Manager, R&D

🕒 April 21

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Chomps

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2012

👥 B2C

🛒 Retail

💰 $80M Private Equity Round on 2022-01

B2C • Retail

Chomps is a company specializing in healthy meat snacks, offering a variety of protein sticks made from beef, turkey, and venison. Their products focus on nutrition by providing snacks that are high in protein, with no sugar and low in carbohydrates, making them suitable for keto and paleo diets. Chomps' snacks are advertised as free of fillers and allergen-friendly. The company promotes a subscription model for customers to save money on their orders and distributes its products nationwide, available in over 20,000 stores.

📋 Description

• Manage and develop a small R&D team, setting clear priorities and expectations • Provide coaching and support to help the team grow and take ownership of their work • Ensure projects are progressing with strong accountability • Lead commercialization efforts from bench to full-scale production • Own plant trials and scale-ups to ensure consistent, repeatable outcomes • Partner with manufacturing and procurement to meet targets for quality, cost, and scalability • Serve as a key R&D partner to co-manufacturers, supporting day-to-day production and troubleshooting • Work closely with manufacturing and FSQA to maintain product quality and consistency across plants • Identify and lead opportunities to improve yields, throughput, and reduce waste • Lead efforts to improve product quality, consistency, and performance across plants • Maintain clear documentation of formulations, trials, and process changes • Communicate clearly on project status, risks, and decisions

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science, Meat Science, or a related field • 5 – 8+ years of experience in manufacturing support, commercialization, or process improvement within the food industry • Strong experience working in plant environments and supporting co-manufacturers • Strong understanding of food processing, formulation, and quality systems • Prior experience managing or mentoring others • Ability to lead projects end-to-end with limited direction • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to operate in a fast-paced environment • Ability to travel up to 50%

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • 401K 6% match • Monthly reimbursements for wellness and home office • Unlimited PTO • 15+ paid holiday days • Paid maternity and paternity leave • Bi-annual total team in-person activities • Company-wide Continual Education budget • Unlimited snacks