Commercialization (Senior Analysts to Senior Associates)
David Protein · New York City · $110,000–$180,000 (stated in the posting)
Company:
David creates tools to increase muscle and decrease fat. Our first product is a protein bar. More broadly, David is a platform to develop high-protein, low-calorie, blood-sugar-friendly foods that are craveable.
This is a rare opportunity to join a breakout food brand at a pivotal stage of growth. Led by CEO Peter Rahal, Former CEO of RXBAR, David is working to become the leading consumer food brand focused on high-protein foods in North America and beyond.
Roles & Responsibilities:
We are looking for Commercialization Senior Analysts to Senior Associates to drive the operational launch of new products at David. This is a highly cross-functional role that sits at the intersection of R&D, Procurement, Operations, and Manufacturing. You will manage new product launches, support the technical transfer of formulations from R&D to external partners, help onboard new suppliers, and build systems that improve communication and execution across the value chain.
You will ensure that every new product - from early formulation to first production - is executed with clarity, accuracy, and operational discipline.
Project Management & Product Launches
- Lead end-to-end commercialization for new products, line extensions, and manufacturing changes.
- Build and manage project timelines, drive cross-functional alignment, and ensure on-time execution from development handoff through customer delivery.
- Evaluate and support external manufacturing partners to ensure readiness for scale-up and launch.
- Identify cross-functional risks and drive mitigation plans to support successful execution.
Technical Transfer from R&D
- Serve as the operational bridge between R&D and external partners to translate product requirements into scalable manufacturing processes.
- Support bench-to-pilot and pilot-to-production transitions by ensuring materials, equipment needs, and process requirements are clearly defined and validated.
- Capture learnings from trials and early production runs to improve consistency and manufacturability.
- Provide structured feedback to R&D on process performance, ingredient behavior, and scalability considerations.
Supplier Outreach & Onboarding
- Partner with Procurement and other cross-functional teams to identify, evaluate, and onboard ingredient and packaging suppliers.
- Coordinate samples, testing, specification reviews, and required documentation for supplier approval.
- Support supplier qualification and performance validation during trials and early production.
Systems & Process Improvements
- Build and improve internal tools and documentation that support disciplined, repeatable commercialization.
- Identify process gaps across R&D, operations, and external partners and propose scalable improvements.
- Establish documentation standards for formulations, processes, and commercial readiness.
- Contribute to continuous improvement efforts to increase reliability, speed, and execution quality.
Operational Execution Support
- Support supply chain planning for materials and packaging needed for new launches.
- Coordinate with external partners to ensure production readiness and alignment on requirements.
- Assist with feasibility assessments and issue resolution during trials, scale-up, and production.
Requirements
Required
- Experience in Operations, Supply Chain, Commercialization, R&D, Investment Banking, Management Consulting, or another highly analytical, execution-oriented role, ideally with exposure to food, CPG, manufacturing, or complex cross-functional operations.
- Strong project management skills and the ability to organize complex, multi-step workflows with clarity, precision, and urgency.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex challenges, identify priorities, and drive execution.
- Structured communicator with the ability to translate technical or complex information into clear, actionable operational steps.
- A detail-oriented mindset with discipline in documentation, follow-through, and systems building.
- Comfort navigating ambiguity in early-stage environments and resolving problems through resourcefulness, ownership, and persistence.
- Humility, intellectual curiosity, a strong work ethic, and a collaborative approach to cross-functional work.
- A desire to help build an early-stage CPG company and meaningfully contribute to product success across the value chain.
Preferred
- Experience working in food, CPG, manufacturing, or other operationally complex industries.
- Experience working with co-manufacturers or food manufacturing partners.
- Exposure to commercialization, technical transfer, or supplier management.
- Familiarity with BOM management, specification systems, or commercialization workflows.
- Background in investment banking, management consulting, or other rigorous analytical environments involving complex project execution.
- Degree or background in Supply Chain, Operations, Food Science, Engineering, Finance, Economics, or related fields.
Benefits
- This is a full-time role.
- Salary: $110k-180k per year, inclusive of cash bonus based on attainment of company targets
- Company equity opportunity
- 100% covered Health, Vision, Dental Insurance
- 401(k) with 4% match
- Additional perks, such as covered gym expenses
- Substantial and required PTO
- We work in the office 5 days per week in New York City – when culture lines up, it is fun to be in the office together.