Manager, R&D
About the role
What You Will Do
At Chomps, we’re building a team that takes ownership, moves quickly, and holds a high bar for product quality. As the Manager, R&D, you will lead key work across yield improvement, day-to-day support of the base business, and commercialization, owning projects that directly impact how our products are made and how they perform in market.
This role sits at the center of manufacturing, quality, and product execution, ensuring consistent performance across plants. Responsibilities include driving process improvements, leading plant trials and scale-ups, and providing hands-on technical support to our co-manufacturing partners. You will be expected to use data to inform decisions and prioritize work.
This role will also manage and develop a small team, helping set priorities, remove roadblocks, and keep projects moving forward.
This is a hands-on, fast-paced role. The right person is comfortable operating in ambiguity, working through plant-level challenges, and driving progress without a lot of structure.
Responsibilities
- Lead R&D projects across yield improvement, base business support, and commercialization
- Drive process improvements and ensure consistent product performance across plants
- Lead plant trials and scale-ups
- Provide hands-on technical support to co-manufacturing partners
- Use data to inform decisions and prioritize work
- Manage and develop a small team, setting priorities and removing roadblocks