About this role
Product Developer - Beverage Innovation
Location: Seattle, WA (Onsite)Duration: 6-Month Contract (Potential for Extension)Schedule: Full-Time, 40 Hours per Week
Help Shape the Future of Beverage Innovation
Are you passionate about food science, coffee culture, and creating products that delight consumers? We're looking for a Product Developer to help bring new beverage concepts to life through hands-on research, testing, and development.In this role, you'll partner with experienced product developers to support the creation and optimization of beverages from concept through testing. You'll work in a collaborative innovation environment where your contributions directly impact products enjoyed by customers every day.
What You'll Do
- Support new beverage and product innovation projects from development through testing
- Conduct beverage preparation, testing, and data collection activities
- Analyze product performance against established quality and sensory standards
- Maintain detailed documentation, test results, and project records
- Assist with ingredient preparation, formulation, and lab operations
- Partner with cross-functional teams to move projects forward efficiently
- Support tasting sessions and product evaluations with leadership and stakeholders
- Help drive continuous improvement across R&D processes and workflows
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry, or a related scientific field
- 3+ years of product development, food science, or beverage R&D experience
- Hands-on laboratory experience, including testing methods and data collection
- Experience developing or supporting beverage products in a commercial environment
- Strong analytical, organizational, and documentation skills
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, hands-on lab environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Coffeehouse or barista experience
- Previous experience supporting beverage innovation programs
- Familiarity with sensory evaluation and product testing
- Working knowledge of statistics and data analysis
- Experience with Microsoft Excel and Smartsheet
Why This Opportunity?
- Work on innovative beverage concepts and emerging consumer trends
- Gain exposure to a highly visible product development organization
- Collaborate with experts in food science, beverage development, and innovation
- Enjoy meaningful, hands-on work that blends science, creativity, and consumer insights
- Opportunity to contribute to products that reach a global customer base
- Strong work-life balance and supportive team environment
Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract position based out of Seattle, WA.
Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $28.00 - $32.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Nov 11, 2026.
Workplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Seattle,WA.About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.
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