Associate Manager, Product Development

Swanson Health is hiring an Associate Manager, Product Development to support the end-to-end development of new products, renovations, and reformulations. The role coordinates suppliers and contract manufacturers, partners with cross-functional teams on technical execution, researches product opportunities, and maintains development records.

Responsibilities:

• Support the end-to-end product development pipeline for new products, renovations, and reformulations, from research and concept development through technical execution and cross-functional coordination
• Gather and compare supplier and co-manufacturer quotes, minimum order quantities, lead times, samples, specifications, and costing information to support feasibility decisions
• Coordinate day-to-day development needs with ingredient suppliers and contract manufacturers, including documentation, samples, timelines, technical questions, and follow-up
• Partner with Technical Services, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, and other teams on bench-top testing, pilot runs, scale-up activities, specifications, validation support, and technology transfer
• Research emerging ingredients, technologies, dosage forms, delivery systems, competitive products, suppliers, and manufacturing capabilities to help identify product opportunities
• Review and summarize clinical research, technical data, ingredient evidence, and supplier materials in partnership with Scientific Affairs
• Support ingredient evaluation and claims substantiation by organizing relevant scientific and technical information
• Maintain accurate product development records, including formulation information, specifications, raw-material documentation, feasibility records, costing inputs, development summaries, approvals, and pilot and scale-up records
• Support international market and offshore development opportunities by coordinating local requirements, supplier and co-manufacturer information, samples, documentation, and project tracking
• Identify project issues and escalate risks appropriately while keeping development work organized and moving forward

Requirements:

• 2–3 years of experience in product development, scientific research, technical services, formulation support, regulatory support, project coordination, or a related field
• Strong organization, follow-through, prioritization, and attention to detail across multiple concurrent projects
• Ability to interpret and organize technical, scientific, supplier, costing, and regulatory information
• Clear written and verbal communication skills for working with internal teams, suppliers, and contract manufacturers
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and applicable product development, workflow, and enterprise systems such as JIRA, Mozart, and CMS
• Sound judgment to identify issues, escalate risks, and work with accuracy and accountability
• Experience in dietary supplements, nutraceuticals, food, pharmaceuticals, or other regulated consumer products is strongly preferred
• A bachelor's degree in science, nutrition, chemistry, biology, biotechnology, pharmaceutical sciences, or a related scientific or technical field is preferred
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may also qualify