Claims and Clinical Strategy Lead

Position Summary

This is a hybrid (up to 3 days per week in the office in Hackensack, NJ), full-time, 12-month engagement (1099 contract).

Claims and Clinical Strategy Lead will be working on claims on all marketing materials and support any up-claim opportunities for the existing portfolio of products Face, Skin and Cotton brands to ensure the products are competitive and compelling from a claims standpoint. They will partner closely across functions (e.g. marketing, R&D, Regulatory, Packaging, Legal) and with external testing laboratories and the external network of suppliers. In addition to a strong understanding of product claims, this role calls for both creativity and fluency in business acumen.

Primary Responsibilities

• Claims review, management of approval process
• Claims substantiations and technical memos
• Competitive claims landscaping
• Management of sample production for in-vivo and in-vitro studies
• Review of clinical and in-vitro testing reports

Required Qualifications

• 4 -10 years of proven industry experience (skin/personal care, cosmetics) with BS or 2- 8 years of experience with MS.
• Understanding of GxPs and FDA Compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication skills, including spoken and written English.
• Ability to partner effectively across a diverse set of business partners and customers to deliver key results in a timely manner.
• Entrepreneurial; Business owner mentality, willing to be hands-on and contribute as one team.
• Critical thinking and comprehensive business acumen.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous regulatory experience
• Experience with face care, skin care and skin cleansing claims substantiations
• Understanding of formulation technology and cosmetic chemistry
• Experience in formulation / product / process development in the cosmetic or drug regulatory classifications

Personal Attributes

• Positive and energetic individual with a business acumen and strong sense of urgency to achieve results
• Consumer-centric, creative, and design-oriented
• Inquisitive individual who has a history of seeking out best practices and successfully assimilating them into their organization
• Invokes trust, collaboration, shared accountability, and continuous improvement with the ability to quickly develop trust and loyalty at all levels in the organization and with external partners
• Knows what excellence looks like and how to get there
• Ability to develop and implement strategy, with a high bias for execution and activation in this highly hands-on organization
• Demonstrated track record of problem solving and priority setting