Director, Product Safety – Risk Management

Role Overview

• Own and evolve the company’s product safety and risk management framework, policies, working within Unilever’s governance models, guidance and partnership
• Submit ingredients and formulas to Unilever safety team for evaluation and collaborate to understand assessments and feedback
• Ensure alignment with applicable global regulations, standards, and industry best practices
• Understand and assess exposure, dosing, vulnerable populations, and cumulative use considerations
• Proactively identify safety and compliance risks associated with dietary ingredients, botanicals, cosmetic ingredients as well as formulations, packaging, and manufacturing
• Collaborating closely within the QA/RA team, develop and implement risk mitigation plans, including corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) and proactive contaminant monitoring.
• Lead product risk assessments across development, launch, and post-market phases
• Partner with cross-functional teams to embed risk-based decision-making into product development and commercialization
• Oversee post-market safety monitoring team, including adverse events and trend analysis
• Serve as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders on product safety and risk considerations
• Collaborate with Safety Experts, Formulation, Product Development, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, and Legal throughout the product lifecycle to support development, inspections, emerging trends and drive industry best practices
• Translate complex risk and safety topics into clear, actionable guidance for cross-functional teams
• Prepare and present risk assessments, safety updates, and metrics to cross-functional teams
• Build and mentor a high-performing product safety and risk management team. Responsible for 1-2 direct reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in toxicology, regulatory affairs, biology, chemistry, medical sciences, pharmacology, public health etc.
• 8-12+ years of experience in product safety, risk management, quality, or regulatory roles within US dietary supplement/consumer health care/personal care industries
• 5+ years of experience hiring, leading, and mentoring a team
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. and international product safety regulations
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional risk assessments and safety initiatives
• Knowledge and experience on FDA and applicable laws and regulations, as well as of cGMP standards
• Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment
• Strategic thinker with a strong risk-based mindset; exceptional judgment and decision-making under ambiguity
• Clear, confident communicator able to communicate complex information in an effective manner

Benefits

• Fully remote work experience
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision package, including FSA program
• 401K with employer match
• Quarterly Bonus Program
• Flexible PTO
• Two company-wide wellness breaks every day
• Free lunch on us every Tuesday and Thursday via Seamless/Grubhub
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Monthly internet stipend
• Monthly cell phone stipend
• Annual learning & development stipend
• Wellness Program, including virtual Wellness Sessions
• Free meditation app membership (Headspace)
• Free Nutrafol subscription
• Pet insurance discounts and benefits