Head of Innovation & Product Science

The Company is seeking a Head of Innovation & Product Science to lead its innovation strategy, product pipeline, and research and development. The role includes driving product launches, commercial growth, profitability, and market differentiation, while overseeing formulation, ingredient selection, product development, scale-up, quality, stability, and cost optimization. The successful candidate will develop clinical evidence strategies, lead studies and collaborations, and ensure regulatory readiness and scientific substantiation of product and marketing claims. Responsibilities also include translating product science into consumer education, building scientific partnerships, and developing an AI-enabled personalized nutrition model with appropriate protocols, safety measures, and clinical validation. Candidates should bring senior leadership experience across innovation, product science, research and development, clinical research, and regulatory affairs. Expertise in scientific formulation, efficacy, bioavailability, product scale-up, and evidence generation is important, along with knowledge of food and nutrition regulations and claims governance. The role also calls for experience building scientific networks and partnerships, guiding multidisciplinary teams, and advancing research, intellectual property, and new technologies. Applicants should be able to communicate complex science credibly to consumers and professional stakeholders.