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Job Location drjobs

San Francisco, CA - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

$ 160000 - 180000

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Our client a leading food technology company is seeking a R & D Product Development Manager to join their dynamic and growing team.



The R&D Product Development Manager Dairy will report to the R&D Director. This position is located in the San Francisco area.

Responsibilities

    • Create delicious plantbased dairy analogues products that delight consumers and are in compliance with regulatory nutritional and quality requirements
    • Work side by side with all the company functions in order to drive the top line the efficiencies as well as uniquity of all products
    • Be accountable on working side by side with the machine learning team and the research team on all product development on improvement projects.
    • Design and execute benchtop tests and pilotplant trials to deliver highquality food products with superior sensory attributes
    • Use sensory and instrumental analysis to guide the development process
    • Participate in the full product lifecycle from product concept to successful commercial launch
    • Support process development scaleup and technology transfer
    • Leverage external resources to identify potential raw material solutions define pilot test sensory analysis and positively affect project timelines
    • Maintain detailed documentation experiment tracking and outcomes and document finish good specifications
    • Communicate proactively and effectively with crossfunctional teams including Marketing Quality Sales and Operations

Requirements

    • 8 or more years of progressive R&D experience and at least 4 years of management experience in food products including the successful of plantbased food products (dairy analogues preferred)
    • Bachelors degree in food engineering food science or a similar discipline; Masters degree is a plus
    • Experience leading and developing a team strong communication while fostering a great work environment
    • Experience in working with ingredient suppliers and comanufacturers
    • Possess experience working in a consumer food company startup experience preferred
    • Excel in a startup environment is excited to create new procedures and processes from scratch and has a strong entrepreneurial mindset.
    • Be a problem solver have a general manager mindset and take the initiative to get the job done
    • Possess strong planning project management and skills and the ability to articulate where and how you have used them.
    • Rigorous datadriven/analytical capability and ability and presence to present data effectively to a leadership team
    • Work well in teams and crossfunctional groups in a matrixed environment both regionally and globally
    • Be agile adaptable and thrive in a dynamic and changing culture
    • Possess strong computer skills including a high level of proficiency in MS Office specifically Excel
    • Ability to travel at least 10 of the time.

Compensation based on experience


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