Senior Product Development Lead - Wellness & Formulation

Ancient Nutrition; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote team

Unlimited PTO

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Ancient Nutrition is seeking a Sr. Manager of Product Development.

This hands-on role leads formulation, sample development, ingredient feasibility, troubleshooting, product optimization, and commercialization readiness for a range of dietary supplements. You will drive projects from concept through launch, partnering with Product Development and R&D leadership to translate science, consumer needs, and brand standards into commercially viable products.

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of experience in product development, formulation, R&D, or related field.
• Hands-on formulation experience in dietary supplements, functional foods, powders, capsules, tablets, gummies, stick packs, gels, liquids, or beverages.
• Strong knowledge of ingredient functionality, dosage strategy, flavor, texture, regulatory considerations, and launch readiness.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with clear status updates and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize formulas across innovation, renovation, reformulation, line extension, and optimization projects.
• Translate product concepts, scientific rationale, consumer needs, and brand standards into technically feasible products.
• Support multiple supplement formats and evaluate formulas for functionality, dosage, cost, and manufacturability.
• Coordinate with suppliers, flavor houses, co-manufacturers, and internal teams to create samples and resolve technical issues.

Skills

Project leadership

Formulation expertise

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory understanding

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

SpecRight

TraceGains

Unifize

Asana

Smartsheet

Job description

Ancient Nutrition is seeking a Sr. Manager of Product Development.

This hands-on role leads formulation, sample development, ingredient feasibility, troubleshooting, product optimization, and commercialization readiness for a range of dietary supplements. You will drive projects from concept through launch, partnering with Product Development and R&D leadership to translate science, consumer needs, and brand standards into commercially viable products.