Job Details

  • $50,000-$80,000 a year
  • Full-time

Job Summary

The R&D Documentation Coordinator owns the system of record for product specifications, ensuring SCM, Marketing, and Design always work from accurate, current, and formally logged product information. This role brings process discipline to product development without slowing down R&D’s creative and vendor-facing work.

Job Description

Specification Management

  • Own and maintain a single source of truth for all product specifications across the active SKU portfolio
  • Log every specification revision with version history, effective date, and a clear record of what changed and why
  • Ensure specifications in the system match current, approved product standards at all times

Change Control & Notification

  • Run a formal change-notification process for spec updates, ensuring SCM, Marketing, and Design are notified before changes take effect
  • Coordinate packaging design sign-off between R&D, Design, and Marketing, tracking approval status through to completion
  • Flag any spec change with downstream cost, timeline, or compliance implications to the appropriate stakeholders

Product Development Process Support

  • Maintain a shared product development tracker covering timelines, sample status, and open dependencies for all in-progress SKUs
  • Support (not replace) the existing R&D team’s creative and vendor-facing work by handling the documentation and coordination layer around it
  • Identify and help resolve process gaps that have historically led to miscommunication between R&D and downstream departments

Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • Experience: Background in project coordination, technical writing, or quality/compliance documentation; product development, sourcing, or manufacturing environment experience a plus
  • Skill(s): Exceptional attention to detail and ownership of documentation systems (PLM tools, Smartsheet, or structured shared drives)
  • Language(s): Fluency in both English and Korean required (written and spoken)
  • Certification(s): Not applicable

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) & Sick Days
  • 401(k) with Company Match
  • Catered lunch provided each weekday