R&D operations manager

We are - Hiring R&D Operations Manager | Food & Beverage | Research & Development Domain

R&D Operations Manager | Food & Beverage

Location: Noida

Department: Research & Development / Innovation

Level: Assistant Manager

Experience:6–10 Years

Qualification: M.Sc. / B.Tech / M.Tech – Food Technology, Food Science or related discipline.

Email: [Confidential Information]

Main Domain Requirement

We are looking for an R&D Operations Manager with strong Food & Beverage NPD experience who can manage a high-volume R&D pipeline from project intake to commercial launch.

The role will manage 200+ concurrent R&D/NPD projects and coordinate a team of approximately 10 members, including formulation executives, project coordinators, pilot-plant associates and sensory coordination.

Key Responsibility Areas

●      200+ R&D Project Portfolio Management – Project prioritization, stage tracking, timelines, ownership and closure.

●      NPD / Stage-Gate Management – Concept → Feasibility → Formulation → Trial → Sensory → Scale-Up → Commercialization → Launch.

●      Cross-Functional Coordination – Strong coordination with R&D, QA/QC, Regulatory, Procurement, Packaging, Marketing, Supply Chain and Plant/Production.

●      Formulation & Trial Operations – Lab trial planning, RM availability, pilot-plant scheduling, formulation cards, trial sheets, yield and costing documentation.

●      Sensory Evaluation Management – Coordinate sensory panels, consumer trials, results and formulation feedback.

●      Commercial Scale-Up & Product Launch – Pilot trials, factory scale-up, regulatory/label sign-off, packaging readiness and commercialization.

●      Team Leadership – Manage approximately 8–10 R&D team members, workload allocation, mentoring, performance and capacity planning.

●      MIS & R&D Documentation – Strong command over Excel/MIS, project dashboards, trackers, SOPs and audit-ready technical documentation.

●      Cost & Capacity Optimization – Control R&D trial costs, wastage, vendor TAT and lab/pilot-plant utilization.

Must-Have Experience

Food & Beverage R&D / NPD experience is mandatory. Candidate should have strong exposure to multi-project R&D operations, formulation coordination, sensory, pilot trials, scale-up and commercialization.

Must be comfortable handling high-volume projects simultaneously, managing cross-functional teams and maintaining strong project visibility through MIS/dashboard systems. The role requires working knowledge of FSSAI, labelling and shelf-life/stability fundamentals.

What We Need Most

Food & Beverage R&D + NPD Operations + 200+ Project Portfolio Management + Team Leadership + Formulation/Trial Coordination + Sensory + Plant Scale-Up + Commercial Launch + MIS/Project Management + Cross-Functional Execution.

Candidates with only Production, QA/QC, Sales or General Operations experience without core Food & Beverage R&D/NPD exposure may not be suitable for this role

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