Senior Product Manager, Product Development

Translate product concepts, scientific rationale, consumer needs, and brand standards into technically feasible product development pathways.

Support formula development across supplement formats, including powders, capsules, tablets, gummies, stick packs, gels/liquids, functional beverages, and emerging formats as needed.

Evaluate formulas for ingredient functionality, dosage strategy, taste, texture, stability, sensory experience, manufacturing feasibility, regulatory considerations, cost, and consumer expectations.

Partner with suppliers, flavor houses, co-manufacturers, and internal teams to develop samples, evaluate prototypes, refine formulas, and resolve technical issues.

Support formula revisions, ingredient substitutions, flavor optimization, sensory troubleshooting, and production-readiness needs.

Assigned Project Execution & Dashboard Follow-Through

Execute assigned Product Development and formulation work through the team’s established intake, prioritization, and project visibility processes, ensuring timely updates and strong follow-through.

Partner with Product Development teammates and cross-functional stakeholders to align assigned work with Product Development priorities, commercialization timelines, documentation needs, and cross-functional expectations.

Provide clear, timely updates on assigned work, risks, decisions needed, and upcoming milestones.

Renovation, Reformulation & Product Optimization

Identify opportunities to improve taste, texture, solubility, sensory experience, ingredient quality, cost, sourcing, manufacturing feasibility, and product performance.

Partner with the Sr. Manager of Product Development on execution-heavy renovation and reformulation projects, providing formulation and technical product development support as needed.

Commercialization & Cross-Functional Execution

Support assigned projects from concept refinement through formulation, sampling, documentation, packaging, commercialization readiness, and handoff to Supply Chain.

Partner with Product Development teammates to ensure assigned projects have clear product requirements, technical inputs, formula documentation, sample feedback, decision points, risks, and launch-readiness criteria.

• Support cross-functional alignment across formula, label, claims, documentation, costing, packaging, manufacturing feasibility, and production-readiness requirements.

Support cross-functional alignment across formula, label, claims, documentation, costing, packaging, manufacturing feasibility, and production-readiness requirements.

• Participate in sample reviews, flavor panels, technical evaluations, formula revisions, and commercialization discussions.

Participate in sample reviews, flavor panels, technical evaluations, formula revisions, and commercialization discussions.

Supplier, Co-Manufacturer & Technical Partner Management

Support raw material substitutions and alternate sourcing evaluations when business continuity, cost, formulation, or product performance needs arise.

Documentation & Technical Inputs

Maintain clear, accurate, and organized technical documentation for assigned product development and formulation work, including formula revisions, sample feedback, technical decisions, and key project rationale.

Provide complete and timely technical inputs for formula documentation, ingredient rationale, raw material decisions, supplier inputs, claims support, label review, commercialization handoffs, and change-control needs.

Partner with the Product Development teammates and appropriate cross-functional process owners to support SFP creation, raw material review and approval workflows, CVC claims, bill of materials, finished good specifications, and related documentation requirements.

• Ensure technical documentation and key decisions are traceable, consistent, and accessible to the team.

Innovation & R&D Support

Provide technical formulation and Product Development support for selected innovation and R&D initiatives as team priorities require.

Translate scientific concepts, novel ingredients, and technical hypotheses into feasible formulas, samples, development plans, and commercialization pathways.

Evaluate formulation feasibility, ingredient compatibility, dosing approach, sensory implications, manufacturing constraints, and commercialization risks.

Product Education & Technical Storytelling Support

Provide formulation, ingredient, and technical product development inputs to support Education, Brand, Sales, Marketing, and Product teams.

Translate technical information into clear internal-facing explanations that support product understanding, launch education, sales training, and product storytelling.

Serve as an SME during internal- and external-facing presentations to explain ingredient selection, formula design, product format, flavor strategy, product differentiation, and the technical “why” behind product decisions.

What We’re Looking For

7+ years of experience in product development, formulation, R&D, food science, dietary supplements, nutrition, wellness, CPG, or a related field.

Hands-on formulation experience strongly preferred in dietary supplements, functional foods, powders, capsules, tablets, gummies, stick packs, gels/liquids, beverages, or other regulated consumer product formats.

Demonstrated ability to move products from concept through formulation, sampling, refinement, troubleshooting, and commercialization support.

Strong understanding of ingredient functionality, dosage strategy, flavor, texture, sensory evaluation, cost, manufacturing constraints, regulatory considerations, and launch readiness.

Experience working with suppliers, flavor houses, co-manufacturers, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Product Documentation, Marketing, Sales, and Education teams.

Strong ability to execute active Product Development work, with the technical range to support early-stage innovation when needed.

Strong technical problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot formulation, raw material, sensory, supplier, and commercialization issues.

• Ability to manage multiple assigned projects, communicate status clearly, and follow through on deliverables with ownership and urgency.

Ability to manage multiple assigned projects, communicate status clearly, and follow through on deliverables with ownership and urgency.

Strong documentation habits and ability to provide accurate technical inputs for formula records, ingredient rationale, sample feedback, claims support, label review, and commercialization handoffs.

Ability to translate technical and scientific information into clear, commercially useful language.

Experience with systems such as SpecRight, TraceGains, Unifize, Asana, Smartsheet, or similar platforms preferred.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Biology, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related field required.

Core Values:

Benefits + Culture:

• Ancient Nutrition is a fully remote company, with many team members based near Nashville, TN. We are fast-paced, highly collaborative, and purpose-driven. Work is about what you do – not where you do it.
• Competitive health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Disability and supplemental insurance options
• Unlimited PTO for salaried employees
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Complimentary Ancient Nutrition products
• A wellness-oriented, values-based work culture
• Ready to join us? If this role sounds like a fit, send us a thoughtful cover letter telling us why you're the perfect addition to the team. We can't wait to hear from you!