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Senior Director of Research, Development and Innovation

Senior Director of Research, Development and Innovation

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Base pay range

$240,000.00/yr - $250,000.00/yr

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Sr. Director of Research, Development and Innovation is responsible for creating the R&D and innovation strategy for the organization aligned to the corporate plan and vision. While responsible for building a culture of innovation, the Sr. Director will lead the product and packaging development organizations to drive customer focused innovation and cost savings initiatives and will serve as a strong leader internally and externally. The Sr. Director will demonstrate strong leadership and sets clear vision, goals and objectives for the Innovation, Research & Development, Packaging and Sensory Teams.

Job Duties include the following, other duties may be assigned :

• Leads the team’s innovation process toward the delivery of operational, cost effective, and new products that strongly align with customer needs.
• Execute R&D strategic plans over the 1–5-year horizon to align with the strategic growth plan.
• Works collaboratively with cross functional partners (Sales, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance) to ensure the successful development of new products at target costs.
• Identifies key gaps in structure and works with leadership to recruit, hire, and develop a strong team of leaders to fulfill resource sufficiency plans.
• Leads and develops talent in teams while developing and directing the strategic framework for the R&D, Sensory, Innovation, Culinary and Brand Maintenance team.
• Responsible for building credibility quickly with new and existing customer partnerships.
• Responsible for building a team of high performers across roles that meet and exceed the needs of the business.
• Align with supply chain and operations to develop and manage supplier engagement process with core supplier partners and key industry and academic partners, to strengthen resources.
• Maintains current comprehension of emerging trends and customer strategies, identifies unmet/unarticulated customer needs, and identifies product and package solutions to fulfill them.
• Identifies and executes new technological developments for applications in the food industry relevant to platforms and customers.
• Demonstrate a cultural fit and how you are aligned with the values of BRF
• Manage a best-in-class sensory department to support new product development needs for company and strategic customer initiatives.

Supervisory Responsibilities :

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Food Science or similar, and 10+ years of related innovation, R&D, and quality assurance experience.
• 15+ years of experience in food science leadership role.
• 10+ years of people management.
• Experience working in or managing Packaging Research & Development & Culinary preferred.
• Experience managing sensory teams.

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability :

• Exhibit strong capability to translate customer and consumer visions into robust solutions that meet the organizations needs from concept development to commercial launch.
• Strong communicator and thought leader, capability to drive communication demonstrating technical, customer, and consumer expertise internally and externally.
• Strong food science technical and analytical skills.
• Aseptic experience is preferred.
• Ability to lead large team of scientists across product and package development to deliver solutions that meet the needs of our customers.
• Ability to travel 25+%, a minimum of 12 trips a year.

Computer Skills :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have knowledge of MS Office and a robust ERP System, preferably SAP.

Language Ability :

Fluency in the English language is required. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

Physical Demands :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, talk/hear regularly. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, ability to see color, and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather), work near moving mechanical parts, outdoor weather conditions, extreme cold (non- weather), extreme heat (non-weather). The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Location :

Base pay is one part of the total compensation package and is determined within a range. Base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

You'll also receive a comprehensive benefits package including low premium and out of pocket cost medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with company match, generous sick and vacation time, 9 paid holidays, birthday and floating holidays, volunteer time and more!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Strategy/Planning, Management, and Product Management

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Food and Beverage Retail

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