drsquatch
Head of R&D
At a Glance
- Location
- Marina del Rey, California, United States
- Work Regime
- hybrid
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Compensation
- n range for this role will be $190,000 to $210,000. Compensation will be commens
- Posted
- 2026-07-27T18:57:48-04:00
Key Requirements
Domain Knowledge
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Medical
Requirements
10+ years of progressive R&D leadership experience within personal care, beauty, or adjacent consumer products categories
Proven experience scaling formulations through external manufacturing partners and co-manufacturers
Demonstrated success leading and developing technical teams
Experience within natural, naturally derived, or clean formulation systems
Familiarity with standards such as ISO 16128
Experience operating within a founder-led or entrepreneurial brand that later scaled within a larger enterprise environment
Responsibilities
Squatch is seeking a Head of R&D to lead the next phase of technical and product innovation across the organization.
We are seeking a hands-on technical leader who can help scale and evolve the organization's product development capabilities while navigating the increasing operational complexity that comes with rapid growth across retail and omnichannel channels.
This person should be equally comfortable evaluating ingredient systems, troubleshooting manufacturing realities, influencing executive stakeholders, and making practical decisions in fast-moving environments.
Success in the role will require balancing speed, scalability, quality, cost, and formulation integrity without creating unnecessary process or bureaucracy.
Reporting into executive leadership, the Head of R&D will oversee a multidisciplinary technical organization spanning formulation, product development, and manufacturing/process engineering.
They will serve as a key strategic and technical partner internally and with Unilever stakeholders as the company continues expanding across categories and channels.