Sr Director, Global Product Development Skincare R&D

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Company Description

Abb Vie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about Abb Vie, please visit us at  Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, You Tube, Linked In and Tik Tok.

Job Description

With our own research and development team focused on driving innovation in aesthetics, we are committed to providing the most comprehensive science-based product offerings available.

The Sr Director, Product Development (PD), Global Skincare R&D will be based in Irvine, CA, reporting to the VP of Global Skincare R&D. The position will be responsible for leading New Product Development initiatives, leading Formulation & Scale-up/Tech Transfer teams, driving the innovation pipeline for Skin Medica & Diamond Glow brands within Allergan Aesthetics, an Abb Vie company. The individual will be responsible for optimizing and executing the Skincare Franchise Strategy, co-chairing Product Presentation and Design Strategy Team to create and align development plans for pipeline initiatives.

The position will be a member of the Skincare Asset Strategy Team, providing strategic direction on pipeline development and supporting proposals and presentations to the skincare Governance Board. The role will build strong alliances between R&D and Operations (S&T, Brand-Ops, Packaging, Procurement), optimize skincare processes to bring agility and innovation within the Abb Vie operating model and quality systems.

The position will also lead due diligence of skincare external assets, develop an R&D procurement supplier strategy for new product innovation, and support R&D strategy at Third Party Manufacturing in collaboration with key partners, overseeing skincare R&D budget allocation and creating new operating models to drive future growth. The individual will drive and manage all Skin Medica Product Development efforts, covering a wide range of topical skin care products, including OTC and cosmetic treatments, leading a team of chemists, engineers, and technicians in the creation and scale-up of novel formulations to complement the Skin Medica portfolio, and providing consultation/guidance to Operations Science & Technology on technical issues of marketed products.

This role will ensure fit-for-purpose skincare product development execution reflected in controlled documents and provide technical support to product inquiries, strengthening Skin Medica scientific credibility by delivering differentiated formulations in partnership with Global Commercial Development. The individual will partner with other skincare R&D functions—skincare biological research, clinical, regulatory, safety and scientific affairs—to create future pipeline and support current marketed products.

The individual will oversee the build-out, management and execution of the Skincare Aesthetics Bioprocessing Innovation Center for developing new cosmetic ingredient technologies. The position will support External Innovation & Open Science efforts for Skin Medica by proactively identifying partnership opportunities with external parties (suppliers, academic institutions, start-ups, other manufacturers, etc.) and support potential assets for licensing/acquisition, as well as serving as the primary technical liaison with Search & Evaluate teams.

The individual will support Franchise Strategy within Skincare R&D and lead skincare technical quality and manufacturing stage-gate discussions at the skincare Governance board. The position will share leadership with Upstream Marketing in identifying emerging trends/technologies in the skincare industry and organizing Innovation/Ideation Workshops to ensure a steady flow of new product pipeline ideas, and provide technical and…