Manager R&D
Department: Research & Development
Experience: 10-15 Years
Industry: Oral Care / Personal Care / Cosmetics FMCG
Key Responsibilities
1. New Product Development (NPD)
- Collaborate with Marketing and Brand teams to develop and execute the NPD pipeline.
- Translate consumer and market requirements into commercially viable product concepts.
- Define development milestones and ensure timely execution of go-to-market plans.
2. Technical & Process Leadership
- Lead lab-scale, pilot-scale, and full-scale production trials.
- Provide expertise on ingredients, formulation technologies, and process improvements.
- Ensure new formulations are compatible with existing manufacturing infrastructure.
- Troubleshoot formulation and manufacturing-related technical challenges.
3. Regulatory & Compliance
- Ensure all formulations comply with BIS, FDA, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date technical and regulatory documentation, including PIFs, MSDS, CoA, and Product Information Systems.
- Work closely with Regulatory Affairs and Quality teams to ensure compliance throughout the product development lifecycle.
4. Quality & Stability
- Ensure all formulations undergo appropriate stability testing as per applicable ICH guidelines.
- Collaborate with QA/QC teams to maintain product quality, consistency, and performance.
- Investigate and resolve product quality and stability-related issues.
5. Vendor & Raw Material Management
- Evaluate and approve new raw materials and vendors in collaboration with Procurement and QA.
- Identify and evaluate new ingredients, technologies, and formulation solutions.
- Stay updated on global trends and innovations in Personal Care, Oral Care, and Cosmetics.
6. Cross-functional Collaboration
- Work closely with Packaging, Production, Marketing, Procurement, Quality, and Regulatory Affairs teams for successful NPD launches.
- Provide support for existing products and manufacturing processes.
- Drive effective communication between R&D and cross-functional stakeholders.
Qualifications & Experience
- Education: M.Sc / M.Pharm / B.Tech / M.Tech in Cosmetic Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience: 10-15 years of relevant R&D experience within the Oral Care / Personal Care / Cosmetics FMCG industry.
- Strong hands-on experience in formulation development, scale-up, trials, stability testing, and product commercialization.
- Proven track record of developing and successfully launching market-ready products.
- Experience in Personal Care products is a must.
- Strong understanding of regulatory, quality, raw material, and manufacturing requirements.
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration, problem-solving, and technical leadership skills.