Remote R&D & Product Innovation Manager

The Good Crisp Company; Boulder (CO); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Technology Stipend

Equity

Medical insurance

4 weeks paid time off

401(k) program

Job summary

The Good Crisp Company, based in Boulder, CO, is hiring an R&D and Product Development Manager to lead technical development and commercialization for our snack portfolio. You will bridge Marketing, Operations, QA, Finance, and external partners to translate consumer needs into manufacturable, scalable products.

Reporting to the SVP of Operations, this role supports hybrid work in the Boulder/Denver area with about 30% travel to suppliers and production trials; remote candidates are considered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 6+ years in food product development, R&D, commercialization, or related technical role in CPG.
• Leads food/beverage products from concept through scale-up and launch.
• Strong formulation and ingredient functionality with balancing sensory, quality, cost.
• Experience with contract manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, and packaging suppliers.
• Understanding of food manufacturing, validation, troubleshooting.
• Experience preserving product specifications, technical docs, and commercialization deliverables.
• Knowledge of food safety, quality systems, labeling, and regulatory requirements.
• Packaging development experience, evaluating functionality and cost.
• Excellent project management and organization; strong cross-functional communication.
• Willingness to travel ~30% for supplier/manufacturing activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of new products, line extensions, renovations, and cost optimization from concept through commercialization.
• Partner with Marketing to translate consumer insights into commercially viable product solutions.
• Develop and refine formulations meeting quality, sensory, cost, manufacturability, and customer needs.
• Evaluate ingredients, processing methods, and packaging to support performance and scale.
• Lead technical commercialization: feasibility, scale-up, trials, validation, transfer to production.
• Execute commercialization plans ensuring technical readiness from benchtop to full-scale.
• Coordinate with Operations, QA, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to resolve issues.
• Ensure specifications, records, documentation, approvals, and manufacturing requirements are complete.
• Maintain product standards, specs, and technical docs in response to changes.
• Lead packaging development evaluating functionality, manufacturability, and protection.
• Collaborate with suppliers and vendors to support product/process improvements.
• Serve as primary technical resource through development, commercialization, and lifecycle.

Skills

Food product development

R&D

Commercialization

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Packaging development

Formulation

Regulatory knowledge

Supplier management

Quality systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

The Good Crisp Company, based in Boulder, CO, is hiring an R&D and Product Development Manager to lead technical development and commercialization for our snack portfolio. You will bridge Marketing, Operations, QA, Finance, and external partners to translate consumer needs into manufacturable, scalable products.

Reporting to the SVP of Operations, this role supports hybrid work in the Boulder/Denver area with about 30% travel to suppliers and production trials; remote candidates are considered.