Sr Technical Advisor

BiOrigin Specialty Products; Alpharetta, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

BiOrigin Specialty Products is seeking a Senior Technical Advisor, New Product Development – MG Paper, to lead the technical and commercial development of new machine-glazed paper products through BiOrigin's five-step stage-gate process. You will evaluate market opportunities, define product and manufacturing requirements, develop cost budgets, and support scale-up to drive profitable growth across MG paper and related coatings. The role requires travel up to 70%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years in MG paper or related environments with new product development leadership.
• Experience with functional coatings and CTQ requirements.
• Ability to lead stage-gate processes and provide executive support.

Responsibilities

• Lead MG paper product development through a five-step stage-gate process from concept to launch.
• Align cross-functional teams across commercial, operations, finance, sourcing, and quality.
• Develop market analyses, pricing assumptions, and channel fit for new concepts.
• Build development cost budgets covering trials, materials, coatings, waxing, testing, and validation.
• Prepare business cases including NPV, revenue, margins, and capital requirements.
• Define CTQ specs and translate into MG paper requirements.
• Coordinate mill trials, testing, and customer validation.
• Provide guidance during scale-up and early production.
• Track post-launch performance against business case assumptions.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Stage-gate process

Financial acumen

Project management

Executive communication

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in paper science or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

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Sr Technical Advisor

Exempt Alpharetta, GA, US

Salary Range: $135,000.00 To $175,000.00 Annually

BiOrigin Specialty Products producessustainable specialty paper and tissueproducts across five North American mills. We use a scientific,data-driven approach todeliver high-performance solutions, from antimicrobial coatings to water-basedfood service barriers. We are buildinga strategic sourcingorganizationto leverage our mill network, strengthen supplier partnerships,and create value for stakeholders.

Position: Senior Product Development Manager – Specialty Paper and Functional Coatings

Reports to: Senior Vice President of Strategy & Development

Location: Remote – travel up to 70%

The Senior Technical Advisor, New Product Development – MG Paper will lead the technical and commercial development of new machine-glazed paper products through BiOrigin's five-step stage-gate process. This role will evaluate market opportunities, define product and manufacturing requirements, develop cost budgets and business cases, and support scale-up and launch to deliver profitable revenue growth and long-term value creation across MG paper, barrier, waxing, lamination base, food service, and flexible packaging applications.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Shepherd all new MG paper product development initiatives through a disciplined five-step stage-gate process from concept and scoping through business case development, product development, validation, scale-up, launch, and post-launch performance review.
• Lead cross-functional alignment across commercial, operations, mill technical teams, finance, sourcing, quality, and supply chain to evaluate, prioritize, and execute new MG paper product opportunities.
• Develop and maintain market analysis for new MG paper product concepts, including customer needs, competitive landscape, addressable market, pricing assumptions, channel fit, and strategic alignment with BiOrigin's mill capabilities.
• Build and manage development cost budgets for trials, raw materials, coatings, waxing, converting, testing, packaging, qualification, customer validation, and commercialization activities.
• Partner with finance and commercial leadership to prepare business cases, including Net Present Value (NPV), revenue, margin, capital requirements, working capital, risk assumptions, and expected profit contribution following scale-up and launch.
• Define technical product requirements and translate customer critical-to-quality (CTQ) needs into MG paper specifications, functional coating formulations, application methods and operating parameters, performance targets, trial plans, quality standards, and manufacturing readiness criteria.
• Clearly define customer critical-to-quality specifications for each new MG paper product and validate that product performance, process capability, and quality requirements are met during customer scale-up trials.
• Coordinate mill trials, laboratory testing, customer qualification, product validation, and corrective actions to ensure new MG paper products meet appearance, barrier, containment, printability, converting, cost, quality, regulatory, and customer requirements.
• Provide senior technical guidance during product scale-up, commercialization, and early production to reduce execution risk, improve manufacturability, and accelerate time to market.
• Track post-launch performance against approved business case assumptions, including revenue, margin, cost, quality, customer acceptance, and operational performance, and recommend actions to improve value realization.
• Create clear gate review documentation, decision criteria, risk assessments, timelines, project charters, and executive summaries to support leadership approval and resource allocation.

Desired skills and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in paper science, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, business, or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in MG paper, specialty paper, food service packaging, flexible packaging, coatings, waxing, converting, or related paper manufacturing environments, with demonstrated new product development leadership.
• Preference for hands-on experience with functional coating technologies, including barrier and oil- and grease-resistant (OGR) coatings, with demonstrated capability in coating formulation, raw-material selection, application methods, process optimization, performance testing, and translating customer critical-to-quality (CTQ) requirements into scalable product and manufacturing specifications. Strong understanding of MG paper attributes, fiber furnish, wet-end chemistry, surface properties, machine glazing, basis weight, caliper, strength, printability, converting, packaging, quality systems, and customer qualification requirements is also required.
• Proven ability to lead stage-gate or phase-gate new product development processes with disciplined project governance, technical validation, and executive decision support.
• Experience developing business cases that include market sizing, pricing, cost modeling, capital assumptions, NPV, revenue forecasts, margin expectations, and post-launch profitability tracking.
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to translate technical product decisions into commercial impact, manufacturing cost, customer value, and long-term profitability.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority and communicate effectively with executives, mill leadership, commercial teams, customers, suppliers, and technical personnel.
• Highly organized, analytical, and results oriented, with strong project management, problem-solving, risk management, and continuous improvement skills.
• Willingness to travel to mills, suppliers, customers, and trial locations as required to support product development, scale-up, and launch execution.