Assistant Manager, Product Development

TITLE: Assistant Manager, Product Development 

REPORTS TO: Director of Product Development 

LOCATION: Farmacy HQ in Mahwah, NJ (1300 MacArthur Blvd; ~45mins outside of NYC). Hybrid, in-person 2 days per week on a set schedule (currently Wednesday and Thursday) and ad hoc as needed. 

WORK SCHEDULE: Full-time, exempt.

ABOUT US

Farmacy 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. 

ABOUT THE ROLE

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 RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Drive creation of skincare products throughout all PD lifecycle (formula development, safety + claims validation, creative concept, creative design brief, and market analysis).
2. Assist in research and execution of product innovation that aligns to customers’ DNA and delivers against market needs.
3. 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.
4. Prepare R&D briefs to communicate all development needs including product texture, fragrance benchmark, usage, product ingredients/technologies, positioning, and claims.
5. Evaluate formula submissions and provide feedback to R&D.
6. Track and communicate all product and packaging submission and approvals.
7. Coordinate, track and analyze all testing (safety, clinical, consumer panel, other) including test design and desired claims output.
8. Collaborate with Regulatory to ensure compliance of product formulae and claims.
9. Maintain and communicate weekly project status report.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional Product Development/ relevant experience
• Experience in Beauty industry (skincare) is a must
• Thrive in a start-up environment with an all-hands-on-deck positive attitude
• Able to reliably commute to the Mahwah, NJ office minimum 2 days per week + ad hoc as needed.

Benefits

• Estimated Salary Range: $71,000 - 89,000 per year (pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience).
• 15 days PTO + 5 sick/personal days per year
• 16 annual Company holidays
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance ($25,000 policy, free to employees)
• Commuter benefits (Transit + Parking FSA)
• Health care FSA
• Dependent care FSA
• 401(k) retirement savings plan, with up to 4.0% company match with no vesting period (after 6 month eligibility waiting period)
• 16-weeks 100% paid parental leave for birth mothers and adoptive parents, 8-weeks 100% paid parental leave for all other parents
• $40/month phone stipend
• Adoption & Surrogacy Support, $10,000/event reimbursement with $40,000 lifetime cap
• Quarterly Gratis Product Stipend
• Monthly Exercise/Gym Reimbursement