If you searched Superstar Sourcing for Principal R&D Researcher (with 2 additional requirements) on January 3, 2026 you'd find 410 great candidates

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Food and Beverage R&D Executive | Technical Leadership | Innovation | Cross-functional Leadership | People Development

This executive has direct, high-level R&D leadership experience within major CPG companies, clearly meeting all requested criteria. VP R&D at Welch's → Sr. Director R&D at Campbell Soup Co., 34 years experience. Excellent.

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Senior Vice President Product Research at Dairy Management Inc.

An extremely strong match with decades of R&D leadership experience explicitly driving product innovation within the food industry. SVP Product Research (Dairy Management) → Director Global Innovation/Quality (Kraft Foods) for 20+ years in food/beverage. Excellent.

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Principal Researcher at P&G

This individual is an excellent match, currently holding the exact desired title, possessing deep tenure in R&D/Product Development within CPG. Principal Researcher at P&G for 19+ years. Excellent.

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R&D Director, Fem Care, Procter & Gamble 2023 Greater Cincinnati Rising Star

This candidate is an excellent fit, currently active as an R&D Director at a major CPG company (P&G) with deep experience in product development and R&D leadership spanning over 17 years. P&G (Skin Care, Oral Care, Fem Care) R&D Director/Group Leader for 17+ years. Excellent.

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Senior Director, Sustainable Packaging 1TPT, Corporate R&D at Procter & Gamble

This individual is a direct match, holding a Senior Director R&D role, extensive CPG experience, and leadership in product/packaging development. Sr Director R&D at P&G, global experience in design/delivery/platform tech, award-winning packaging development. Excellent.

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This candidate clearly holds the title of Principal Scientist in product development in the pet food sector, which aligns very closely with CPG R&D leadership. DuPont → Nestlé Purina, 27 years experience, multiple scientist/principal scientist roles. Excellent.

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Products Research | Innovation | Brand Building I Maximizing Consumer Delight

This candidate has deep experience in consumer research translation into upstream product innovation, strongly aligning with Principal Researcher and R&D experience within major CPGs. President/Consultant (current) → Executive Innovation Expert (YourEncore) → Research Fellow/Sr Innovation Leader (Mars/P&G). 29 yrs exp. Excellent.

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R&D Category Manager, Global Pizza & Snacking at Nestlé

This candidate has extensive leadership experience in R&D within the CPG sector managing product development functions. Kraft Foods → Nestlé managing various R&D departments, 31 years experience. Excellent.

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Vice President Corporate R&D at Procter & Gamble

This candidate is an excellent match, holding VP level in Corporate R&D at P&G, indicating top-tier R&D leadership and extensive product/technology development experience within CPG. VP R&D at P&G → multiple senior leadership roles in Corporate R&D, leading technology platform development and new product design across P&G business units. Excellent.

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R&D Senior Manager at PepsiCo

Excellent fit—this individual is actively working as a Principal Scientist leading R&D efforts within a major CPG company (PepsiCo). R&D Sr Manager/Principal Scientist at PepsiCo, 15 years exp. Excellent.

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Director Packaging and Processing R&D at The Kraft Heinz Company

This candidate is a Director/Head of R&D within a major CPG company (Kraft Heinz) demonstrating extensive leadership and tenure, covering all criteria except the specific title 'Principal Researcher' (though Director/Head of R&D implies equivalent seniority). Director/Head of R&D → Kraft Heinz | 27+ years total experience. Excellent.

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VP R&D

This candidate has extensive experience in R&D leadership roles within the consumer goods industry, checking nearly every box. VP R&D → VP R&D Home Fragrance → R&D Director → Global R&D Sr. Manager at SC Johnson, Newell, RB, J&J; 20+ years total experience in R&D, including significant product development leadership. Excellent.

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Experienced Food CPG R&D Leader | Project Management | Strategic Planning | Risk Mitigation | Product Development | New Product Launch | Connected Innovation

An accomplished executive with 28 years at General Mills (a major CPG), strong leadership, and extensive new product launch experience, ticking all required boxes for a senior research/development leader in CPG. General Mills → Turas Innovation LLC. Excellent.

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Global Head of R&D - Self Care and Head of R&D - North America at Kenvue

This candidate has extensive senior R&D leadership experience within the consumer health sector, strongly aligning with the role requirements. Global Head of R&D - Self Care and Head of R&D - North America at Kenvue → Global Head of R&D - Skin Health & Beauty and Head of R&D - North America at Kenvue → Global leadership (J&J Consumer Health) for 30+ years. This is a Strong fit.

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Director of Formulated Products at Frida

This director has explicit recent experience in CPG (Procter & Gamble) focusing on product design, innovation, and formulation, strongly aligning with CPG and long-term R&D/leadership requirements. Director of Formulated Products at Frida, previously P&G Scientist. Excellent.

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Chief R&D Officer

This candidate has extensive R&D leadership experience transforming the food industry using technology. Global Head of R&D → Multinational management roles in R&D for 17 years. Excellent.

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Senior Manager R&D - Snacks Innovation at Campbell’s

This candidate is a strong fit, having held senior R&D roles heavily focused on snacks innovation. Campbell’s → Kashi → Kellogg, consistently in Product Development/Research Scientist tracks, 17+ years total experience. Excellent.

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Director RDI

This candidate has extensive R&D leadership experience delivering new product pipelines in the CPG/Food manufacturing space. TreeHouse Foods → Tyson Foods → AdvancePierre Foods → HJ Heinz (Director/Associate Director level roles). Strong.

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Sr. R&D Manager at Spectrum Brands, Inc

This candidate presents an excellent match with recent R&D management roles focused on innovation and new product development specifically within the food industry, fulfilling all criteria aspects. Sr. R&D Manager → R&D Manager → Senior R&D Nutritionist; 12 years total experience. Excellent.

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R&D Process Development

This candidate has multiple Principal Researcher roles with significant tenure, leadership, and process development experience at a CPG giant, matching almost perfectly. Principal Researcher at Procter & Gamble → 41+ years total experience, multiple Principal Researcher roles focusing on process/product launch at P&G. Excellent.

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Sr. R&D Manager at Calbee (US) I Creative Product Developer I Experienced Taste Creator I Dual Master degrees holder

Strongly aligns with senior R&D and product development in CPG with over a decade of experience. Calbee (Food CPG) → Sr. R&D Manager (14.8 yrs total, 10+ in product dev). Excellent.

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Principal Scientist at The J.M. Smucker Company

Clearly operating as a high-level researcher focused on innovation scouting within a major CPG company, fitting the Principal Researcher and CPG requirements well. Principal Scientist @ J.M. Smucker Co. for over 17 years, Senior Scientist before that, 28 yrs exp. Excellent.

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R&D Senior Manager, Innovation

This individual is a strong R&D leader with extensive product development experience specifically within Consumer Packaged Goods (Reckitt/RB). Ex-RB/Reckitt, leading multicultural R&D teams over 14+ years. Excellent.

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Global Packaging Leader / Sustainability / Innovation / Productivity

This individual has substantial history leading global R&D teams focused on packaging innovation within major CPG companies like PepsiCo and Colgate-Palmolive. Roles like Senior Director Global Packaging and Global R&D Packaging Director strongly align with Principal Researcher and R&D leadership roles, spanning over 30 years of total experience, with significant R&D focus. Global R&D Packaging Director (Science & Technology) at PepsiCo → Senior Director Global Packaging for Home & Personal Care and Skin Health at Colgate-Palmolive, 31+ years total experience. Excellent.

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Intrapreneur, Principal Scientist, and Sustainability Leader at Procter & Gamble

This individual is a strong match, having held Principal Researcher/Scientist roles within Procter & Gamble (a massive CPG company) and has nearly 30 years of experience, including leadership capacity. P&G (27+ years) → Principal Researcher/Scientist roles. Excellent.

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Driving Innovation and Transforming Consumer Experiences | Building Technology Solutions | Mars Inc. | Kimberly-Clark

This executive clearly has deep R&D leadership experience within major CPG companies like Kimberly-Clark and Mars, driving innovation and development. SVP R&D (Mars 2mo) → VP R&D (Kimberly-Clark 1.5yr) → VP/Director roles (Coca-Cola 7yr) → Sr. Packaging Eng (General Mills 7.5yr). Excellent.

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Executive Vice President, Global Product Supply - Research & Development, Technical & Product Operations, Cost of Goods - Consumer Products / Goods, Batteries, Pet Care, Home Care, Food, Laundry, Cleaning, Hard Goods

Exceptional fit, this candidate has executive R&D leadership experience spanning decades across major CPG companies, heavily involving technical operations and product supply. EVP Supply Chain/R&D (Energizer) → Deep experience at P&G, Palmolive, Colgate. Excellent.

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Senior Researcher at Procter & Gamble

This candidate is a very strong fit, serving as a Senior Researcher with extensive product and packaging R&D experience at a major CPG company. P&G → Clorox internships, total experience exceeds 17 years. Excellent.

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R&D Principal Scientist

This individual clearly operates at the Principal Scientist level within R&D Product Development at PepsiCo, covering the R&D leadership and CPG requirements well, though 'Principal Researcher' is slightly different from 'Principal Scientist' but often interchangeable in industry context. PepsiCo (14+ years) → R&D Principal Scientist/Assoc Principal Scientist/Stage Gate Manager. No red flags here. Excellent.

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Global Strategic Insights Expert

This candidate has strong consumer insights and R&D leadership experience within The Hershey Company, a major CPG player. Research Manager → Insights Expert running strategy, 24 years total experience. Excellent.