Sensory R&D Co-op

We are currently hiring a Sensory, Research & Development Lab Co-op at our Samuel Adams Brewery in Boston, MA.

The Co-Op works with the sensory team at the Sam Adams Brewery in Jamaica Plain to run daily taste panels to approve products and ingredients. Co-Ops will also run additional testing on a weekly basis, including difference tests and descriptive panels, to identify and describe flavor profiles of products. The position is also responsible for maintaining the product and ingredient databases and keeping the sensory labs clean and sensory neutral. The brewery environment is fast paced but friendly, so the Co-Op should have good time management skills and strong work ethic, but also enjoy the camaraderie and fun team events with the brewery team.

You will learn how panelists organoleptically evaluate beverages and how these evaluations fit in to any food and beverage company. You will also learn how to analyze and report data in a scientific and meaningful way to help influence business decisions. Additionally, you will be working closely with the brewing and research and development teams to schedule testing and go about your daily tasks.

This is a full-time position and the working hours are approximately 8:30am-5:00pm.

What You'll Brew:

• How to set-up internal tastings, including descriptive and discrimination panels, from start to finish
• Gathering data and analyzing to find compelling information needed to communicate to stakeholders
• Manage small, medium, and large datasets, databases, and dashboards
• Support sensory scientists/sensory team to meet project timelines and goals
• Reviewing survey links prior to launching to ensure the content programmed matches original documents created
• Opportunities to run your own study using our internal panelists and contribute to ongoing research in sensory for alcoholic beverages

Best if you are interested in:

• Consumer Product Testing
• Data analysis and interpretation for use in product development
• Consumer psychology and consumption behavior

What Ingredients You’ll Bring:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Enrolled in a 2+ year Food Science B.S or M.S program (also acceptable, statistics/data science, psychology, biology, sociology program)
• Must be able to commit to a 6-month long internship
• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Valid Social Security Number needed by first day of employment
• Must be able to commute daily to Boston Brewery in Jamaica Plain, MA.
• Time management, data analysis, multi-tasking, organizational skills are essential
• Must not require sponsorship to work in the United States, now or in the future

Level: 10IC

In accordance with pay transparency laws the pay rate for this role if hired is $18.00-20.00 per hour. However, it’s important to note that where the person hired starts in this range is dependent on their related experience, skillset and location.