Assistant Manager, Product Development

Product DeveloperFarmacy Beauty is a rapidly growing clean skincare brand headquartered in NYC and Mahwah, NJ. Our mission is to cultivate conscious beauty. We believe good skin is rooted in healthy ingredients. We focus on farm-sourced, quality ingredients powered by potent actives to create thoughtful, effective formulas.You'll assist in the development of new skincare products from ideation to execution. You'll manage day-to-day project tracking + close collaboration with R&D, Marketing, Creative, and Regulatory teams to move projects forward. This opportunity is ideal for a creative, detail-oriented product developer with strong communication skills who has a clear understanding of development milestones, formula evaluation experience, and well versed in beauty/skincare competitive landscape. You will report to the Director of Product Development.Key ResponsibilitiesDrive creation of skincare products throughout all PD lifecycle (formula development, safety + claims validation, creative concept, creative design brief, and market analysis).Assist in research and execution of product innovation that aligns to customers' DNA and delivers against market needs.Partner with R&D and cross-functional teams to define and write new product concepts, research and select both active and story ingredients, and coordinate regulatory and testing needs within the overall product timeline.Prepare R&D briefs to communicate all development needs including product texture, fragrance benchmark, usage, product ingredients/technologies, positioning, and claims.Evaluate formula submissions and provide feedback to R&D.Track and communicate all product and packaging submission and approvals.Coordinate, track and analyze all testing (safety, clinical, consumer panel, other) including test design and desired claims output.Collaborate with Regulatory to ensure compliance of product formulae and claims.Maintain and communicate weekly project status report.