Senior R&D Manager — Nutraceuticals & Innovation

US PharmaLab Inc.; North Brunswick Township (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

USPL is seeking a Senior Manager, R&D in North Brunswick, NJ to lead multiple product development programs through research, scale-up, and commercialization, ensuring cGMPs, SOPs, FDA requirements, and customer expectations are met.

The role provides technical and managerial leadership to the R&D team, overseeing priorities, complex projects, and collaboration with Production, Quality, Regulatory, Procurement, and Commercial teams to drive growth and innovation.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Food Science, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• 8–12+ years of progressive experience in product development, formulation, and commercialization within nutraceutical, dietary supplement, pharmaceutical, or CDMO industry.
• Minimum 3–5 years of leadership or people management experience.
• Strong experience with tablets, capsules, powders, beadlets, and related dosage forms.
• Proven experience in scaling products from laboratory through commercial manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the R&D function for new product development, reformulations, and line extensions.
• Supervise, coach, and develop a team of formulation scientists, chemists, and R&D associates.
• Establish department priorities, allocate resources, and ensure project timelines are achieved.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to define product strategy, innovation pipeline, and technical direction.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to product development, manufacturing processes, and departmental efficiency.
• Serve as the technical lead and subject matter expert for formulation and process development activities.
• Oversee development and commercialization of nutraceutical products including capsules, tablets (monolayer, bilayer, trilayer), beadlets, powders, stick packs, and other specialty dosage forms.
• Develop robust formulations and scalable manufacturing processes for dietary supplements and nutraceutical products.
• Research and evaluate new ingredients, technologies, excipients, delivery systems, and product claims.
• Lead feasibility assessments, prototype development, and technical evaluations for new business opportunities.
• Design and direct laboratory experiments, pilot studies, and process optimization activities.
• Recommend alternative ingredients and/or process improvements to enhance product quality, manufacturability, cost, and efficiency.
• Scale up pre-exhibit and exhibit batches to commercial manufacturing and lead technology transfer from R&D to Production.
• Coordinate manufacturing start-up activities and provide floor support during scale-up and initial production runs.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Formulation science

Scale-up

Process development

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Education + experience equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

USPL is seeking a Senior Manager, R&D in North Brunswick, NJ to lead multiple product development programs through research, scale-up, and commercialization, ensuring cGMPs, SOPs, FDA requirements, and customer expectations are met.

The role provides technical and managerial leadership to the R&D team, overseeing priorities, complex projects, and collaboration with Production, Quality, Regulatory, Procurement, and Commercial teams to drive growth and innovation.