Head-R&D & Application Lab

Michael Page; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

Founders team collaboration

Job summary

Michael Page partners with an innovative food technology organization to hire a Head of R&D who will lead product innovation across protein and functional ingredients, translating technologies into commercial food applications and building a state-of-the-art applications lab.

The role requires 8–10 years of hands-on plant-protein formulation experience, and a Master’s/PhD in Food Technology or Food Science.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of hands-on formulation experience specifically with plant protein ingredients (soy, pea, chickpea, or pulse proteins).
• Experience in a B2B ingredient company, food R&D lab, or CSIR research on flour, food ingredients, application development or R&D.
• Master's or PhD in Food Technology, Food Science, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead product innovation, formulation, and application science across protein, functional ingredient, and nutrition categories.
• Develop and maintain the Formulation IP Registry to protect and manage formulation knowledge.
• Serve as the primary technical interface with B2B customers during co-development projects.
• Translate ingredient technologies into commercially successful food and nutrition applications.
• Establish and build a world-class applications laboratory to support product development and customer innovation.
• Drive formulation excellence by developing application prototypes, validating performance, and supporting technical problem-solving.

Skills

R&D in food formulation

NPD for functional food

Protein category experience

Education

Master's or PhD in Food Technology or Food Science

Job description

• 10+ years of experience in R&D particularly in food formulation
• Experience with NPD function for functional food or protein category.

About Our Client

The company is an innovative food technology organization focused on building an integrated farm-to-formulation platform for plant-derived functional ingredients and nutrients for everyday food applications. It partners with domestic and international food and beverage companies to develop scalable, clean-label, and commercially viable ingredient and product solutions. Operating at the intersection of agriculture, advanced food processing, applied food science, and computational nutrition, the company combines scientific innovation with sustainable sourcing to create next-generation food solutions.

Job Description

• Build and lead product innovation, formulation, and application science across protein, functional ingredient, and nutrition categories.
• Develop and maintain the Formulation IP Registry to protect and manage formulation knowledge.
• Serve as the primary technical interface with B2B customers during co-development projects.
• Translate ingredient technologies into commercially successful food and nutrition applications.
• Establish and build a world-class applications laboratory to support product development and customer innovation.
• Drive formulation excellence by developing application prototypes, validating performance, and supporting technical problem-solving.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Head-R&D should have:

• Master's or PhD in Food Technology, Food Science, or related field.
• 8-10 years of hands-on formulation experience specifically with plant protein ingredients (soy, pea, chickpea, or pulse proteins).
• Experience in a B2B ingredient company, food R&D lab, or CSIR research on flour, food ingredients, application development or R&D

What's on Offer

• Opportunities for professional growth and development with a new age fast paced environment.
• Work with the founders team and lead the function end to end.

This is a unique opportunity to lead and innovate within the manufacturing industry.