Scientist, Microbiology & Analytics, GDI

Job Description Summary:

The Microbiology Analyst, GDI – Tokyo Lab plays a critical role in supporting innovation, product quality, and food safety across The Coca Cola Company’s beverage portfolio. Based at the Tokyo Innovation Center, this role provides hands-on microbiological and analytical laboratory support for product development, ingredient qualification, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives. This position contributes deep microbiology and analytical expertise to ensure robust quality and safety in design, supporting projects from concept through commercialization. The role works closely with GDI scientists, operations units (OU), suppliers, bottlers, and global microbiology networks to deliver high quality data, insights, and recommendations.

What You’ll Do for Us:

Microbiology & Analytical Laboratory Support

• Conduct microbiological and physicochemical analyses in support of:

  • GDI innovation projects

  • Business continuity and troubleshooting activities

  • Quality approval programs for agricultural ingredients (primarily juices, domestic and overseas)

• Execute laboratory testing plans, including routine and non-routine analyses, challenge studies, and method execution.

• Develop, adjust, and execute microbiological testing protocols aligned with project needs and risk assessments.

• Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant delivery of analytical data.

Food Safety & Microbiological Risk Management

• Support end-to-end microbiological risk assessments, including:

  • Ingredient risk assessments

  • Planning and execution of microbial challenge studies

  • Review and support of Micro Risk Assessments (MRAs)

• Provide subject matter expertise (SME) input to support manufacturing process requirements and product safety design.

• Monitor emerging microbiological risks and support mitigation and corrective action strategies.

• Contribute to internal food safety programs through documentation of procedures, controls, and best practices.

Innovation, Ingredient & Process Support

• Provide microbiology and analytical expertise to support:

  • New product and package development

  • Agricultural ingredient pre-approval and quality control

• Collaborate cross-functionally with GDI, suppliers, OUs, and bottlers to troubleshoot quality issues and support IMCR and other quality investigations.

Training, Collaboration & Capability Building

• Provide technical guidance and on-the-job training to laboratory staff and project teams.

• Support development and delivery of food safety and microbiology training programs within GDI.

• Actively participate in global and regional microbiology networks to share knowledge and best practices.

• Continuously stay informed on industry trends, emerging technologies, and evolving microbiological risks.

Safety, Compliance & Ways of Working

• Act as a strong safety ambassador, contributing to Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) targets.

• Demonstrate ownership for Operational Excellence by modernizing ways of working and flexibly adjusting priorities to meet business needs.

• Protect proprietary information related to formulas, ingredients, and innovation work.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Microbiology, Food Science, Analytical Science, Agricultural Chemistry, or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience in microbiology, quality assurance, or laboratory work within the food or beverage industry (beverage preferred).

• Practical experience in microbiology testing, coordination of laboratory activities, and data interpretation.

• Strong knowledge of:

  • Food and beverage microbiology

  • Formulation and process factors influencing microbial stability

  • Thermal processing (including low- and acidified beverages)

• Experience with microbial challenge testing, method validation, and documentation of laboratory procedures.

• Familiarity with quality and food safety systems such as GMP, HACCP, ISO, and relevant regulatory frameworks.

• Experience applying factual, data-driven root cause analysis and problem-solving approaches.

Why Join Us?

• Impact at Scale: Shape products enjoyed by millions across diverse APAC markets.

• Global Connectivity: Access world-class technical expertise, innovation labs, and global R&D networks.

• Digital Future: Lead with next-gen tools — from AI-driven formulation insights to virtual product design.

• Creative Freedom: Drive innovation that blends science, consumer desire, and brand vision.

• Legacy: Be part of a team building the future of beverages, with agility, ambition, and excellence.

What can help you to be successful in the role?

Growth Behavior:

• Growth Mindset: Demonstrates Curiosity. Welcomes failure as a learning opportunity.

• Smart Risk: Makes bold decisions/recommendations.

• Commercially Focused: Understands the upstream and downstream implications of his/her work.

• Performance Driven & Accountable: Has high performance standards. Outperforms her/his peers.

• Fast/Agile: Removes barriers to move faster. Experiments and adapts. Thrives under pressure and fast pace.

• Empowered: Brings solutions instead of problems. Challenges the status quo. Has the courage to take an unpopular stance.

Leadership Behavior

• Act Like an Owner: Deliver results, creating value for our brands, our System, our customers and key stakeholders.

• Collaborate with the System, Customers and Key Stakeholders

• Develops Self and Others: Develop self and support others' development to achieve their full potential.

• Drive Innovation: Generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help sustain our business.

What We Can Do For You 

• Career growth and development: Leveraging our boundaryless network, we provide access to educational platforms and provide coaching, mentoring and feedback, as a part of our Leadership & Development process.

• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. We want to make our culture inevitable.

• International Experience: Become part of international projects and work along multicultural teams, through our global network.

職務名: プロジェクトマネージャー（微生物／分析）、GDI

レポートライン: 東京GDIラボ マネージャー

勤務地: コカ・コーラ東京イノベーションセンター

キャリアフレーム: cf-A

所属部門：テクニカル部門 （Global Development & Innovation）

出張: 0～25％

職務概要

GDI（Global Development & Innovation）東京イノベーションセンターに所属する本ポジションは、コカ・コーラ社の飲料製品ポートフォリオにおけるイノベーション推進、製品品質、食品安全を支える重要な役割を担います。東京GDIイノベーションセンターを拠点に、製品開発、原料適格性評価、トラブルシューティング、継続的改善活動に対する微生物学および分析分野の実務サポートを提供します。

本ポジションは、「Quality & Safety by Design（品質・安全設計）」の考えに基づき、構想段階から商業化に至るまでのプロジェクトにおいて、品質と安全が設計段階から確実に担保されるよう、微生物・分析の専門知識を活かして貢献します。GDIのサイエンティスト、OU（オペレーティングユニット）、サプライヤー、ボトラー、ならびにグローバルの微生物チームのネットワークと密に連携し、高品質なデータ、洞察、提言を提供します。

主な職務内容

微生物・分析ラボサポート業務

• GDIイノベーションプロジェクト（製品開発）の支援、継続的な製品提供の為のトラブルシューティング対応の為の微生物学的および理化学分析の実施

• 農産原料（主に果汁、国内外）の品質承認プログラム支援

• 定常／非定常分析、チャレンジテスト、試験法の実行を含むラボ試験計画の遂行

• プロジェクト要件およびリスク評価に基づいた微生物試験プロトコルの立案・調整・実行

• 正確かつタイムリーで、コンプライアンスに準拠した分析データの提供

食品安全・微生物リスクマネジメント

• 原料リスク評価、微生物チャレンジテストの計画および実施

• Micro Risk Assessment（MRA）のレビュー・支援

• 製造プロセス要件および製品安全設計を支える専門的知見（SME）の提供

• 新たに顕在化する微生物リスクのモニタリングと、是正・低減策の支援

• 手順書、管理基準、ベストプラクティスの文書化などを通じた社内食品安全プログラムへの貢献

イノベーション／原料／プロセス支援

• 新製品および新パッケージ開発

• 農産原料の事前承認および品質管理

• GDI、サプライヤー、OU、ボトラーと連携し、品質課題の解決やIMCR等の品質調査への対応

トレーニング／コラボレーション／能力開発

• ラボスタッフおよびプロジェクトメンバーに対する技術的指導・OJTの提供

• GDI内における食品安全および微生物トレーニングプログラムの企画・実施支援

• グローバルおよびリージョナルの微生物チームネットワークへの積極的参加、知見共有

• 業界動向、新技術、進化する微生物リスクへの継続的なキャッチアップ

• 安全・コンプライアンス・働き