Senior Scientist

Who We Are

Parenting isn’t picture-perfect. It’s messy, hilarious, exhausting, and life-changing — sometimes all before noon. That’s where we come in.

Founded in 2014 by our CEO Chelsea Hirschhorn, Frida was built to make the raw reality of parenting a little easier to navigate (and a lot less overwhelming). It all started with one legendary snot‑sucker — the Nose Frida — and has grown into a 200+ product lineup that supports families through every stage: from fertility and postpartum recovery to baby care and beyond.

We don’t shy away from the stuff no one else wants to talk about — nipple pain, diaper blowouts, or the emotional roller coaster that comes with keeping a tiny human alive. We call it like it is, solve the problems that actually matter, and build products that help parents feel seen, supported, and totally capable.

You can now find Frida products in 50+ countries and thousands of stores across the U.S., from the biggest national retailers to your neighborhood grocery aisle.

Under Hirschhorn’s leadership, Frida has become a category leader by challenging taboos, championing honesty, and supporting families at every stage of parenthood and beyond, earning acclaim on TIME's 100 Most Influential Companies, TIME Best Inventions, Fast Company Most Innovative Companies and Fast Company Brands That Matter. But the real win? Knowing we’re helping parents everywhere feel a little more human and a little less alone.

Frida is seeking a Senior Scientist to join our product development team based in Miami, FL, reporting to the Senior Director, Formulated Product Development. The selected candidate will support the development of an innovative and robust product pipeline, including cosmetics, OTC drugs, medical device, supplements and disposable hygiene products, from discovery to mass production. The ideal candidate has a passion and proven experience in designing a delightful consumer experience, developing claims, and troubleshooting different kinds of product performance and manufacturing challenges in a dynamic and fast paced entrepreneurial environment.

This role requires strong process engineering experience, with a proven ability to scale formulations from bench to commercial production by working closely with contract manufacturers and external suppliers. The ideal candidate brings hands‑on execution experience resolving manufacturing challenges and operating within the rigor of large CPG development systems. Additionally, the ideal candidate has strong organizational and prioritization skills, staying on top of multiple projects at the same time.

• Transform technical, consumer, and competitive insights into product innovation while following the stage‑gate design process
• Develop multiple products from ideation through production start within a fast‑paced development environment
• Deliver key project milestones and make recommendations that drive efficiency and manage risk within cost, quality and timelines
• Identify unique product features and specifications and integrate into product designs
• Identify the best‑in‑class technologies, ingredients, and materials to meet the performance needs of the product requirements
• Establish manufacturing production specifications and performance requirements
• Develop claims and substantiation across new product categories, create claims support strategy and documentation to enable usage and commercialization in the marketplace
• Maintain good working knowledge of current global regulatory requirements (claims, actives, testing, etc.) for cosmetics, OTC drugs, medical device, supplements and disposable hygiene products.
• Define and use technical standards, SOPs, best practices, and test methods to ensure products meet quality and regulatory compliance
• Support capability and process improvements to enable more efficient and rigorous product development

• Ensure cross‑functional teamwork and communication with internal and external contacts to drive the progress of projects to plan
• Collaborate with brand, packaging, industrial design, engineering, and the operations teams to…