Manager, Innovation Strategy

HELP US BRING THE GIFT OF HEALTH TO LIFE.

Working at Pharmavite is an experience like no other. With a focus on complete nutrition for all, each endeavor is urgent and every day counts. You'll have the opportunity to work on the #1 selling national vitamin and supplement brand, Nature Made, as well as an exciting portfolio of other products that are shaping the future of the healthy living industry. Consumer-driven innovation, high quality products and a promising portfolio, all driven by a team with a shared sense of purpose -- that's Pharmavite. Join us to bring the gift of health to life.

This role is not available for any form of immigration sponsorship or support, including completion of the Form I-983 training plan required for STEM OPT. 

This role is not available for any form of immigration sponsorship or support, including completion of the Form I-983 training plan required for STEM OPT.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Manager, Innovation Strategy is a key member of the Nature Made innovation team, supporting the upstream innovation agenda by translating strategic growth priorities, consumer and market insights, and scientific advancements into a structured, multi-year innovation pipeline. Reporting to the Director of Innovation Strategy & Process, this role supports planning, prioritization, and management of the upstream innovation portfolio. The Manager also contributes to continuous improvement of the innovation process, including new capabilities that improve speed and decision-making.

Critical contributions this role is counted on to deliver include:

• Upstream Innovation roadmap: Translate opportunity areas into structured multi-year pipeline workstreams—spanning research projects and claims—by partnering with Science, Marketing, and Insights to define clear initiatives, timelines, deliverables, and governance.
• Portfolio Management: Develop templates, and operating mechanisms that support effective prioritization and alignment of upstream innovation portfolio
• Innovation Process: manages continuous improvement of the core innovation process—focusing on agility, consumer centricity, and AI adoption—manages scoring frameworks and ideation  
• Cross-functional leadership: Lead and motivate cross-functional project teams, and act as liaison between Marketing, Nutrition Science, R&D, Regulatory, Legal, and Finance to ensure a fit for purpose innovation process and future pipeline.
• Market analysis and insights: Partner with insights teams to ensure the innovation strategy is informed by consumer needs, market data, and competitive analysis.
• White space business case development: provide support to build compelling holistic value propositions for new segments, new business models or partnerships, including financial analysis, positioning, and go-to-market considerations.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate brings a growth mindset, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, synthesize insights into actionable opportunities, and balance long-term innovation with near-term business priorities.  Effective communication skills are paramount with comfort working in a high-performance, fast-paced team with people of diverse backgrounds.

You’ll be most successful in this role if you have:

• Proven experience in product innovation within the CPG or wellness industry, with a track record of creating successful innovation strategies and product launches.
• Experience in upstream innovation preferred, ability to navigate white space and ambiguity with demonstrated success in shaping strategies for new demand spaces is required
• Expertise in managing innovation processes, with experience applying agile methodologies
• Scientific aptitude with proven experience translating complex scientific concepts into compelling consumer-facing ideas
• Demonstrated portfolio thinking: Understands how initiatives connect to broader business goals and priorities accordingly
• Strong analytical skills with experience leveraging consumer insights and market data to develop actionable product opportunities.
• Strong financial acumen for building and presenting robust business cases for new products.
• Experience leading and influencing cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex strategic concepts.
• Managerial experience preferred

In order to take on these challenges, you’ll need to have:

• Requires a four-year col