R&D Manager: Food Innovation & Scale-Up

Pennsylvania Food Corporation; Charleroi (Washington County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennsylvania Food Corporation is seeking an R&D Manager to lead research, product development, formulation, and commercialization for food manufacturing operations. You will own development from concept through scale-up and launch, ensuring products meet customer expectations, safety, regulatory, quality, and financial targets.

The R&D Manager serves as the technical bridge between Commercial, Operations, QA, Regulatory, Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, and customers, leading product

Responsibilities

• Lead new product development, product improvements, line extensions, and formula optimization initiatives aligned with business strategy, customer requirements, and manufacturing capabilities.
• Translate customer briefs, market opportunities, operational constraints, and commercial priorities into actionable R&D project plans.
• Conduct and oversee benchtop development, pilot trials, plant trials, product testing, sensory evaluations, and shelf-life studies.
• Develop formulas, processing parameters, product specifications, ingredient standards, and finished product requirements.
• Evaluate emerging ingredients, technologies, processing methods, and market trends to strengthen the product pipeline and improve product performance.
• Maintain accurate R&D documentation, including formulas, trial reports, test results, approvals, specifications, and change records.

Job description

Pennsylvania Food Corporation is seeking an R&D Manager to lead research, product development, formulation, and commercialization for food manufacturing operations. You will own development from concept through scale-up and launch, ensuring products meet customer expectations, safety, regulatory, quality, and financial targets.

The R&D Manager serves as the technical bridge between Commercial, Operations, QA, Regulatory, Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, and customers, leading product