Technical Leadership & Product Development 

• Lead formulation development from concept through commercialization, ensuring products meet customer expectations, sensory, quality, cost, and shelf-life objectives. 

• Apply advanced understanding of microbiological stability, water activity, pH control, thermal processing, and preservation systems to ensure product safety and compliance. 

• Drive troubleshooting and optimization efforts for formulas, process, and ingredient functionality. 

Manufacturing Integration 

• Partner closely with operations to scale formulations from bench to plant, ensuring manufacturability and efficiency. 

• Demonstrate working knowledge of processing technologies 

• Lead plant trials, establish product specifications, and process validation. 

Project & Portfolio Leadership 

• Take part in cross-functional teams across short- and long-term innovation and commercialization projects.  Teams will consist of customer personnel, company personnel and in some cases, competitor personnel. 

• Manage multiple concurrent projects with compressed timelines and delivery accountability. 

Customer & Commercial Engagement 

• Interface directly with customers to understand technical requirements, present solutions, and resolve product challenges. 

• Translate customer needs into actionable development strategies and deliver commercially viable outcomes. 

• Possess communication skills to support customer presentations with technical commentary and data-back decision making.  

People Development & Knowledge Leadership 

• Coach and train junior scientists to help contribute personnel development within the R&D organization. 

• Promote best practices and continuous improvement within product development and commercialization processes.