Global Product Safety Senior Manager

Role Overview

• Provide toxicology and safety expertise to product development programs, ensuring safe and compliant product design from concept through commercialization
• Manage and interpret complex scientific data related to product safety, ensuring robust data stewardship and integrity within regulatory submissions
• Assess raw materials, ingredients, and finished formulations for safety, considering: Chemical structure and toxicological profiles, Exposure scenarios and dosage, Product use patterns and target populations, Stability, microbiological, and test data
• Partner with R&D to support early-stage screening of formulations and proactive risk mitigation
• Lead and execute comprehensive safety evaluations of cosmetic products and ingredients using available toxicological, clinical, and scientific data
• Identify and assess potential risks for specific products and intended end users, including scenarios with higher or unique exposure conditions
• Develop and apply risk identification and assessment frameworks for cosmetic ingredients and formulations
• Continuously enhance cosmetovigilance program and lead the monitoring and evaluation of adverse event data, ensuring timely reporting, identifying emerging trends, and recommending corrective actions as needed
• Ensure alignment with global regulatory expectations for post-market safety monitoring
• Lead regulatory toxicology assessments for new and existing ingredients, including support for global registration requirements
• Assess ingredients critical to product safety and integrity, including emerging materials to ensure global regulatory compliance
• Define and implement next-generation safety strategies, including the use of in silico tools and alternative methods
• Design and oversee safety testing programs, including: In vitro and in vivo studies (as applicable and compliant with regulations) and Clinical and consumer safety testing
• Manage network of external laboratories and clinical research organizations (CROs) to ensure high-quality data generation.
• Recommend appropriate precautions, warnings, and usage instructions based on safety assessments
• Partner with business units to ensure accurate safety-related information is reflected on product labeling and packaging
• Support claims substantiation from a safety and toxicology perspective
• Drive change management initiatives related to evolving regulatory landscapes and internal safety guidelines, ensuring seamless adoption across relevant departments
• Participate in trade associations, industry groups, and scientific forums related to toxicology and risk assessment
• Support regulatory dossiers and provide scientific defense of products and ingredients as needed
• Act as a subject matter expert in regulated processes, providing guidance and support to R&D, Product Development, Legal, and business teams on toxicology-related matters
• Develop and deliver training programs on safety standards and regulatory compliance to various internal audiences

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, Toxicology or similar
• Advanced degree preferred, advanced degree (PhD preferred) in Toxicology, Pharmacology, Chemistry, or related scientific field.
• At least 8+ years of experience in cosmetic or consumer product safety/toxicology
• Strong expertise in Cosmetic ingredient safety assessment and risk evaluation, Exposure-based risk assessment methodologies, and Global regulatory toxicology requirements
• Experience in applying a variety of methods (e.g. literature, in vitro, in vivo) to support safety assessments and registration of cosmetic ingredients and products
• Engaged in relevant trade associations and societies to ensure approaches are consistent with industry standards/best practices
• Proven scientific and leadership track record in Safety Sciences (publications, oral communications) preferred

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible paid time off, 11 paid holidays, and flexible work schedules
• Wellness: Company Contribution to Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance for Employees and their Families, Company Paid Employee Life Insurance, Optional additional Life Insurance, and Short and Long-Term Disability Coverage Options
• Parental Leave: Up to 18 weeks for birthing-parents and up to 10 weeks for non-birthing new parents
• Financial Well-being: Roth and 401k plans: 100% match up to the first 4% and is immediately vested
• Professional Development Reimbursement Program: Career development is as important to us as we know it is to you!
• Our culture has an “attitude of gratitude” and a shared passion for our brand. Join our Bond Builder DEI committee to play a role celebrating DEI at OLAPLEX
• Products: Twenty (20) free products per year, plus a friends and family discount