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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 ...

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Fargo, ND · On-site

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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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