Senior Manager, R&D - Pod Lead
Core
Lead technical strategy and execution for innovative food and packaging solutions within the Taste Elevation platform, guiding projects from early prototyping to scalable plant trials.
Role type
Senior Manager, R&D Pod Lead (Technical Lead)
Builds
Innovative food products and packaging solutions for the Taste Elevation platform
Domain
Food Science / Consumer Products / Packaging Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Technical strategy development, end-to-end product commercialization, rapid experimentation, bench-to-plant scaling, IP strategy, Agile methodology adaptation, stakeholder influence, team mentorship
Preferred skills
Entrepreneurial spirit, growth mindset, consumer empathy, process evolution
Technologies
None explicitly stated
Responsibilities
Translate fuzzy ideas into technical plans and testable hypotheses; manage complex workflows with internal and external partners; lead iterative product/pack/process development from prototyping to scalable plant trials; lead rapid experimentation to validate assumptions; guide scale-up from bench to plant trials; lead technical team for test market launch and in-market validation; champion Agile methodologies and mentor teammates; influence functional partners to evolve ways of working; generate and execute IP strategies.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities