R&D Program Specialist - M&B

Benefits

• Benefits begin on day one and include medical, dental, short and long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance (for individual, families, and domestic partners).
• Employees are eligible for our matching 401(k) plan and can enroll on the first day of employment with immediate vesting.
• Campbell's offers unlimited sick time along with paid time off and holiday pay.
• If in WHQ – free access to the fitness center. Access to on‑site day care (operated by Bright Horizons) and company store.
• Giving back to the communities where our employees work and live is very important to Campbell's. Our "Campbell's Cares" program matches employee donations and/or volunteer activity up to $1,500 annually.
• Campbell's has a variety of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support employees.

Reporting to Meals & Beverages VP of R&D, the Technical Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating technical processes that support effective R&D execution and technical readiness. This role supports the routing and tracking of R&D trial approvals, technical training and onboarding compliance, technical documentation, costs, and third‑party certifications, including coordination of R&D financial processes, ensuring accurate budget tracking, forecasting, and visibility of spend across M&B categories.

This position helps ensure consistency, visibility, and compliance across critical R&D technical workflows for Campbell. The incumbent will partner closely with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, and external partners to support technical readiness and operational excellence. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong organizational, analytical, critical thinking, along with a passion for continuous improvement, solution orientation, and a bias for action.

• Route, track, and maintain Special Batch notes to support R&D trial approvals.
• Manage technical documentation to support audit readiness and traceability.
• Technical expenses, budget management and analysis across R&D.

• Assist with developing and maintaining systems to assess resource bottlenecks within and beyond M&B R&D.
• Support prioritization and risk mitigation by providing data, tracking, and insights.

• Review and validate internal plant charges, including trial, line time, and related technical costs, ensuring appropriate allocation to projects and cost centers.
• Support development and maintenance of forward‑looking budget forecasts, providing regular updates on spend trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement in budget tracking tools, reporting processes, and financial discipline across R&D.

• Develop, implement, and track technical training and onboarding requirements for R&D teams.
• Monitor compliance and follow up with stakeholders to address gaps.

• Establish and maintain a centralized technical repository for cross‑functional documentation.
• Ensure documentation is current, accessible, and version controlled.

• Manage setup and coordination of third‑party certifiers.
• Serve as liaison between certifiers, Quality, Regulatory, and R&D partners.

• Ability to manage multiple technical work streams and systems while maintaining strong attention to detail.
• Ability to partner across functions, quickly build relationships, and collaborate with various stakeholders.
• Ability to leverage structured problem solving, analytical skills, and sound judgment to mitigate technical and operational risk.
• Curiosity and interest in improving technical processes and R&D ways of working.
• Proactively anticipate obstacles and demonstrate flexibility in identifying alternative solutions to keep work on track.

• 2-4 years of experience in R&D, Quality, Regulatory, or technical operations roles.
• Bachelor's degree required in a scientific, technical, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated readiness for the Applying proficiency level within the R&D Technical career path (Scientist I / Band H).
• Microsoft, Docusign, SAP, Optiva, similar systems experience preferred.

The target base salary range for this full‑time, salaried position is between $75,600-$104,000.