The company is seeking a Senior Scientist, Formulated to join our product development team based in Miami, FL, reporting to the Director of Formulated & Assembled Products. The selected candidate will support the development of an innovative and robust product pipeline, including cosmetics, OTC drugs, medical devices, supplements and disposable hygiene products, from discovery to mass production. The ideal candidate has a passion and proven experience in designing a delightful consumer experience, developing claims, and troubleshooting different kinds of product performance and manufacturing challenges in a dynamic and fast-paced entrepreneurial environment. Additionally, the ideal candidate has strong organizational and prioritization skills, staying on top of multiple projects at the same time.
Responsibilities to include:
Product Development
- Transform technical, consumer, and competitive insights into product innovation while following the stage-gate design process
- Develop multiple projects from ideation through production start of the highest complexity within a fast-paced development environment
- Deliver key project milestones and make recommendations that drive efficiency and manage risk within cost, quality and timelines
- Identify unique product features and specifications and integrate into product designs
- Develop methods to test performance and claims
- Identify the best-in-class technologies, ingredients, and materials to meet the performance needs of the product requirements
- Establish manufacturing production specifications and performance requirements
- Develop claims and substantiation across new product categories, create claims support strategy and documentation to enable usage and commercialization in the marketplace
- Maintain good working knowledge of current global regulatory requirements (claims, actives, testing, etc.) for cosmetics, OTC drugs, medical device, supplements and disposable hygiene products
- Define and use technical standards, SOPs, best practices, and test methods to ensure products meet quality and regulatory compliance
- Support capability and process improvements to enable more efficient and rigorous product development
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Ensure cross-functional teamwork and communication with internal and external contacts to drive the progress of projects to plan
- Collaborate with brand, packaging, industrial design, engineering, and the operations teams to identify challenges and offer solutions
- Partner with marketing, sales, and regulatory to develop and validate consumer stories
Vendor Collaboration
- Develop and maintain professional relationships with suppliers, technical experts etc.
- Support the selection of product manufacturers, including overseeing first through final article verification
- Maintain regular communications supporting successful partnerships and manage project expectations and collaborative product designs
Deliverables
- Unique and differentiated products that meet project objectives
- Product and/or material specifications
- Competitive product claims and substantiation
- Sustaining innovations to improve existing products to 4.5+ Stars
- Input for technical readiness, regulatory, and quality testing requirements
What You Will Need
- BS/MS/PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or equivalent relevant discipline
- 5+ years baby care, feminine care, beauty care, formulation, and / or claims validation
- Proven ability to use this knowledge to develop innovative products and work effectively with a global supplier network
- Passion for innovation and able to translate consumer insights and technical data into unique products and claims
- Ability to learn new concepts quickly
- Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills with high attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communications skills
- Able to manage quality, efficacy, and clinical testing programs
- Experience developing products in highly regulated industries (juvenile products, medical)
- Strong leadership and influencing skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment in which requirements & priorities constantly change
- A self-starter with an ability to complete tasks both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
Who You Will Work With
As the Senior Scientist, you will work closely with Product Development, Sourcing, and Brand Management teams.