Product & Program Manager

Your work at Wildtype 

• Work with our Head of Product to develop new product concepts and work with cross-functional teams to evaluate the prototype readiness (texture, flavor, appearance, nutrition, cooking performance), manufacturing equipment and process scalability, market sizing, and consumer desirability
• Manage product timelines and program tasks from concept to launch (concept development > product design > scale-up > launch and sustaining programs) 
• Work with key stakeholders to develop and maintain product requirements, which include specifications, product gold standard, product messaging, cost target, sensory targets, and nutrition requirements
• Build out our consumer insights and market intelligence function to develop a deep understanding of our target audience (customer and consumer) through data: customer surveys and interviews, market sizing analysis, culinary testing, internal and external sensory testing, concept testing, etc. 
• Work with key R&D teams to build a process for novel scaffold ingredient sourcing, development, and screening 
• As needed, provide other support to commercial, operations, and research, development, and innovation teams

What you bring to Wildtype

• Bachelor of Science with 3-5 years of experience in food/beverage Product Management 
• MBA preferred but not required
• Ability to synthesize insights from scientific data and market research to drive product decisions
• Proven track record in guiding groups to fast-paced decisions
• Ability to forge strong working relationships with the RD&I teams with operational rigor
• Collaborative, entrepreneurial, and dynamic working style

What we’ll teach you

• How to work with a fast-moving, interdisciplinary team working at the leading edge of numerous highly technical fields
• How cellular agriculture works and how it could completely change our food system and reduce our dependence on animal agriculture this century
• How to apply your product management skills at the intersection of food and biology

Impact plan

• Within 1 month you will gain familiarity with our scaffold production, cell integration, and food processing methodologies. You will participate in weekly Product steering meetings, lab and pilot trials, safety and shelf life testing experiments, and identify areas for improvement in efficiency and decision-making. You should expect to be working hands-on during your first week with our crew.
• Within 3 months you will have refreshed the market sizing work we’ve done for key products and species for both foodservice and retail. You will also work closely with the Tissue Engineering team to evaluate our new textural technologies, and work to develop a launch plan for new products. This plan should include equipment evaluation, timeline development, and product requirements identification. 
• Within 6 months you will begin to manage program tasks and timelines for new product introduction. You will also work with our marketing and sales teams to develop foundational work for our consumer and customer insights function (understanding drivers of trial, repeat purchase, etc. and consumer perception on certain ingredients and methods of production). 
• Within 12 months you will begin to expand your scope outside of just the tangible product itself and start to evaluate novel scaffold ingredients and new packaging formats/technologies. You will have completed a number of internal consulting projects, including streamlining Wildtype’s product development funnel, our consumer insights work, and how these insights inform our external communications strategies.