Senior Manager, Product Development

Mega Food, a Certified B Corporation and 1% for the Planet member, leverages 50+ years of scientific experience to thoughtfully craft quality supplements made with real food & nutrients that your body knows how to absorb. Since our founding in 1973, Mega Food has been committed to providing people safe, high quality supplements and takes food safety and quality seriously. Mega Food products are tested for 150+ pesticides are NSF GMP certified and are made without the top 9 food allergens (milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, fish, shellfish, and sesame.)

Mega Food is also Certified Plastic Neutral through its partnership with re Purpose Global and has enabled recovery of over 740,000 pounds of nature-bound plastic since it became certified in 2023. Learn more at  or follow @megafood on Instagram, @realmegafood on Tik Tok and @Mega Food on Linked In.

This role is not available for any form of immigration sponsorship or support, including completion of the Form I-983 training plan required for STEM OPT.

The Sr. Product Development Manager effectively manages all aspects of the formulation, product/process development, scale-up, and commercialization of dietary supplement dosage forms. Stays abreast of the competitive environment and explores product enhancements and new technologies to propose renovation and innovation ideas.

• Manages portfolio of product development projects effectively, ensuring that all projects have clearly defined objectives, resources, and plans to deliver on-time launches.
• Provides strong technical leadership to the Product Development team to deliver on all technical aspects of the NPD process, including initial research, bench-top to commercialization, utilizing standard best practices and procedures with formulation, scale-up, and commercialization support.
• Proposes and implements improvements to the product development process.
• Leads by example in collaborating with Marketing and other cross-functional disciplines to accomplish innovation and renovation goals.
• Supports inQB8 and Nutrition Science during commercial and research Discovery projects and evaluates the technical feasibility of new concepts, leveraging a risk-based approach and “what needs to be true” mindset.
• Leverages consumer understanding and empathy to shape product concepts that will win with consumers.
• Oversees the R&D production of market research and clinical samples under GMP conditions.
• Drives sensory testing early in product development to incorporate relevant feedback and deliver best-in-class products.
• Explores, identifies, and develops innovative and proprietary technologies that have strategic significance.
• Collaborates with outside entities to develop and drive advancements in technology to deliver pipeline opportunities.
• Develops intellectual properties relating to composition, usage, and manufacturing process that will result in viable patents and/or competitive advantages, where appropriate.
• Manages team of R&D Formulators to deliver against new product development objectives.
• Coaches Formulators to work independently within cross-functional project teams.
• Motivates and develops team members to drive high-quality, business-relevant innovations.
• Drives early partnership between Product Development and Technical Operations to ensure seamless technology transfer and commercialization, collaborating on issue resolution throughout.
• Brings insights to inform future development by staying abreast of the category, competition, processing technology, and nutritional ingredient trends.
• Oversees management of R&D lab equipment allocation, maintenance, and calibration.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering, or related science
• Advanced Degree or equivalent work experience is preferred
• 10-14 years related experience in leading product development of consumer package goods from bench-top to commercialization.
• Required 1-3 years related experience in nutraceutical, supplement, confectionery, or pharmaceutical development is preferred

Must have strong formulation and process development skills. Must have managed or supervised scientific professionals such as Formulators, Chemists or Process Engineers. Thorough understanding of all aspects of the product development process (bench-top formulation, market research support, scale-up and commercialization). Knowledge of gummy, tablet, softgel, powder, and…