Assistant Manager – Product Development

Job Title: Assistant Manager – Product Development
Location: Mumbai
Reporting To: Manager – Product development
Department: R&D
Peers: Product Development team members, CTI & Claims, Packaging
Role Overview:
Lead and support product development activities for personal care categories from concept to commercialisation. Lead day-to-day laboratory operations delivering innovative formulations that meets business objectives while ensuring regulatory compliance, manufacturing feasibility, and successful commercialisation through benchmarking, stability evaluation, scale-up, technology transfer, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Ensure timely project execution, accurate technical documentation, and continuous improvement of product performance, cost, and quality.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and support end-to-end projects, including new product development, renovations, line extensions, and cost optimisation across hair care and personal care categories.
Translate consumer insights and business requirements into innovative product formulations.
Conduct competitive benchmarking, literature review, ingredient evaluation, and technology scouting to identify new formulation opportunities and emerging trends.
Conduct batch making in lab and associated activities.
Plan, execute, and monitor accelerated and real-time stability studies.
Collaborate with Claims, Packaging, Procurement, Regulatory, Quality, and Manufacturing teams for claims support, packaging compatibility, raw material qualification, regulatory compliance, technology transfer, and successful commercialisation.
Interactions with external experts, vendors, analytical laboratories, 3rd party manufacturers and collaborators during various stages of product developments.
Conduct pilot trials, scale-up activities, first commercial production and provide technical solutions for manufacturing and process-related challenges.
Manage project timelines by tracking milestones and ensuring timely delivery of agreed project objectives.
Prepare and maintain technical documentation of project activities.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on product quality, formulation robustness, process efficiency, innovation, and cost optimisation.
Maintain clean, organised and compliant laboratory standards. GLP’s to be followed and implemented.
Qualifications & Experience:
6-8 years of experience in FMCG R&D with significant experience in end-to-end personal care product development, preferably Hair & Skin.
Qualification:
M.Tech/ B.Tech in Chemical engineering/Oil Technology /Cosmetic Technology.
M.Pharm/B.Pharm

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