Head Of Product Development
Job Description
A Dubai based, growing tech-enabled Commercial business backed by a diversified holding group serving the region
Qualifications
• Open to Asian and European candidates, preferably 50 years old or below, with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry, Nutrition, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biotechnology, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in beverage NPD/R&D and regulatory affairs, preferably in functional beverages, sports/hydration drinks, energy drinks, functional foods, or nutraceuticals.
• Proven hands-on experience in beverage development from formulation through commercial production, including functional ingredients such as electrolytes, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, caffeine, and botanicals.
• Experience with UAE/GCC, EU, UK, and/or US food and beverage regulations, including product registration, labeling, shelf-life/stability testing, and manufacturing scale-up.
Responsibilities Duties:
• Bridge formulation, scale-up and food regulatory affairs, end-to-end development of beverage specifically for hydration/electrolyte and energy drinks.
• Manage regulatory compliance, product registration, labeling, nutritional information and claims, ensuring products meet applicable UAE/GCC and target-market food regulations.
• Partner with manufacturers, laboratories, flavor houses and ingredient suppliers to manage trials, testing, production scale-up, quality standards and successful commercialization.
• Manage packaging and product reformulation and continuous improvement of existing products.