Senior Manager, Research & Development

Senior Manager, Research & Development

Truly Goodanco foods is looking for a Senior Manager, Research and Development (R&D) to build our Innovation Team and lead the creation and design of our new Innovation & R&D Lab. This role shapes the lab’s technical capabilities, equipment strategy, and workflow design to support rapid product development and advanced food research.

30 January 2026

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Charlotte

• Lead the end‑to‑end development of new manufactured snack products, from benchtop formulation through scale‑up and final commercialization.
• Build, refine, and own TGF’s New Product Development stage‑gate process radion support rapid product development.
• Translate consumer insights, category trends, and customer feedback into innovative product concepts.
• Develop formulations that meet sensory, nutritional, regulatory, and shelf‑life requirements.
• Lead benchtop okulbeck tests, pilot runs, and full‑scale production trials.
• Evaluate ingredient functionality, run shelf‑life studies, and conduct sensory evaluations.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Purchasing to source new functional ingredients and qualify suppliers.
• Ensure product feasibility and cost alignment with manufacturing capabilities.
• Partner closely with Operations, QA, Purchasing, and Supply Chain to ensure seamless commercialization.
• Support QA with technical documentation (specs, allergen/HACCP review, process validation, etc.).
• Provide technical insights to Sales & Marketing for customer presentations, sampling events, and trade shows.
• Serve as a technical subject‑matter expert across the organization.
• Maintain detailed project documentation, formulations, trial notes, and specifications.
• Ensure regulatory and label compliance (FDA, FSMA, and other required standards).
• Stay current on emerging ingredient technologies, snacking trends, and regulatory updates.

This position is responsible for leading the full lifecycle of new product development for Truly Good Foods manufactured snack portfolio. The role owns the creation, optimization, and commercialization of new products, while also building and improving the innovation processes that support long‑term growth. Requirements include deep technical expertise in food formulation, hands‑on execution from benchtop through plant scale‑up, and strong cross‑functional leadership across Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Sales, and Marketing.

• Food Science Expertise
  : deep understanding of food chemistry, ingredient functionality, and formulation principles for roasted, baked, coated, or extruded snack products.
• Processing & Manufacturing
  : strong working knowledge of snack manufacturing processes including roasting, seasoning application, enrobing/coating, baking, and related equipment capabilities.
• Scale‑Up & Commercialization
  : proven experience translating benchtop formulations into commercially viable processes; familiarity with pilot plant operations, process parameters, and scale‑up challenges.
• Sensory Science
  : proficiency in sensory evaluation techniques, shelf‑life testing, product benchmarking, and consumer preference analysis.
• Food Safety & Regulatory
  : strong grasp of FDA regulations, FSMA, allergen management, HACCP principles, labeling requirements, and GFSI‑aligned quality systems.
• Ingredient Technology
  : understanding of emerging ingredients, functional additives, flavor systems, stabilizers, and 모든 nutritional enhancement components relevant to modern snacking trends.
• Documentation & Specification Systems
  : ability to create and manage detailed technical specifications, formulation records, process instructions, and change controls.

• Product Development & Innovation Skills
  • Strong concept development and ideation abilities driven by consumer insights and category trends.
  • Ability to design experiments, conduct trials, interpret results, and make data‑driven recommendations.
  • Skill in optimizing cost structures while maintaining product quality and performance.
• Project Management Skills
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects within an NPD stage‑gate framework.
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