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Country Life · 3 hours ago

Product Development Manager (R&D)

Hauppauge, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Country Life is a company dedicated to inspiring greatness through a holistic approach to supplement and personal care products. They are seeking a highly organized and driven candidate to manage product development initiatives across their brands, focusing on the technical aspects of new product development projects from concept through commercialization.

FitnessHealth CareLifestyleWellness

Hiring Manager

Lauren Bender

Responsibilities

New Product Development: Work closely with cross-functional partners to identify new white space opportunities for product development. Own the end-to-end execution of technical product development within our innovation pipeline, ensuring timely, on-budget delivery with high-quality standards

Technical External Partner Relations: Lead technical discussions and day-to-day coordination with contract manufacturing partners to develop and commercialize new formulas. Serve as the R&D point of contact with internal teams (Marketing, Regulatory, Quality, Supply Chain) and external partners (Contract Manufacturers, Ingredient Suppliers)

Ingredient and Technology Portfolio Management: Stay current on category trends, ingredient innovation, and emerging technologies in supplements and personal care. Maintain an organized portfolio of technology partners (i.e. suppliers and vendors), technology assets and ingredients that may be deployed into NPD programs. Work closely with procurement to support the onboarding of new ingredients as needed

Technical Support: Support formula development, sample evaluation, and tech transfer activities. Review specifications and testing protocols as needed

Documentation & Compliance: Work closely with our regulatory department to ensure accurate and timely documentation, including product development briefs, timelines, specifications, and change controls

Qualification

Product DevelopmentContract ManufacturingDietary SupplementsProject Management ToolsScientific DegreeLearning MindsetOrganizational SkillsCommunication SkillsDetail-oriented