Senior Product Development Manager

PowerToFly; Bridgewater (MA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance incentives

401k with company match

Healthcare coverage

Broad range of benefits

Job summary

Nestlé Health Science is seeking a senior manager to lead and develop innovative Medical Nutrition products, ensuring regulatory and quality compliance across Global Plans. You will supervise the PD MN team and drive digital initiatives while coordinating with global R&D and manufacturing sites.

You will coach teams, manage resources and budgets, and travel as needed to advance development and deployment. This role offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits within Nestlé’s rewards program.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Food Science, Engineering, Pharmaceutical or related field with 9+ years in food industry.
• PhD in a related field with 6+ years experience.
• 3+ years of prior people management experience.
• Experience with RTD products, especially protein beverages preferred.
• Strong analytical and digital capabilities for data-driven product development.
• Proven ability to lead a team and motivate staff.
• Willingness to travel to manufacturing sites.
• Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and manage resources within the PD MN team to provide all support required for product development projects.
• Implement and document plans to develop people through short-term missions and trainings.
• Foster a digital learning mindset and champion digital initiatives; maintain digital proficiency.
• Drive and provide technical guidance on products, ingredients, processing parameters and equipment.
• Drive innovative solutions as needed during project development.
• Bring and design alternatives when original ideas cannot be achieved for technical or regulatory reasons.
• Maintain high quality of core competency within the group and with pilot plant and factories.
• Develop short, mid and long-term plans to support future innovation.
• Investigate and evaluate new technologies, concepts, processes, products or equipment.
• Create synergies through networking with R&D units, partners, markets and HQ.
• Comply with Nestlé Integrated Management Systems and company policies.

Skills

People management

Team leadership

Data analysis

Digital analytics

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Education

B.S. in Food Science/Engineering/Pharma

PhD in related field

Job description

At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.

At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.

Position Summary

Lead, drive, develop and support the development of innovative and competitive products for Medical Nutrition which meet Market needs, Regulatory and Quality compliance, consistent with Global Plans, in a timely manner.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and manage resources within the PD MN team to provide all support required for product development projects. Support businesses in pipeline or operational strategies definitions.
• Implement and document plans to develop people by providing opportunities to grow in the organization, thru short-term missions and trainings, leveraging from all the opportunities we have in Nestle.
• Foster a digital learning mindset within the team and champion the adoption of digital initiatives (e.g., recipe optimization, data-driven product development, AI-enabled tools). Continuously maintain and enhance personal digital proficiency to effectively leverage Product Development technologies, drive innovation, and improve business outcomes
• Drive and provide technical guidance on products, ingredients, processing parameters and equipment to team members and colleagues.
• Drive innovative solutions as needed during project development.
• Bring and design alternatives, proposals, when the original idea can’t be achieved for technical or regulatory reasons.
• Maintain/strengthen high quality of core competency within the group and with pilot plant and factories.
• Develop short, mid and long-term plans to support future innovation on new concepts and technologies.
• Investigate and evaluate new technologies, concepts, processes, products or equipment, and develop applications of findings to new uses.
• Create synergies through effective networking with all relevant R&D Units, business partners, markets, SBUs, Head Office, external partners.
• Comply with Nestlé Integrated Management Systems and all company policies and procedures.

Experience and Education Requirements

• B.S. degree in Food Science, Engineering, Pharmaceutical or related plus 9 years minimum of related experience in food industry, or a PhD in a related field and 6 years experience.
• 3+ years of prior people management experience required
• Experience with ready-to-drink (RTD) products, specifically protein beverages, preferred
• Strong analytical and digital capabilities, with the ability to identify, collect, organize, analyze, and interpret data to solve complex Product Development challenges and optimize the use of PD assets.
• Proven capability to lead a team and to motivate people.
• Understanding of operational set-up categories.
• Ability to manage resources and budget requirements (i.e. CAPEX, cost evaluation, etc.)
• In-depth knowledge of own area of responsibility.
• Ability to create a climate of mutual trust and need for success, fostering a positive culture for inclusion and diversity.
• Good interpersonal/teamwork skills and a good sense of business/technical interrelationships
• Availability to travel to different locations and manufacturing sites (external or internal) to lead and monitor the development process.
• Good written, oral communication and presentation skills. #LI-SF1

The approximate pay range for this position is $160,000.00 to $200,000.00. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location.

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and acompetitive total rewards package, which includes a401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range ofother benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may varydepending on the position. Learn more atAbout Us |Nestlé Careers (nestlejobs.com).

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