Product Research & Innovation Lead - Alastin
About the role
This role is responsible for assessing and delivering differentiated, scientifically credible, and consumer-relevant technologies and products that enable the brand to remain competitive in a fast-moving and evolving landscape. Positioned at the intersection of science, consumer insights, and brand strategy, the role transforms emerging technologies and trends into sustainable, high-performing product innovations. The individual will proactively influence and support the development and execution of the innovation strategy and pipeline to drive business growth. As the R&D lead for innovation, the role is accountable for advancing brand and platform innovation initiatives and ensuring their successful translation into product development projects. This includes building a science-based, consumer-centric pipeline of innovative technologies and products across multigenerational platforms, identifying high-performing ingredients with clear mechanisms of action and demonstrated efficacy for further evaluation, and partnering closely with Regulatory, Clinical and Marketing teams to substantiate and validate product claims included in marketing materials.
Responsibilities
- Upstream Innovation – Build a strong knowledge base and opportunity landscape to inspire and fuel future innovation initiatives. Identify, assess, and advance key innovation opportunities by leveraging consumer, technological, and scientific insights, competitive intelligence, and market trends. Participate in due diligence activities for licensing and business development opportunities, as applicable.
- Project Ideation – Partner with Global Marketing and regional teams to conduct competitive assessments and develop innovation briefs aligned with business and consumer needs. Generate and refine innovative product concepts through scientific, technology, formulation, and claims-based approaches. Collaborate with the Scientific team to propose differentiated and scientifically credible concepts. Identify and screen high