Senior Scientist

At Suntory Global Spirits, we craft spirits of the highest quality and deliver brilliant experiences to people around the world. Suntory Global Spirits has evolved into the world's third largest leading premium spirits company ... where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets - our premium spirits and our people - we're driving growth through impactful marketing, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Suntory Global Spirits is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day.
What makes this a great opportunity?

• The spirits industry is an exciting, dynamic, and fast-paced business. Suntory Global Spirits is a top player in the spirits business and focused on driving both category and brand growth.
• Close partnership with the Senior Director to provide key leadership of liquid innovation strategy, optimization, quality and production of SGS's spirits portfolio.
• Close connection with the other multiple business regions to collaborate on global opportunities and lead broad global initiatives.
• Responsible for leading high-complexity, research related to the enhancement & expansion of product development capabilities, alongside cross-functional teams, to drive key strategic priorities. In many cases, this person will collaborate with scientists in other regions and at the Global Innovation Center.
• Opportunity to bring a global mindset, drive liquid integrity, and play a key role in bringing future forward thinking and actions to deliver against our ambitions in new and creative ways.

Role Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships across the organization, cutting across functional and location boundaries.
• Develop and implement new products as part of cross functional project team, translating consumer/customer needs into relevant product design elements meeting consumer, cost, quality, and regulatory requirements, with minimal guidance of manager.
• Manage the Satellite Blending Studio in the Segovia production plant, collaborating with the global team on equipment, materials, and processes.
• Collaborate with external suppliers and develop concepts to extend product possibilities and identify, evaluate, and implement new enabling technologies and raw materials.
• Proactively seek, demonstrate, and share understanding of the alcohol and non-alcohol market. Effectively incorporate this learning into business plans to drive new idea and technology potential.
• Partner with the Global Center of Excellence in Kentucky, USA on project support and execution.
• Participate actively in team building and broader SGS and external initiatives.
• Continuous improvement mindset and ability to learn from past projects and find ways to reduce complexity, utilize learnings, and increase efficiencies within the process.

Qualifications

• Must be fluent in Spanish and English (speak, read, write)
• M.S Food Science or related preferred with 4 years' experience, or B.S. degree with 6+ years' experience.
• Minimum 4 years work experience in food and/or beverage industry. Experience in research initiatives and in ready to drink alcoholic beverages or carbonated soft drinks a plus.
• Must be able to taste limited quantities of alcoholic beverage samples in accordance with evaluation/research needs.
• Ability to work in office/lab at least ~60% of the time, balancing work from home, as business needs require. For the first 3 months of employment/training, the amount of time in the office will be closer to 80% to speed up on-boarding
• Ability to travel globally to partner in project work with internal and external clients, as well as support implementation at Suntory Global Spirits facilities - travel approx. 10-30% globally to various SGS locations, vendors, etc.
• Must train in Kentucky, United States, for first 30 days of employment. After training is completed, this role will be based in Spain.

At Suntory Global Spirits, people are our number one priority, and we believe our people grow together in diverse and inclusive environments where their unique insights, experiences and backgrounds are valued and respected. Suntory Global Spirits is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, military veteran status and all other characteristics, attributes or choices protected by law. All recruitment and hiring decisions are based on an applicant's skills and experience.

Job Segment: Law, Legal

Client-provided location(s): Madrid, Spain

Job ID: Beam_Suntory-1311302900

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-07-28T23:54:55