CDI - Beauty Supplements Innovation Manager - L'Oréal Recherche & Innovation (M/F)

L'Oréal R&I - Advanced Research - Beauty Supplements Innovation Manager Within the R&I Advanced Research department, the New Frontiers of Science team shapes the future of beauty through cutting-edge science and holistic innovation. This position pilots our strategy in nutricosmetics and dietary supplements, linking advanced nutritional science, microbiota research, and skin/hair biology (notably the gut-skin/hair axis) to create revolutionary oral and topical solutions offering unprecedented performance leaps to consumers.

Missions

1. Scientific anchoring - innovation strategy - vision

• Identify untapped market opportunities by crossing beauty consumer needs and scientific advances in nutrition to implement the nutricosmetic active innovation strategy by capitalizing on all internal and external ecosystems; this aligned with the R&I and Group strategy.
• Establish scientific rationales for topical and oral routes as well as their synergies to meet brand needs and achieve a skin/hair benefit performance leap never achieved before.
• Ensure prospective monitoring of emerging ingredients, dosages, administration modes (gummies, powders, capsules, shots) as well as regulatory evolutions.

1. Screening, Technological Acceleration, Efficacy Demonstration, market transformation steering

• Pilot and coordinate multidisciplinary teams involved in scouting, design, digital screening (predictive tools, AI) coupled with a biological/clinical in vitro/in vivo screening architecture to identify the best solutions (ingredients, bacterial strains, plant extracts, synergies while integrating regulatory constraints, costs, timelines...) most relevant for market launch.
• Demonstrate the scientific added value of proposed beauty supplements at the molecular and cellular levels, including the GUT-SKIN axis to support innovative and high-performance "Beauty Supplements" concepts with perceptible skin/hair benefits for consumers.
• Pilot an ambitious IP strategy allowing for the preemption of high value-added technologies.
• Demonstrate the performance leap and efficacy of oral formulas (in addition to topical formulas) perceived by consumers.
• Propose the implementation of new ways to innovate including the activation of all internal and external ecosystems, to feed an innovation pipeline (short term and long term) aligned with business needs and market reality.
• Act as guarantor for the anticipation and securing of key transformation milestones, including industrialization and the economic equation related to efficacy to facilitate market launch.
• Secure global regulatory compliance, claims by deployment country, and the robustness of safety files for proposed ingredients/strains/extracts.

Profile Sought

Dual Scientific and Business training related to the dietary supplements market: PhD or Scientific Master's in Nutrition/Health (including Biology, Microbiology, Biotechnology) completed by significant training or experience in Business / Innovation Management.

Experience

• 7 to 10 years minimum experience in the dietary supplements industry in an interface role (Applied R&D, Scientific Brand Support, Scientific Innovation Project Manager).
• Successful experience in end-to-end launches of dietary supplements on the market is indispensable.
• Proven experience in alliance management and external partnership management.

Key Skills

• Very fine and proven knowledge of the complete process from idea to market launch of dietary supplements in all its dimensions (scientific rationale, ingredient novelty, regulatory, IP, scaling up, claims, costs, essential partners...).
• Excellent scientific culture regarding the microbiota, nutrition, skin biology, and hair biology.
• Key scientific knowledge on ingredients/dietary supplements and GUT microbiome (knowledge of the GUT-SKIN/HAIR axis is indispensable).
• Perfect knowledge of the market state of the art (players and ingredients). Great sensitivity to the performance leap brought by Science.
• Real-time knowledge of the latest ingredient innovations in the dietary supplements market. Ability to make scientifically relevant proposals in agile mode to be launched quickly on the market.
• Perfect mastery of the complexity of regulatory constraints, safety, and possible claims depending on the nature of the ingredients and countries concerned in the dietary supplements field.
• Total mastery of collaboration modes between large international groups and strong power of persuasion in a context of bilateral strategic discussions.
• Ability to simplify complex concepts for non-scientific interlocutors. Ease in communicating issues clearly and concisely for rapid strategic decision-making.
• Strong business and IP orientation and sensitivity to consumer claims.
• Keen sense of multi-disciplinary interaction and influence leadership to mobilize matrix teams. Ease in managing the complexity of multipolar organizations in an international context.
• Dual capacity to manage technical details in parallel by interacting with experts and the strategic vision to communicate to Top Management.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Fluent English is indispensable.

What's In It For You Life is too short for a boring career. That's why at L'Oréal, you don't just start a job; you embark on an adventure. You will be encouraged to take risks, challenge the status quo, and leave your mark on some of the most iconic beauty brands in the world. Forget being on the sidelines - here, you are in command of your career from day one.

• An environment where you can step out of your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you will be encouraged to try new things and take risks!).
• Real responsibilities from day one; at L'Oréal, we don't stay on the sidelines.
• A place where people of all ethnic, social, age, religion, gender and sexual orientations, as well as people with disabilities, are accepted, can express themselves, thrive and are celebrated!
• A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands support societal/environmental causes to make a concrete difference.

Who We Are L'Oréal is present in 150 markets across five continents. For over a century, L'Oréal has been solely dedicated to "Creating the beauty that moves the world"; the group is today the world leader in the sector with 42 billion euros of consolidated turnover. Together, we tackle complex challenges on a large scale, while ensuring we remain committed to a more inclusive and better world for all and for our planet. At L'Oréal Recherche & Innovation, we push the boundaries of Science and Tech. We invest heavily in cutting-edge research, leveraging advanced technologies to understand skin, hair, and the microbiome, while discovering new active ingredients and launching ultra-high-performance formulas. Our 4,100 R&I experts at L'Oréal rely on Science & Technology to invent safe, reliable, sustainable, and responsible beauty products and experiences that will change people's lives. We are committed to ensuring inclusive recruitment processes and promoting every candidate ethically and fairly. The Group strictly prohibits any discrimination against a job candidate based on their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, visible and/or invisible disabilities, socio-economic and/or multicultural origins, health status, age, religion, or any other characteristic protected by law. You will find below links to learn more about our Group: Research & Innovation at the service of Beauty Diversity at L'Oréal R&I LinkedIn L'Oréal Groupe