Director - Product Development for Food and Agriculture Team

Product Development for Food and Agriculture Team - Mori
Salinas, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/2/2022 CLOSED ON 9/25/2022

Job Posting for Director - Product Development for Food and Agriculture Team at Product Development for Food and Agriculture Team - Mori

Mori delivers game-changing innovation for the food, agriculture, and packaging industries. Using just salt, water, and heat, we extract a protective protein from silk and apply it to food, slowing down spoilage and keeping food naturally fresher for longer. Our patented technology can be integrated at any time from farm to shelf, allowing food producers, processors, and retailers to deliver more and better-quality food to consumers while reducing food and packaging waste throughout the supply chain

Our mission statement, “More food. Less waste.” is supported by our company goals to reduce food and packaging waste, improve supply chain efficiencies, and increase food access


Job Description

Mori is seeking an experienced technical leader to direct R&D and product development work happening in their Salinas CA office. The Director; Product Development (Food and Agriculture Team) will have the following responsibilities (which are subject to change):

  • Demonstration of team leadership via strong technical skills and communication skills that enables project management and coordination across various groups or departments
  • Management of multiple complex research and development projects by utilizing internal and external resources
  • Ability to represent Mori as a technical expert to industry partners as needed
  • Management of teams of applied and basic researchers working on product development at early and late stages
  • Ability to identify need for, introduce, manage, and scale complex processes and programs related to our produce-related R&D and product goals
  • Ability to be responsible for design of laboratory space, including purchasing and maintaining equipment
  • Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices and Food Safety regulations
  • Ability to balance breadth and depth in response to project needs
  • Regularly serves as a thought-partner to relevant parties/projects
  • Contributing to a highly enthusiastic and welcoming environment
  • Highly able to communicate with external partners to facilitate field trial planning and execution
  • >25% travel expected during growing seasons
    • Some night and weekend work may be required
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