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About the Role
Ritual is seeking a Product Development Manager to drive innovation and new product development, manage nutrition innovations, ideation, and the development of science-based product formulas. This cross-functional role partners with Innovation Strategy, Science, QA, Regulatory, and Operations to bring products to market successfully. A passion for traceability and transparency from formulation to customer communication is highly desirable. This is an opportunity to join a rapidly expanding organization and contribute to its growth.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate on projects and develop products with internal R&D teams, third-party contract manufacturers/formulation labs, and flavor houses.
- Drive formulation, product development, and scale-up from concept to launch utilizing Stage-GATE processes.
- Conduct product review assessments to define success criteria for pilot and production runs.
- Lead and coordinate prototype work and sensory evaluations over multiple product formats (capsules, powders, and others).
- Manage product testing, utilizing expertise for testing product efficacy, validating new claims, and developing product specifications.
- Work closely with Marketing and Regulatory Affairs leadership to support marketing initiatives and brand assets (i.e., label copy, web content, marketing collateral).
- Collaborate with project leaders, project managers, and operations teams to drive projects to meet cost targets and launch dates.
- Actively work on continuous improvement plans interpreting consumer insights to revise existing products.
- Proactively stay on top of key product and regulatory trends that can unlock growth opportunities for the business in the product, ingredient, or communications space.
Requirements
- BS in Pharmaceutical Science, Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, or other related science.
- 3+ years of product development, formulation chemistry, commercialization, or other related science experience.
- Experience in the nutraceutical and supplement industry is a must.
- Strong experience in developing different formats including capsules, powders, and other VMS formats.
- Expertise in developing product specifications, product protocols, risk analysis, and product reviews.
- Experience with evaluating flavors and product sensory evaluation.
- Knowledge of ingredient efficacy, raw material qualification programs, cGMP, regulatory affairs, stage-gate processes, consumer insights, and project management.
- Nutraceutical supplier contacts and an ingredient database are a plus.
Skills
- Operational Excellence
- Passion for Science
- Product-Minded
- Technical Acumen
- Insight-Gatherer
- High-growth Mindset
- Empowered Collaborator
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3+ years
Education Level
- BS
Salary/Compensations
- $132,000 - $165,000
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Healthcare & Dependent Care FSA
- Mental health support via Wellness Coach and Calm Health
- Pet insurance discount
- 10 Wellness Days per Year
- Free Ritual subscription
- Annual Wellness Stipend
- Monthly wellness activities
- 401(k) Match (up to 4%)
- Equity participation through stock options
- Monthly Technology Stipend
- New Hire Work From Home Stipend
- 5 months of gender-neutral parental leave
- Flex Time for birthing parents
- Family Planning via Maven Clinic
- Monthly Childcare Allowance
- Unlimited PTO (with a 10-day minimum)
- 11 Paid Company Holidays
- Additional company time off for holidays that fall around a weekend
- Winter Break (Christmas - New Years)
- Holiday Diversity Policy
- 2 Days to volunteer
- Focus Fridays for self-development and deep work
About the Company
- Ritual is a rapidly expanding organization.
Equal Opportunity
- We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every qualification listed above. We're committed to building a diverse team and recognize that skills can be developed in many different ways.