Product Development and Innovation Lead | Bentley Labs

Life at THG Beauty

We know that beauty isn’t one-size-fits-all. Our portfolio of leading retailers and iconic beauty brands caters to everyone, everywhere, empowering customers all over the world to look and feel fantastic.

By combining our portfolio of owned brands with a marketplace for over 1,300 third-party beauty brands through online retail sites LOOKFANTASTIC, Cult Beauty, and Dermstore, THG Beauty's ambition is to be the global digital partner of choice across the beauty industry, supporting the channel shift to online.

THG Beauty’s breadth of relationships is unique to the beauty market; it engages with brands as a retailer, a brand owner, and a product developer and manufacturer, making it the industry’s digital strategic leader.

About Bentley Labs

Bentley Laboratories is a premier beauty contract manufacturer based in Edison, NJ. For over twenty years, Bentley has been a trusted supplier for the world’s top global beauty brands, creating and producing award-winning innovations across the skincare, bodycare, haircare, hygiene and color cosmetics categories. Bentley’s core manufacturing capabilities include OTC’S; skincare emulsions; surfactant systems for haircare, bath & body products; hot fill processing for solid stick deodorants, lip balms, and other wax systems; and powders for dry shampoos and loose powder face applications. Known for its innovation capabilities, quality, and manufacturing excellence, Bentley maintains the highest standards in GMP compliance, safety, and operational efficiency.

As a Product Development and Innovation Lead, you’ll:

• Conduct white gap analysis for existing brands and create concepts that fit our customer brand ethos;
• Research ingredients for each category: skincare, haircare and suncare, and maintain an Innovation Ingredient Database;
• Write formulas based on these concepts, make samples, and ensure stability to showcase new and existing brands;
• Work on building an Innovation Library with potential shelf-ready formulas and concepts;
• Create aesthetic presentations to present to top brands in the business’ portfolio;
• Help business development by pitching new concepts and ingredients to potential customers;
• Actively work with raw material vendors and act as a liaison with R&D to help with new ingredients to aid existing PDRs;
• Conduct in-depth market analysis and keep up with beauty industry trends, attend tradeshows, and maintain vendor relationships.

What skills and experience do I need for this role?

• Master’s degree in Chemistry, Cosmetic Science, or related field plus 2 years of experience in job offered or in a Product Development and Innovation Lead-related occupation.
• Formulating personal care products with at least two years of experience in skin care and hair care.
• Utilizing the principles of organic chemistry, physical chemistry, and cosmetic chemistry (including skin and hair processing) to understand how ingredients interact with each other and create stable formulations.
• Working within the regulatory requirements of US, EU and China to create globally compliant formulations.
• Utilizing Over the Counter (OTC) experience including knowledge of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) monograph as well as global rules and regulations with respect to artwork and labeling.
• Utilizing bulk manufacturing, filling, packing and kettle configuration knowledge to develop manufacturing process from scale up to commercial size with consistent quality.
• Working within FDA regulations and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements to create OTC formulations; and
• Utilizing expert knowledge of Chemistry and Polymer Science to interact efficiently with suppliers around the globe and select ingredients that are stable, efficacious, natural, and meet the customer’s cost.

What’s in it for me?

• Salary: $99,000 to $109,000, dependent on experience
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• 401K matched up to 5%
• Generous PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Short and long-term disability
• Exclusive employee discounts off THG Brands

Company Expectations

At Bentley Labs, integrity, accountability, and respect are core values. We foster a safe, inclusive, and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued.

All team members are expected to:

• Uphold GMP, quality, and compliance standards.
• Promote a safe and healthy workplace.
• Collaborate respectfully and openly.
• Support continuous improvement, innovation, and shared success.