About the role

YourHappyLife is a science-first health and wellness brand entering its next phase of growth, built on clinically dosed, transparently formulated products. This is a senior leadership position that owns end-to-end current product development. The Chief Product and Science Officer works closely with the Founder and CEO to define and execute the product strategy, and builds the team, systems, and manufacturing partnerships required to deliver it at quality, on cost, and on time.

Key responsibilities

Product strategy and pipeline: Work closely with the Founder to refine and execute the product roadmap, owning go or no-go decisions on concept, sequencing, margin, and differentiation.
Market and scientific intelligence: Maintain a granular understanding of the Indian supplements market and continuously monitor international markets, including the US, EU, Japan, Korea, and Australia, to identify emerging ingredients, formats, and consumer trends before they reach India.
Formulation and R&D;: Lead formulation end to end, including ingredient selection,



clinically meaningful dosing, use of branded and clinically studied actives, delivery format, bioavailability, stability, and palatability, ensuring every claim is supported by published evidence.
Manufacturing and supply: Own relationships with contract manufacturers and future owned production, including vendor selection, qualification, audits, technology transfer, scale-up, and batch-to-batch consistency.
Cost and margin management: Build and manage the bill of materials and cost structure for every SKU, value engineering formulations and specifications to meet target gross margins without compromising efficacy.
Systems and SOPs: Establish the new product development function from the ground up, including stage-gate processes, specifications, documentation, and testing protocols covering stability, sensory, third-party, heavy-metal, and microbiological analysis.
Packaging and regulatory compliance: Oversee pa

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