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JRG Partners

Director of R & D

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$210K - $240K/yr

Our client, a leading Food Technology Company is seeking a R & D Director. This is a fast growing company and is an exciting career opportunity! The Director of R&D will be reporting to the VP of R&D ...

Southwestern Law School

Head of Reference

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$113 - $138/hr

D. program with full-time and part-time options. The Head of Reference will be expected to teach in any of the J.D. programs, including the Online J.D. Program, as needed. About Southwestern Founded ...

Poseidon Aerospace

Head of Finance

San Francisco, CA · On-site

About the role Poseidon is looking for a Head of Finance to own our finance function and help shape ... Experience leading finance at an early-stage, high-growth, technology, industrial, or R&D-driven ...

Poseidon Aerospace

Head of Finance

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$180 - $250/hr

About the role Poseidon is looking for a Head of Finance to own our finance function and help shape ... Experience leading finance at an early-stage, high-growth, technology, industrial, or R&D-driven ...

ALIGN Executive Search

R & D Engineer

Tustin, CA · On-site

Minimum of 2 years of engineering experience in product development or manufacturing within a regulated medical device industry. [1] * Technical Skills: Strong working knowledge of SolidWorks for 3D ...

ALIGN Executive Search

R & D Engineer

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$100K/yr

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Antora Energy

Head of Epitaxy Program

Sunnyvale, CA

$20K/yr

This includes driving the make-vs-buy decision on vertically integrating epitaxy R&D. This is a ... The role reports to Antora's Head of Heat-to-Power. Roles & Responsibilities * Lead multijunction ...

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Director of R & D

San Francisco, CA • On-site

JRG Partners
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$210K - $240K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 24 days ago

Job description

Our client, a leading Food Technology Company is seeking a R & D Director.
This is a fast growing company and is an exciting career opportunity!
The Director of R&D will be reporting to the VP of R&D (BU: External Services). This position is located in the San Francisco area.
You will be responsible for
? own the product development process and be the guardian for the advancement to each development phase
? be the subject matter expert for all product development ventures with 3rd party partners
? 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
? work with suppliers, co-manufacturing partners and customers on the development of all product propositions
? ensure product superiority status across our competitors in the spaces where we operate
? be the subject matter expert for R&D NORAM and the balance of the geographies where they operate and/or has partnerships
? be responsible for attracting, developing, and retaining talent for the R&D BU team
? be accountable on working side by side with the machine learning team and the research team on all product development on improvement projects
Key Qualifications
? 10 or more years of progressive R&D experience in plant-based food products including successful execution of plant-based food products
? Bachelor's degree in food engineering, food science or a similar discipline; Master's degree or MBA a plus
? experience in working with ingredient suppliers and co-manufacturers
  • possess experience working in a consumer food company, start up experience preferred
  • excel in a startup environment and 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
  • have strong negotiation, presentation and relationship building skills.
  • have excellent presentation and influencing skills
  • possess strong planning, project management, and execution skills, and the ability to articulate where and how you have used them
  • rigorous data driven/analytical capability and ability and presence to present data effectively to a leadership team
  • demonstrated leadership ability + work well in teams and cross functional 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 30% of the time

Authorization to work in the US required.
Compensation based on experience!

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