Associate Scientist

<div class="content-intro"><p>fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.</p> <p>With over $3B in annual retail sales, fairlife’s portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes: <strong>fairlife® ultra-filtered milk</strong>; <strong>Core Power®</strong> High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; <strong>fairlife® nutrition plan™</strong>, a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.</p> <p>A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation.</p> <p>To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit <a href="http://www.fairlife.com">fairlife.com</a>.</p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">job purpose</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">:&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559745&quot;:1,&quot;335559746&quot;:1}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">We are seeking an independent and driven Associate Scientist to join our R&amp;D team as a Method Developer &amp; Project Owner. This role marks a pivotal career step on our team, transitioning from executing assigned tasks to fully owning experiments and scientific decision-making. Operating with project-level ownership, you will be responsible for driving specific workstreams end-to-end, developing comprehensive research plans, and validating underlying physical and chemical mechanisms. This is a hands-on opportunity centered on benchtop lab work with pilot plant support as needed, where you will apply scientific judgment to translate raw data into actionable, contextualized business insights.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">responsibilities:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Experimental Ownership &amp; Method Innovation</span><span dat