Corporate Culinary Director, Campus Dining & Sustainability

Genentech; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 203,000 - 378,000; Full time

Job summary

Genentech, located in South San Francisco, seeks a Corporate Culinary Director to elevate the workplace dining experience across our flagship campus. You will lead the campus-wide culinary strategy, oversee multiple venues, plan capital projects, and collaborate with architects on kitchen layouts and flow.

You will manage third-party partners under SLAs, drive sustainable sourcing and plant-forward menus, champion wellness through labeling and allergen programs, and oversee multi-million-dollar

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management, or equivalent operational experience preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive culinary leadership in high-volume corporate campus or equivalent environment.
• Demonstrated success managing contract food service providers and negotiating vendor contracts.
• Direct experience opening new, large-scale culinary facilities or managing major corporate campus transitions.

Responsibilities

• Direct the multi-venue culinary vision and operational execution across campus cafés, executive dining, high-touch catering, micro-markets, and VIP scientific symposiums.
• Lead culinary planning, concept design, and operational readiness for new capital building openings, collaborating with architects on kitchen layouts, equipment, and flow optimization.
• Oversee third-party food service management partners to enforce SLAs, KPIs, and operational audit benchmarks.
• Advance environmental sustainability initiatives across all food operations, including farm-to-table sourcing, zero-food-waste targets, and plant-forward menu engineering in alignment with Roche global standards.
• Champion employee wellness programs in partnership with site health teams, implementing labeling, allergen protocols, and science-backed nutritional offerings.
• Manage multi-million-dollar food service operating budgets, CapEx, and comprehensive P&L performance.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Vendor management

Budget management

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts or Hospitality Management

Job description

Genentech, located in South San Francisco, seeks a Corporate Culinary Director to elevate the workplace dining experience across our flagship campus. You will lead the campus-wide culinary strategy, oversee multiple venues, plan capital projects, and collaborate with architects on kitchen layouts and flow.

You will manage third-party partners under SLAs, drive sustainable sourcing and plant-forward menus, champion wellness through labeling and allergen programs, and oversee multi-million-dollar