Personal Care Formulation Director

Keep Growing with Nutrafol

We’re a growing company. Everything we do, we do to help people grow into the best version of themselves. As the pioneers of hair wellness, we create clinically tested products for hair growth and provide support for people at every step of their hair journey.

Our multi-factorial approach targets key root causes of hair thinning using a patented blend of standardized vitamins, minerals and natural ingredients -- and is recommended by over 7,500 physicians and hair professionals for trusted, reliable results. We never settle, and are continuously challenging existing treatments and methodologies to advance the frontier of hair science. As we help our customers grow, we grow too -- by embracing individuality and differences, leading by example, and empowering ourselves and others with our passion for wellness and innovation.

Keep growing. It’s our mantra. Our commitment to helping anybody and everybody committed to realizing their own potential to grow.

About You:

We are seeking an experienced personal care formulation leader to own the technical strategy and execution behind Nutrafol's growing topicals portfolio. This is a player-coach role: you will set formulation direction and lead in house and external formulation while staying close enough to the science — and the bench — to make the hard technical calls yourself.

You will build and lead in-house formulation capability across both leave-on and rinse-off products, leading Nutrafol’s formulation approach to full scalp and strand regimens. You will own the formulation process end to end — project plans, phases, workstreams, deliverables, timelines, and milestones — and partner with Product Development to deliver differentiated, efficacious formulas that meet product and business objectives.

You will also serve as Nutrafol's primary technical connection into Unilever Science & Technology, and will select and manage the external formulation labs, raw material partners, and contract manufacturers who extend our capability.

Location:

Hybrid — Trumbull, CT three days per week on site, two days remote (depending on business needs).

Candidates must be within commuting distance of the Unilever facilities in Trumbull, CT and New Haven, CT.

Responsibilities:

Formulation Strategy & Technical Ownership

• Act as the internal formulation strategy expert for all topical and personal care new product development projects and reformulations.
• Set the formulation roadmap for the scalp and strand portfolio across leave-on and rinse-off categories, and define what technical capability Nutrafol needs to build, buy, or partner for.
• Determine optimal base and functional ingredient systems and active ingredient components for each product to meet target consumer experience, sensory profile, performance, and scalp and hair health benefits.