Associate R&D Project Manager — New Product Launch

Good Foods Group LLC; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Good Foods Group LLC is seeking an Associate Project Manager in the United States to drive new product development, commercialization, and ongoing product initiatives. You will develop and maintain schedules, coordinate cross-functional activities, and escalate risks to ensure on-time delivery.

You will partner with the Senior Project Commercialization Manager and teams across R&D, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Marketing to enable Stage Gate readiness and timely product launches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent in a related field.
• 1–3 years of project management, product development, commercialization, manufacturing, or operations experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and project-management platforms.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain project schedules, timelines, and milestones.
• Coordinate day-to-day activities for new product development, commercialization, and current product initiatives.
• Organize and facilitate project meetings to review progress and action items.
• Track deliverables and follow up with cross-functional teams for timely execution.
• Coordinate with R&D, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing and other departments.
• Maintain project documentation and status reports in PM systems.
• Support Stage Gate processes with required documentation and inputs.
• Identify delays, risks, and resource constraints; escalate as needed.
• Communicate updates to stakeholders to maintain alignment.
• Assist with commercialization activities, including launch readiness and cross-functional handoffs.
• Identify opportunities to improve project management processes and drive improvements.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Verbal communication

Written communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk identification

Project management knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Business, Engineering, Science, Operations, or related field

Tools

Monday.com

Microsoft Project

Job description

Good Foods Group LLC is seeking an Associate Project Manager in the United States to drive new product development, commercialization, and ongoing product initiatives. You will develop and maintain schedules, coordinate cross-functional activities, and escalate risks to ensure on-time delivery.

You will partner with the Senior Project Commercialization Manager and teams across R&D, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Marketing to enable Stage Gate readiness and timely product launches.