Salary
- 7.5
- 10.5 LPA Company: BetterHerbs

Location:
Sec 58, Noida

Experience:
5
- 7 Years Employment: Full-time BetterHerbs is a fast-growing D2C wellness brand building clean, science-backed nutrition products for kids and mothers. Trusted by 2,50,000+ customers across India, our portfolio spans pregnancy nutrition, lactation, child development, focus, and hormonal wellness. We combine Ayurvedic wisdom with up-to-date nutritional science to create products designed for the modern Indian family. We are looking for a hands-on R&D;, Regulatory & Quality Manager who can take ownership of products from idea → formulation → manufacturer → compliance → quality → commercial launch.

Key Responsibilities
1. Product R&D; & New Product Development
- Work on new nutraceutical, functional nutrition and Ayurvedic product formulations.
- Convert product briefs into technically feasible and commercially viable formulations.
- Research ingredients, dosage levels, bioavailability, safety and scientific evidence.
- Evaluate proteins, vitamins, minerals, herbal extracts, DHA, probiotics and other functional ingredients.
- Coordinate formulation trials, sampling, flavour/taste optimization and pilot batches with manufacturers.
- Review and improve existing formulations for efficacy, ingredient quality, taste, cost and clean-label positioning.
- Coordinate stability and shelf-life studies and ensure products meet specifications throughout shelf life. 2. FSSAI & Regulatory Compliance
- Ensure formulations comply with applicable FSSAI regulations, permitted ingredients and dosage/RDA requirements.
- Review product labels, ingredient lists, nutritional information, warnings and mandatory declarations.
- Review product claims, website communication,



packaging and marketing claims from a regulatory perspective.
- Maintain regulatory documentation and product dossiers for all SKUs.
- Track changes in FSSAI regulations and proactively highlight risks or required changes.
- Coordinate with regulatory consultants/labs/manufacturers wherever required. 3. Quality Assurance & QC
- Define and review specifications for raw materials and finished products.
- Review COAs, microbiological reports, heavy-metal reports and other relevant test reports.
- Develop product-wise testing protocols and ensure periodic testing through NABL/FSSAI-recognised laboratories where applicable.
- Investigate quality complaints, batch deviations and product inconsistencies and drive corrective/preventive actions.
- Maintain batch-wise quality documentation and ensure consistency across production batches.
- Conduct/coordinate manufacturer and supplier quality audits. 4. Manufacturer & Vendor Management
- Identify and evaluate suitable third-party manufacturers and ingredient suppliers.
- Evaluate vendors on quality, technical capability, compliance, pricing and scalability.
- Coordinate trials, quotations, MOQ negotiations, commercial batches and production timelines.
- Maintain ingredient/vendor specifications and qualification documentation.
- Work closely with manufacturers to resolve formulation, production and quality issues.




- Develop alternate vendors for critical ingredients and products to reduce supply risk. 5. Product Commercialisation Own the technical side of the complete launch cycle: Product Brief → Ingredient Research → Formulation → Costing → Sampling → Stability/Testing → FSSAI Compliance → Packaging Review → Pilot Batch → Commercial Production → QC Release Work closely with Founders, Marketing, Operations, Procurement, Designers and Manufacturing Partners to launch products within agreed timelines. Ideal Candidate
- B.
Tech/M.
Tech Food Technology / M.
Sc Food Science, Nutrition, Biotechnology / B.
Pharma/M.
Pharma or related discipline.
- 5-7 years of relevant experience in nutraceuticals, dietary supplements, functional foods or nutrition products.
- Strong practical understanding of FSSAI nutraceutical/health supplement regulations, labelling and claims.
- Hands-on exposure to product formulation and third-party/contract manufacturing.
- Understanding of raw-material specifications, COAs, stability studies and finished-product testing.
- Experience dealing with ingredient suppliers, laboratories and manufacturers.
- Strong documentation, analytical and project-management skills. Preferred Experience working with products such as: Protein powders | Vitamins & Minerals | Kids Nutrition | Pregnancy/Lactation Nutrition | Herbal/Ayurvedic Supplements | Drops/Liquids | Gummies | Probiotics What We're Looking For We don't need someone who only coordinates with vendors. We want a person who can question a formulation, understand the science behind ingredients, identify regulatory risks, challenge manufacturers on quality and independently drive a product from concept to commercial production.

📌 Manager – R&D, Regulatory (Noida)
🏢 BetterHerbs
📍 Noida