Description

Position Summary: This position will be a major contributor to product development activities and be the key person to direct development of all products from initial product or project intake to the finish of the Product Development cycle. The job mainly involves managing people, the laboratory, and projects for a wide range of personal care products, OTCs, and medical devices by utilizing knowledge and experience from a diverse skincare and research and development background.

Technical Aptitude

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership, direct and in-direct reports, with the ability to deep dive into technical issues.
• Knowledge of the importance of processing, operating, and design factors that affect skincare, sun care, OTC, and medical device formulations.
• Performs special projects as assigned. Utilizes creativity to provide innovative products and concepts that will provide future growth for the company.
  
  
  

Leadership

• Directs development of all products from interpreting project direction to project challenges to Product Development for operational excellence in the formulation development team.
• Manages the team (0-10), priorities, and work, ensuring appropriate resourcing in place to align with CDMO business needs, product timelines, and calendar.
• Collaborate with RID Leadership Team on the implementation of R&D strategy, prioritization, and team development opportunities.
• Be an ambassador for Swiss American RID and ensure the development of internal and external client relationships and maintain effective communication.
  
  
  

Growth Mindset

• Responsible for managing RID product development projects, processes, the laboratory, and the productivity of staff so that (as a team) performance and product/project requirements can exceed expectations.
• Drive innovation in products, workflow optimization; collaborate with operations, commercial development, and other cross-functional teams to implement process improvements.
• Drive and lead innovative problem resolution at an accelerated pace.
• Accountable for team performance, ensuring delivery of business objectives, and quality of work.
• Remain up to date and current on trends in the retail market and trends on formulations materials, ingredients, cost, etc.
• Other duties may be assigned
  
  
  

Qualifications

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 10-+ or Master's degree with 6+, years of experience in cosmetics/personal care, OTC with a strong background in R&D; Degree in chemistry, biochemistry, engineering, or other technical fields.
• Advanced knowledge of product innovation and development processes including experience in scale up activities in a manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of FDA regulations, and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and computer skills.
• Must be able to work independently with strong organizational and presentation skills.
• Must be able to collaborate cross functionally and foster constructive productivity in a team.
  
  
  

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand, sit and climb. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stop; talk or hear and taste or smell. The worker is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, thoroughness of work assigned.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.