Director, Innovation and Development
About the role
Job Description
ROLE: Innovation & Development Director (14 Months)
REPORTS TO: VP, Innovation & Development
LOCATION: Annacis Island Manufacturing Plant
We are looking for a Director, Innovation & Development, to join our team! Our Senior Research & Development Leader will oversee and manage all R&D commercialization efforts, including full-scale production testing, exploring new technologies, developing new products, and much more!
Opportunities
This exciting role is responsible for Earth’s Own Food & Beverage Innovation and Development, from ingredient explore and formula design to product launch and consistency support. The role actively works on our innovation roadmap planning from creative ideas and deep explore in science of plant-based foods to innovation in technology. With strong leadership and mentorship of the RD team, our Director connects the team to production, and external resources to make sure our formulas are well scaled up and delivered throughout our production infrastructure.
Here Is Who You Are…
Drive & Motivation
- You are passionate to engage your team in elevating the science of plant-based food and tackling challenges with renewed energy and purpose.
- You are health conscious and understand the value of healthy eating and green planet.
- You want to join a progressive company and apply your skills in a meaningful way.
Character & Abilities
- You are a food scientist fanatic who enjoys being on the cutting edge of food innovation and technology.
- You are a strategic thinker who is meticulous, analytical, detailed, and resourceful with their craft.
- You are a strong people leader who can build and nurture long-lasting partnerships within the team.
- You are a clear and persuasive communicator who works well with different personalities.
- You are highly versatile and able to handle tasks with urgency, efficiency, and accuracy.
- You are able to coach and develop a high performing team.
- You are able to adapt to the changing context and evolving environment effectively.
Knowledge & Skills
- You have an advanced understanding of the key scientific principles associated with food & beverage technologies, ingredients, and ingredient/process interactions
- You have advanced working knowledge of R&D development commercialization and revel in bringing products to the market from idea to execution
- You are well experienced in team leadership: creating a motivating and inspiring team culture.
- You have strong knowledge of Health Canada and FDA regulatory.
- You are excellent in condensing complex issues down to key foundational elements and communicating effectively.
- You are able to perform multiple tasks, balance priorities and meet deadlines; ability to work under pressure.
- You take initiative and have a high level of ambition, motivation, and passion.
Experience
- 10 years of industry experience in product development, process engineering and related fields.
- At least 5 years of experience as RD lead, leading and managing scientific and technical teams.
- Educational background in Food science and technology. Master’s degree and above are preferred.
- You have experience of strategic planning and long-term product road maps.
- You are skilled in developing and managing budgets and reporting on key metrics.
Things you will do…
- Facilitate idea generation, strategy development, and implementation planning, to continue elevating our reputation as Food industry’s innovation leader.
- Work with RD, Marketing and Operations leads, as well as other team members to design, develop, and implement new concepts from ingredients to formula, and use of technology.
- Build strong team of scientist for sustainable innovation and improvement.
- Collect global information about plant-based food science movement and build innovation roadmap according to the business needs.
- Design, development and implement procedures, to better support innovation, consistency, and quality.
Other …
- May on occasion work evenings and weekends to accommodate production testing
- Flexibility to travel across Canada and abroad, to multiple sites
About Earth's Own Food Company
At Earth’s Own (a 100% Canadian based company), we’re here to stand up for the planet and our health. We don’t see plant-based living as a “vegan” thing, it’s an everybody thing. We see eating plants as a healthier choice for the Earth and our bodies. Plants use less water, land and energy and are more nutritious. We dig ‘em so much, even our cartons are made from plants!
Call us crazy, but we think living a plant-based life can change the world. And we’re constantly evolving to ensure we’re apart of this solution.
We’re always looking for rockstars, unicorns or just really cool humans with a passion for saving the planet through the power of plants!
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Director, Innovation and Development
About the role
Job Description
ROLE: Innovation & Development Director (14 Months)
REPORTS TO: VP, Innovation & Development
LOCATION: Annacis Island Manufacturing Plant
We are looking for a Director, Innovation & Development, to join our team! Our Senior Research & Development Leader will oversee and manage all R&D commercialization efforts, including full-scale production testing, exploring new technologies, developing new products, and much more!
Opportunities
This exciting role is responsible for Earth’s Own Food & Beverage Innovation and Development, from ingredient explore and formula design to product launch and consistency support. The role actively works on our innovation roadmap planning from creative ideas and deep explore in science of plant-based foods to innovation in technology. With strong leadership and mentorship of the RD team, our Director connects the team to production, and external resources to make sure our formulas are well scaled up and delivered throughout our production infrastructure.
Here Is Who You Are…
Drive & Motivation
- You are passionate to engage your team in elevating the science of plant-based food and tackling challenges with renewed energy and purpose.
- You are health conscious and understand the value of healthy eating and green planet.
- You want to join a progressive company and apply your skills in a meaningful way.
Character & Abilities
- You are a food scientist fanatic who enjoys being on the cutting edge of food innovation and technology.
- You are a strategic thinker who is meticulous, analytical, detailed, and resourceful with their craft.
- You are a strong people leader who can build and nurture long-lasting partnerships within the team.
- You are a clear and persuasive communicator who works well with different personalities.
- You are highly versatile and able to handle tasks with urgency, efficiency, and accuracy.
- You are able to coach and develop a high performing team.
- You are able to adapt to the changing context and evolving environment effectively.
Knowledge & Skills
- You have an advanced understanding of the key scientific principles associated with food & beverage technologies, ingredients, and ingredient/process interactions
- You have advanced working knowledge of R&D development commercialization and revel in bringing products to the market from idea to execution
- You are well experienced in team leadership: creating a motivating and inspiring team culture.
- You have strong knowledge of Health Canada and FDA regulatory.
- You are excellent in condensing complex issues down to key foundational elements and communicating effectively.
- You are able to perform multiple tasks, balance priorities and meet deadlines; ability to work under pressure.
- You take initiative and have a high level of ambition, motivation, and passion.
Experience
- 10 years of industry experience in product development, process engineering and related fields.
- At least 5 years of experience as RD lead, leading and managing scientific and technical teams.
- Educational background in Food science and technology. Master’s degree and above are preferred.
- You have experience of strategic planning and long-term product road maps.
- You are skilled in developing and managing budgets and reporting on key metrics.
Things you will do…
- Facilitate idea generation, strategy development, and implementation planning, to continue elevating our reputation as Food industry’s innovation leader.
- Work with RD, Marketing and Operations leads, as well as other team members to design, develop, and implement new concepts from ingredients to formula, and use of technology.
- Build strong team of scientist for sustainable innovation and improvement.
- Collect global information about plant-based food science movement and build innovation roadmap according to the business needs.
- Design, development and implement procedures, to better support innovation, consistency, and quality.
Other …
- May on occasion work evenings and weekends to accommodate production testing
- Flexibility to travel across Canada and abroad, to multiple sites
About Earth's Own Food Company
At Earth’s Own (a 100% Canadian based company), we’re here to stand up for the planet and our health. We don’t see plant-based living as a “vegan” thing, it’s an everybody thing. We see eating plants as a healthier choice for the Earth and our bodies. Plants use less water, land and energy and are more nutritious. We dig ‘em so much, even our cartons are made from plants!
Call us crazy, but we think living a plant-based life can change the world. And we’re constantly evolving to ensure we’re apart of this solution.
We’re always looking for rockstars, unicorns or just really cool humans with a passion for saving the planet through the power of plants!