About the job: - Lead initiatives that advance our brands and strengthen our reputation worldwide.
- Mentor and uplift emerging talent while pushing your own growth and influence.
- Put purpose into practice - embedding sustainability, access and social impact into every decision.
- Model the challenger mindset: question complexity, act with integrity and make things radically simple.
- Help shape a culture that's ambitious, collaborative and serious about recognition and belonging.
- Drive the end-to-end R&D strategy, innovation pipeline, and execution for North America Allergy and Sleep brands by translating science and technology into consumer-focused products, partnering with Marketing, Sales, Regulatory, and Medical to deliver business growth and successful product launches.
- Lead the long-term brand portfolio and innovation roadmap (1-5 years), using consumer insights, scientific expertise, and external partnerships to develop differentiated products, support patent strategy, ensure on-time project execution, and align with sustainability and regulatory priorities.
Main Responsibilities:- Lead the R&D innovation pipeline for assigned brands, delivering new products and innovations that meet growth and sales objectives while ensuring consistent execution across the portfolio.
- Drive short-, medium-, and long-term product development projects, including new formulations, claims, clinical studies, packaging innovations, and sustainability initiatives, while accelerating decision-making and execution.
- Partner closely with Marketing, Sales, Consumer Science, and Project Management to develop larger, consumer-driven innovation projects and ensure successful, on-time product launches.
- Develop and execute patent strategies and leverage external technology partnerships to create differentiated products and strengthen the long-term innovation pipeline.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Development, Packaging, Finance, Regulatory, and other key stakeholders to build strong business cases, manage project risks, and deliver high-impact innovation.
- Prioritize and lead base business protection projects to maintain product quality, compliance, and supply continuity while balancing business risk.
- Inspire and lead cross-functional teams by fostering innovation, encouraging bold decision-making, and driving accountability to achieve business and R&D objectives.
About you:- Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline required; Master's or Ph.D. preferred, with 10+ years of R&D experience leading innovation pipelines and delivering successful product development for consumer health brands.
- Proven experience developing OTC and NDA products, supporting FDA submissions, and managing multiple brands across various regulatory pathways while driving innovation and business growth.
- Strong ability to translate consumer insights into brand strategies, communicate complex science to diverse stakeholders, and influence business decisions through effective storytelling.
- Demonstrated leadership in building and coaching cross-functional technical teams, allocating resources, managing budgets, identifying risks, and driving innovation projects from concept through commercial launch.
- Experience establishing external partnerships with suppliers, research organizations, and key opinion leaders while staying ahead of industry trends to identify new technologies, ingredients, formulations, claims, and sustainable product opportunities.
- Proven ability to lead a diverse innovation portfolio, including business development opportunities, new product development, clinical programs, novel formulation technologies, and sustainability initiatives.
- Strong strategic mindset with experience partnering across R&D, Regulatory, Marketing, Project Management, and Commercial teams to deliver high-impact innovation and long-term portfolio growth.
North America Applicants Only
The salary range for this position is: $ 183,750.00 - $ 265,416.66
All Compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs.
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