Senior Scientist – Frida

Who We Are

Parenting isn’t picture‑perfect. It’s messy, hilarious, exhausting, and life‑changing — sometimes all before noon. That’s where we come in.

Founded in 2014 by our CEO Chelsea Hirschhorn, Frida was built to make the raw reality of parenting a little easier to navigate (and a lot less overwhelming). It all started with one legendary snot‑sucker — the Nose Frida — and has grown into a 200+ product lineup that supports families through every stage: from fertility and postpartum recovery to baby care and beyond.

We don’t shy away from the stuff no one else wants to talk about — nipple pain, diaper blowouts, or the emotional roller coaster that comes with keeping a tiny human alive. We call it like it is, solve the problems that actually matter, and build products that help parents feel seen, supported, and totally capable.

You can now find Frida products in 50+ countries and thousands of stores across the U.S., from the biggest national retailers to your neighbourhood grocery aisle.

Under Hirschhorn’s leadership, Frida has become a category leader by challenging taboos, championing honesty, and supporting families at every stage of parenthood and beyond, earning acclaim on TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies, TIME Best Inventions, Fast Company Most Innovative Companies and Fast Company Brands That Matter. But the real win? Knowing we’re helping parents everywhere feel a little more human and a little less alone.

Senior Scientist – Product Development Team, Miami, FL. Reports to Senior Director, Formulated Product Development. The role supports the development of an innovative and robust product pipeline, including cosmetics, OTC drugs, medical device, supplements, and disposable hygiene products, from discovery to mass production.

• Product Development – Transform technical, consumer, and competitive insights into product innovation while following the stage‑gate design process.
• Develop multiple products from ideation through production start within a fast‑paced development environment.
• Deliver key project milestones and make recommendations that drive efficiency and manage risk within cost, quality, and timelines.
• Identify unique product features and specifications and integrate into product designs.
• Identify the best‑in‑class technologies, ingredients, and materials to meet the performance needs of the product requirements.
• Establish manufacturing production specifications and performance requirements.
• Develop claims and substantiation across new product categories, create claims support strategy and documentation to enable usage and commercialization in the marketplace.
• Maintain good working knowledge of current global regulatory requirements (claims, actives, testing, etc.) for cosmetics, OTC drugs, medical device, supplements, and disposable hygiene products.
• Define and use technical standards, SOPs, best practices, and test methods to ensure products meet quality and regulatory compliance.
• Support capability and process improvements to enable more efficient and rigorous product development.

• Cross‑Functional Leadership – Ensure cross‑functional teamwork and communication with internal and external contacts to drive the progress of projects to plan.
• Collaborate with brand, packaging, industrial design, engineering, and the operations teams to identify challenges and offer solutions.
• Partner with marketing, sales, and regulatory to develop and validate consumer stories.

• Vendor Collaboration – Develop and maintain professional relationships with suppliers, technical experts, etc.
• Support the selection of product manufacturers, including overseeing first through final article verification.
• Maintain regular communications supporting successful partnerships and manage project expectations and collaborative product designs.
• Drive development and design of batch and continuous processes across internal and contract manufacturing plants, including equipment selection, hazard assessment, optimization, and operational management.

• Deliverables – Unique and differentiated products that meet project objectives.
• Product and/or material specifications.
• Competitive product claims…