Interim, Sr. Manager, R&D

Elfbeauty
New York, US
On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level R&D professionals with expertise in cosmetics formulation and supplier management, working in a hybrid New York office.

Best fit for

  • Experienced in scaling cosmetics from lab to production with external manufacturers.
    — “responsible for scaling up products from lab, through pilot and manufacturing
  • Technical leader comfortable interfacing with regulatory and quality teams.
    — “regularly interface with Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance
  • Proven track record in color cosmetics and skin care formulations.
    — “proven track record of working with suppliers in color cosmetics and skin care

Things to consider

  • Hybrid work arrangement requires 3 days in-office weekly.
    — “hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment
  • Must have OTC formulation experience in addition to cosmetics.
    — “including OTC experience as well

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate specific examples of resolving supplier formulation issues.
    — “act as a technical consultant to suppliers on formulation/production issues
  • Highlight statistical analysis skills in cosmetics chemistry contexts.
    — “proficient in principles of statistical analysis, cosmetics chemistry
  • Showcase global supplier management experience in resume.
    — “experience working with outside suppliers globally
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • managing formula transfer and new formula development with external manufacturers
  • ensuring compliance with e.l.f. standards
  • scaling up products from lab to manufacturing
Typical background
5+ years in process/product developmentformulation of personal care products

Skills & requirements

Required

Product DevelopmentFormulation Of Personal Care ProductsCosmetics ChemistryProcess/product DevelopmentEmulsion-based ProductsStatistical AnalysisResource Management

Preferred

OTC ExperienceBulk Manufacturing/filling/packing ProcessQuality Control Requirements

Stack & domain

Cosmetics ChemistryHair And Skin Care/spf ProcessingEmulsion-based ProductsFormulation Of Personal Care ProductsOtc ExperiencePrinciples Of Statistical AnalysisResource ManagementProblem SolvingLeadershipTeam ManagementCommunicationPersonal Care ProductsCosmeticsOtcFormulationProcess Development

About the role

Original posting from Elfbeauty via Lever

About the Company

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stands with every eye, lip, face and paw. Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, pioneering clean beauty brand Well People, Naturium, high-performance, biocompatible, clinically-effective and accessible skin care, and our newest brand, rhode, a line of curated skincare essentials, formulated for a variety of skin types and needs with high performance ingredients, it’s a daily routine that nourishes your skin barrier over time.

In our Fiscal year 25, we had net sales of $1 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 29 consecutive quarters of net sales growth. We are the #2 mass cosmetics brand in the US and are the fastest growing mass cosmetics brand among the top 5. Our total compensation philosophy offers every full-time new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last six fiscal years), equity, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry.

Visit our Career Page to learn more about our team: https://www.elfbeauty.com/work-with-us

Position Summary:

e.l.f. Beauty is looking for a passionate and technically proficient Senior Manager to join our R&D team with a focus on managing the formula transfer and new formula development with external manufacturers.

This role will manage all technical activities to ensure all key project milestones are met (stability, heavy metals, safety testing, micro testing, etc) for new products developed by external manufactureres and technical transfers of new or existing products to suppliers outside of Asia. They will be responsible for collecting and reviewing all supplier documentation to ensure compliance with our standards, creating product specifications and ensuring all required testing to support the product is completed. They will act as a technical consultant to suppliers on formulation/production issues from project initiation though completed first production. They will be responsible for scaling up products from lab, through pilot and manufacturing, to ensure a robust and consistent product.

The role will regularly interface with Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance to assure contract manufacturers and suppliers are in compliance with e.l.f. established guidelines for documentation, quality and safety.

The right candidate for this role will embrace e.l.f.’s dynamic culture of executing with quality and speed to drive solutions and a proven track record of working with suppliers in color cosmetics and skin care. The successful candidate will bring at least 5 years’ experience in process/product development and experience in formulation of personal care products, including OTC experience as well. The Manager, R&D must be proficient in principles of statistical analysis, cosmetics chemistry, hair and skin care/SPF processing, problem solving, and resource management and have experience in cosmetics products development of formulation and process, including expertise in emulsion-based products. You also need to have the ability to develop evaluate manufacturing processes for color and skin care cosmetics and be familiar with bulk manufacturing/filling /packing process from lab scale to mass production and quality control requirements with experience working with outside suppliers globally.

This position reports to our Senior Director, R&D and will be based out of the New York office.

Source: Elfbeauty careers (Lever)

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