R&D Category Lead Skin Health

At Perrigo, we are driven by our mission to Makes Lives Better Through Trusted Health and Wellness Solutions, Accessible to All. We are proud to be a Top 10 player in the European Consumer Self-Care market and the largest U.S. store brand provider of over the counter and infant formula. Dedicated to providing The Best Self-Care for Everyone, we are the people behind the brands you trust. We are Opill®, Compeed®, Solpadeine®, NiQuitin®, and many more. We Are Perrigo. We are committed to enhancing the wellbeing of our colleagues and consumers alike. We pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive, collaborative culture where each person can experience a sense of belonging.

Join us on our One Perrigo journey as we evolve to win in self-care.

Description Overview

At Perrigo, we believe better health should be within reach for everyone. As R&D Category Leader – Skin Health, you will play a key role in translating consumer needs and category priorities into science-led, commercially relevant product innovation across one of Perrigo’s strategically important self-care categories.

Reporting to the Senior R&D Category Manager, you will help shape and execute the category innovation agenda, lead R&D activities across innovation, product development and lifecycle management, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver compliant, consumer-relevant, and commercially successful solutions that improve lives and strengthen Perrigo’s position.

The role offers significant exposure across brands, technologies and geographies and is suited to an experienced R&D professional ready to broaden their impact from individual product development to category-level R&D leadership.

Scope of the Role

Innovation Pipeline Leadership

• Support the development and execution of the category innovation pipeline, grounded in consumer insight, scientific expertise, and commercial impact.
• Drive end-to-end innovation from opportunity identification through launch, leveraging digital tools, AI/ML, and external partnerships.
• Contribute to building a scalable, future-ready pipeline that accelerates speed to market while ensuring scientific rigor and compliance.
• Apply external science, emerging technologies and new ways of working to improve development effectiveness and speed.

Scientific Strategy & Category Growth

• Act as a scientific and technical lead for assigned projects and areas within the Skin Health portfolio.
• Provide scientific expertise across product development, regulatory, clinical, and consumer domains.
• Support evidence generation, claims strategies, and scientific narratives that drive compliance, differentiation, and brand growth.
• Continuously monitor external trends, emerging science, and competitor activity market and translate them into opportunities or recommendations for the category.

Cross-Functional Integration & Execution

• Collaborate across Regulatory, Clinical, Medical, Quality, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams to deliver projects successfully.
• Proactively identify technical risks, dependencies and issues, and drive appropriate resolution and escalation.
• Embed scientific and technical excellence throughout the product lifecycle, from ideation to post-launch optimization.
• Foster agile, digital-first ways of working and cultivate strategic external partnerships to accelerate development and reduce risk.
• Provide clear, evidence-based recommendations to project teams and category leadership to support effective decision-making.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities while maintaining quality and delivery commitments.

Consumer-Centric, Brand-Agnostic Innovation:

• Ensure innovation is rooted in unmet consumer needs, behavioral insights, and real-world usage.
• Contribute to platform-based innovation initiatives that support branded and store-brand portfolios and enable rapid market customization.

Experience Required

Education: Bachelor's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Engineering or another relevant scientific discipline with 6+ years of relevant experience; or Master's degree with 4+ years of relevant experience; or PhD with 2+ years of relevant experience.

• Experience in R&D/product development within consumer health, pharmaceuticals, and FMCG.
• Experience in Skin Health, dermatology, wound/scar care, sun care or adjacent consumer-health categories.
• Experience with multiple regulatory classifications, including cosmetics, US OTC monograph and/or medical devices.
• Strong cross-functional leader, partnering across Regulatory, Medical, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams.
• Exposure to global or multi-market product development.