Scientific Affairs Lead

Scientific Affairs Lead

Location: Morristown, NJ

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally. 

Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.

At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.

B Corp certified in multiple markets, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.opella.com.

About the Job

The Scientific Affairs Lead is responsible for providing scientific oversight for Gold Bond’s cosmetic and OTC products. This role emphasizes the innovation, assessment, and substantiation of product and ingredient claims to ensure they are grounded in robust scientific evidence. The position involves leveraging advanced scientific methodologies and technologies to validate product efficacy to ensure differentiated, credible positioning in the market.

Main Responsibilities:

• Provide scientific oversight for the cosmetic and OTC product portfolio to ensure products are grounded in credible scientific evidence, differentiated product positioning, and consumer-driven end benefits.
• Strong collaboration and partnership with a cross functional team to ensure end to end scientific leadership from ideation through to launch and support of base products.
• Develop and execute strategies for differentiated claims creation and substantiation methodologies, ensuring claims are based on credible evidence and aligned with the brand purpose.
• Drive the innovation, development and review of efficacy and promotional consumer-facing claims based on actionable scientific and technical insights.
• Leverage innovative technologies and claim trends in the skincare cosmetic industry to enhance communication of product efficacy and consumer-driven benefits.
• Manage the execution and review of all clinical and safety studies to support Gold Bond products and portfolio, maintaining governance and compliance per regulations.
• Oversee the delivery and maintenance of medical and scientific information, documents and evidence supporting claims and products.
• Develop a key external expert network and establish solid relationships with relevant scientific organizations, evidence generation partners and ingredient suppliers.
• Develop capabilities to enable delivery of quality scientific and strategic stewardship and ensure simplification
• Advance the scientific underpinning for key ingredients within Gold Bond products

About You:

• MSc, Pharm.D., Ph.D., or equivalent health care-related postgraduate degree.
• At least 8-10 years of experience in the US cosmetic & OTC industry.
• In-depth knowledge of cosmetic claims language, clinical & safety substantiation
• Understand the basic framework for Pharmacovigilance processes, Toxicological assessments, and Regulatory for the cosmetic & OTC industry. 

Why us?

At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.

We Are Challengers.

We are dedicated to making self-care as simple as it should be. That starts with our culture. We are challengers by nature, and this is how we do things:

All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs.

Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity.

Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity.

Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be.

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

www.opella.com/en/careers

Opella Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs, and additional benefits information can be found here.