Onnit

Senior Manager, Innovation

Onnit
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $120,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in leading innovation pipelines for consumer packaged goods, with a strong focus on product launches, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional collaboration. Proven ability to analyze clinical research and market trends to drive product development in supplements and functional foods.

Highest-signal resume keywords
CPG InnovationProduct Launch ManagementRegulatory ComplianceClinical Research AnalysisCross-Functional Leadership

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead the innovation pipeline end to end, from identifying promising ingredients through product launches
  • Report to the Chief Marketing Officer and partner closely with the Chief Operating Officer
  • Lead cross-functional project teams as an individual contributor
  • Own the ingredient opportunity map across cognition and focus, energy, sleep and stress, recovery, gut health, hormonal health, and longevity
  • Track clinical research, branded and patented ingredients, delivery technologies, and provide quarterly trend-radar recommendations
  • Evaluate new formats and flavors, including gummies, chews, stick packs, ready-to-drink products, and functional foods
  • Recommend new categories and expansion priorities using consumer evidence and competitive teardowns
  • Lead evidence reviews covering dose, delivery, bioavailability, safety, and study quality
  • Partner with Regulatory and Legal on regulatory pathways, claims substantiation, and third-party certifications
  • Create science briefs for launches covering approved claims, supporting evidence, and plain-language explanations
  • Build and manage a rolling 12–18-month innovation roadmap
  • Run stage-gate processes and provide monthly pipeline reporting, including recommendations to stop weak projects
  • Lead launch teams across R&D, Operations, Quality, and Procurement, owning COGS, margin, timeline, formula, packaging, labeling, and supply readiness
  • Co-lead go-to-market with Brand on positioning, naming, launch story, and product education
  • Track launch performance at 30, 60, and 90 days

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 8+ years in CPG innovation, NPD or R&D, with multiple products taken from concept to launch
  • Experience in supplements, functional or sports nutrition, or a closely related category
  • Strong scientific literacy, including ability to read clinical studies, judge study quality, and explain findings and safety implications
  • Working knowledge of supplement manufacturing and regulation, including formulation, cGMP, DSHEA, claims substantiation, and NDI requirements
  • Track record of launching quickly while protecting quality, safety, and claims integrity
  • Proven ability to lead through influence and align cross-functional partners and leadership around recommendations
  • Commercial judgment, including business-case development and co-leading launches
  • Experience in nootropics, performance, recovery, sleep, or longevity is nice to have
  • Experience across TTS, DTC, Amazon, and retail is nice to have
  • Ready-to-drink or functional food experience is nice to have
  • Experience in a fast-moving or early-stage environment is nice to have

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Position is bonus eligible
  • Full medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Basic Life Insurance
  • Immediate 401(k) eligibility with company matching
  • Unlimited vacation
  • Paid holidays
  • Flexible workplace policy
  • $100/month flexible benefit stipend
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • In-office meals
  • Product credits and discounts
  • Lifestyle spending account
  • Family planning
  • Online learning
  • Fitness stipend

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Hard Skills
New Product DevelopmentIngredient Opportunity MappingEvidence ReviewClaims SubstantiationFormulation KnowledgeCGMP ComplianceDSHEA UnderstandingMarket Trend AnalysisBusiness-Case DevelopmentStage-Gate Process Management
Soft Skills
Influential LeadershipCollaborationCommercial Judgment
Industry Keywords
Functional FoodsSupplementsNootropicsSports NutritionReady-to-Drink ProductsConsumer EvidenceCompetitive TeardownsLaunch Performance TrackingTTSDTC