Director, Skincare R&D & NPD

Celmark International; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Celmark International in Orlando, FL is seeking a Director of R&D/NPD to lead skincare and topical product development in a fast-paced contract manufacturing environment. You will provide strategic and technical direction from concept to commercialization, ensuring speed, scalability, customer satisfaction, compliance, and operational execution.

You will lead a cross-functional team across operations, quality, regulatory, and sales, manage multiple customer initiatives, and act as the primary

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific field is required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum ten (10) years of progressive product development experience for skincare/topical products.
• Prior leadership experience required.
• Contract manufacturing/CMO/CDMO experience strongly required.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development strategy and execution for skincare and topical products from concept through commercialization.
• Direct and prioritize product development pipeline activities and project timelines across multiple customer initiatives.
• Lead and develop Product Development and formulation team members.
• Oversee formulation strategy focused on performance, ingredient compatibility, stability, sensory attributes, manufacturability, scalability, and cost optimization.
• Drive bench development, pilot trials, scale-up activities, validation efforts, and commercialization execution.
• Serve as primary technical lead and customer-facing resource throughout development projects.
• Translate customer objectives into commercially viable and manufacturable solutions.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Sales, and Customer Service teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Lead customer presentations and technical discussions.
• Troubleshoot formulation and manufacturing challenges involving viscosity, emulsion stability, ingredient interactions, and process variability.
• Evaluate ingredients, packaging compatibility, technologies, and market trends.
• Ensure compliance with FDA requirements and cGMP standards.
• Maintain formulas, specifications, and technical documentation.
• Drive process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Skincare product development

Leadership

Project management

Customer-facing communication

FDA and cGMP knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nutrition Science, or related field

Job description

Celmark International in Orlando, FL is seeking a Director of R&D/NPD to lead skincare and topical product development in a fast-paced contract manufacturing environment. You will provide strategic and technical direction from concept to commercialization, ensuring speed, scalability, customer satisfaction, compliance, and operational execution.

You will lead a cross-functional team across operations, quality, regulatory, and sales, manage multiple customer initiatives, and act as the primary