About The Company
A rapid-growing consumer brand in the beauty and personal care category, focused on addressing unsolved problems in skin care through innovative products. The company emphasizes natural ingredients and aims to build a differentiated product range aligned with consumer needs.

Position Overview

The
Head of Research & Development (R&D;)
leads the research, formulation, testing, and development of innovative products across the portfolio. This high-impact role drives product innovation, improves existing formulations, identifies emerging technologies and ingredients, and ensures successful commercialization. The role reports directly to the
Co-Founder
and collaborates closely with Innovation, Marketing, Quality, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams.

Key Responsibilities
- Lead the R&D; strategy aligned with the company’s innovation roadmap, brand vision, and growth objectives.
- Drive end-to-end product development from concept through formulation, prototyping, validation, scale-up, and commercialization.
- Identify emerging ingredient trends, technologies,



and scientific advancements to create differentiated product offerings.
- Conduct research, feasibility studies, stability testing, and product performance evaluations.
- Collaborate with Marketing and Consumer Insights teams to translate customer needs into commercially viable products.
- Work closely with external laboratories, ingredient suppliers, consultants, and manufacturing partners to accelerate development timelines.
- Ensure all formulations comply with regulatory, quality, and safety requirements.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives for existing products focusing on performance, cost optimization, and sustainability.
- Build and manage a robust innovation and product development pipeline.
- Establish testing protocols, product specifications, and technical documentation.
- Monitor project timelines, development costs, and commercialization milestones.
- Mentor and develop the RD

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