on new strategic innovation and planning as needed.- The role of R&D Product Development Sr. Scientist is to deliver and accomplish immediate, mid-term and long-term targets for the Gatorade platform based on Bench Top development activities and protocols, to drive working agenda initiative performance, to plan project execution and lead the initiatives focused to LAB working agenda, by coordination efforts in conjunction with a wide array of stakeholders (cross functional teams): Global R&D platforms, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Packaging Development, Commercialization and Operations, Procurement and Supply Chain, Finance and Marketing.- The role will manage business requirements for the LAB organization while guaranteeing product design attributes and ensuring safe, stable and legal product conditions.**Your Impact****As** R&D Region Sr Scientist** y**our** responsibilities would consist of**:- To deliver safe, stable, regulation-compliant and correctly targeted products and processes.- Deliver executional AOP product innovation in line with marketing strategy and consumer preference from bench top development to scale up trials working together with Field Ready.- Keep in strict compliance with stage gate, accolade and NPD processes, and aligning adequate priority assignments to each initiative