Senior Product Development Leader — Nutraceuticals

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd; Londonderry (NH); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

MegaFood is seeking a Sr. Product Development Manager to oversee formulation, scale-up, and commercialization of dietary supplement dosage forms. You will stay abreast of competitors and drive renovation and innovation.

You will lead the Product Development team, collaborate with Marketing and Operations, and ensure GMP compliance and robust testing. This role blends technical leadership with strategic product insight and a commitment to high-quality nutrition.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering, or related science.
• Advanced Degree or equivalent work experience is preferred
• 10-14 years related experience in leading product development of consumer package goods from bench-top to commercialization.
• Required 1-3 years related experience in nutraceutical, supplement, confectionery, or pharmaceutical development is preferred

Responsibilities

• Manages portfolio of product development projects effectively, ensuring that all projects have clearly defined objectives, resources, and plans to deliver on-time launches.
• Provides strong technical leadership to the Product Development team to deliver on all technical aspects of the NPD process, including initial research, bench-top to commercialization, utilizing standard best practices and procedures with formulation, scale-up, and commercialization support.
• Proposes and implements improvements to the product development process.
• Leads by example in collaborating with Marketing and other cross-functional disciplines to accomplish innovation and renovation goals.
• Supports inQB8 and Nutrition Science during commercial and research Discovery projects and evaluates the technical feasibility of new concepts, leveraging a risk-based approach and “what needs to be true” mindset.
• Leverages consumer understanding and empathy to shape product concepts that will win with consumers.

Skills

Product development

Formulation

Scale-up

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry/Pharmacy/Chemical Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

MegaFood is seeking a Sr. Product Development Manager to oversee formulation, scale-up, and commercialization of dietary supplement dosage forms. You will stay abreast of competitors and drive renovation and innovation.

You will lead the Product Development team, collaborate with Marketing and Operations, and ensure GMP compliance and robust testing. This role blends technical leadership with strategic product insight and a commitment to high-quality nutrition.