What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Development Manager (Nutraceutical) position at White Bottle Inc.?
About White Bottle, Inc.
White Bottle, Inc. is a leading provider of customized nutraceutical solutions, offering comprehensive services in product development, manufacturing, packaging, and delivery. As a premier white-label manufacturer, we team up directly with retailers, e-tailers, and brand creators to bring their custom formulas to life. Recognized for our commitment to quality, transparency, and expertise, we are focused on delivering innovative solutions that meet the unique needs of our partners while maintaining the highest industry standards.
Job Summary
White Bottle, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated and forward-thinking Product Development Manager to oversee the research, development, and lifecycle management of customized nutraceutical products. This role combines scientific expertise, operational management, and direct customer engagement.
The Product Development Manager will act as the primary technical point of contact for new and existing customers, leading the technical intake process to translate their vision into commercially viable, high-quality formulas. You will lead R&D and drive innovation in dry dose formats (capsules and powders), and ensure all products are developed seamlessly from concept through commercialization while adhering strictly to FDA and cGMP guidelines.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the technical intake process for new customers, collaborating closely with them to understand their brand goals and custom formulation requirements.
- Act as a collaborative partner to clients, translating their product visions into actionable development plans and custom formulas.
- Generate technical reports, proposals, and presentations to communicate formulation options, ingredients, and recommendations clearly to customers.
- Take the lead in prioritizing client requests and managing technical escalations to ensure a seamless onboarding and development experience.
- Support business development efforts by contributing technical expertise in customer pitches, proposals, and product strategy discussions.
- Oversee the entire product development lifecycle, from ideation and feasibility studies to formulation development, pilot production, and commercialization.
- Operate with urgency to meet aggressive development timelines and fast-track product launches.
- Lead dry dose formulation and technical operations teams to deliver high-quality products on time, with a primary focus on capsules and powders.
- Balance formulation excellence with cost targets, scalability, and manufacturability to support customer margin goals.
- Create formulas, calculate potencies, document raw materials, establish product specifications, and draft manufacturing directions.
- Identify new technologies and ingredients to improve current formulas, optimizing manufacturing efficiency and overall product quality.
- Troubleshoot and provide hands-on support to production teams during the first commercial batch and post-launch.
- Track products from ingredient sourcing and pilot testing through packaging, production planning, and final release.
- Maintain accurate New Product Development (NPD) timelines, launch calendars, and milestone checklists.
- Lead, mentor, and manage the R&D/Technical Operations team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and scientific excellence.
- Design and implement scalable product development processes, SOPs, and workflows as the company grows.
- stay ahead of ingredient, formulation, and market trends to proactively bring innovative product concepts to customers.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain and Procurement teams for ingredient sourcing and accurate product pricing.
- Ensure all R&D activities strictly comply with regulatory requirements, FDA guidelines, cGMP regulations, and company SOPs.
- Represent the R&D department externally when working with new and existing raw material suppliers.
- Contribute to building and scaling the White Bottle product development staff as business needs continue to grow.
Required Experience and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Food Science, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Business, or a related field.
- 7 years of experience in product development, R&D, or technical operations. Direct experience in the nutraceutical, dietary supplement, or food manufacturing industry is highly preferred.
- 3 years in a management role conducting hiring, performance reviews and providing training
- Proven track record of working directly with clients, managing customer intake, and guiding partners through the custom formulation process.
- Strong understanding of scientific principles, dietary supplement ingredients, formulation development, and large-scale manufacturing operations.
- Deep knowledge of cGMP regulations and strict supplement compliance guidelines.
- Exceptional problem-solving, project management, organizational, and leadership skills. Ability to handle rapidly changing priorities with minimal supervision.
- Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently.
Work Environment
- The role is primarily performed in the office
- Regular use of standard office equipment, including computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required for various environments.