Global Hair & Scalp Development Director

Global Hair & Scalp Development Director

What we do

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

Who We Are

Our global team is ~ 22,000 brilliant people with a workplace culture where every voice matters, and every contribution is appreciated.  We are passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours. For more information, click here.

Role reports to:

EMEA Skin Health & Global Hair R&D Lead

Location:

North America, United States, New Jersey, Summit

Work Location:

Hybrid

What you will do

The R&D Hair & Scalp Development Director will be responsible for shaping and leading the end-to-end Global innovation pipeline for all hair care brands including, OGX, Rogaine as well as the hair portfolio within other Skin health brands such as Neutrogena and Aveeno.  This includes both innovation and post-launch pipelines eg compliance, GP improvements, with robust technical rigor aligned with the priority markets needs. They will be responsible for shaping and leading the strategy to develop innovation working directly with the Global Segment, R&D Upstream Team and commercial teams, aligned with the brand development team strategy enabling innovation for the consumer, customer and planet. 

Develop strong collaboration with internal manufacturing sites and external development partnerships.  As well as strong partnerships with Segment Marketing, local marketing, Regulatory, Packaging, Quality, Supply Chain, and Finance.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the development of the end-to-end pipeline for multiple formats including but not limited too cosmetic, OTC and drug products deploying the business strategy through innovative solutions for our consumers, customers, and planet. 

• Lead the development of all formats within haircare including cleansing, treatment and styling eg shampoo/cleansers, conditioners/masks, serum treatments, oils, aerosols, spray formats, lotions etc

• Lead developments that can be produced across internal and external manufacturing sites.

• Lead role in R&D for technical problem resolution and project success criteria, demonstrating superior technical formulation knowledge and processes securing technical rigor

• Lead and deploy science that sells assets and expertise to support flawless execution in the market.

• Lead a team of managers and scientists, driving their talent and development agenda.

• Understands the research landscape and leverages internal and external networks to acknowledge new scientific technologies that enable a fast and agile go-to-market model.  Support pipeline and portfolio deployment, monitoring robustness and competitiveness in terms of performance, claims, and cost, which meets the requirements of the business and consumers’ needs.

• Ensure all processes and activities comply with company policies and applicable external regulations/laws. Provide and nurture the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, and compliance.

• Develops budgets, proposals, progress reports, and portfolio management procedures that articulate precise project initiation, development, and termination criteria

• Accountable for the financial performance/budget and efficiency and effectiveness of a significant portion of the budget.

• Navigates the organization and aligns people and activities across multiple groups.

• Identifies, prioritizes, allocates appropriate resources, and oversees project progress to achieve organizational objectives.

• Negotiates and solicits acceptance of new ideas, approaches, and concepts with broad cross-functional/cross-department implications.

• Communicates organization priority updates and milestones to senior management, key business leaders, and peers.

• Significantly improves changes or develops new business/work processes to share knowledge, build intellectual capital, build strategic capabilities, and promote innovation throughout the organization.

• Creates cross-discipline or department forums to enable the sharing of breakthrough insights and helps groups interact and explore adjacent fields, creating opportunities for breakthroughs and creative ideas.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in sciences, Engineering, or Pharmacy is required.

• A minimum of 10+ years of professional Research and development experience is required with expertise within working within the hair care portfolio Demonstrated leadership in leading and working in a cross-functional team is required

• Experience working in a consumer products company with an emphasis on developing and commercializing products.

• The incumbent must demonstrate excellent communication skills and possess the ability to influence at senior levels.

• This individual must have experience partnering with internal/external resources to drive innovation.

• Demonstrated leadership in leading and working in a cross-functional team is required.

• Ability to build cross-functional solid relationships in the following areas: Marketing, Technology, Formulation, Operations, Regulatory, and Legal are necessary.

• Demonstrated experience in new product development is required.

What’s in it for you

$194,650.00 - $274,800.00

This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors.

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.