Innovation Operations Manager

BiOptimizers exist to help people go from baseline health to peak biological performance. We develop science-backed supplements and wellness tools that deliver measurable results. As a remote-first company, our globally distributed team focuses on clarity, autonomy, and operational excellence. Every role is designed to support the health and performance of both our customers and our organization.

• Minimum 7 years of demonstrated success as a project manager, ideally with exposure to product development, innovation, or new-category exploration.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (business, science, engineering, or related); PMP or equivalent certification a plus.

• Experience commercializing an ingredient or raw material B2B: specification development, GRAS/NDI dossiers, tox and safety packages, and ingredient customer support.

• Experience working outside of ingestibles — consumer hardware, devices, or wellness equipment — including sourcing, certification, and safety testing.

• Experience operating a formal stage-gate or phase-gate innovation process.

What Success Looks Like

Within your first year, you will have established a repeatable feasibility-evaluation process, built a network of trusted external partners, and delivered clear go/no-go recommendations that give leadership confidence in where to invest—and where not to.

Concretely, within the first 12 months we would expect:

• A documented intake, prioritization, and stage-gate process in active use, with a live queue visible to leadership.

• [X] concepts taken through full feasibility to a documented go/no-go decision, with average time from intake to recommendation under [X] weeks.

• Every greenlit concept supported by a validated COGS model and at least one identified, vetted manufacturing partner before approval.

• At least one concept carried through to first commercial production run, or handed off to the core team launch-ready.

• Shelved concepts closed out cleanly and documented — a well-evidenced “no” delivered in six weeks is a better outcome than a “maybe” that runs for six months.

This is a fully remote position. BiOptimizers has a globally distributed team and supports flexible work arrangements across time zones.

With team members across many countries and time zone differences of up to 16 hours, we’ve established a standard collaboration window from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST.

This is not a required work schedule, but a shared time frame for meetings and team syncs. At BiOptimizers, we support flexibility — team members are encouraged to work the hours that best suit them, as long as they:

• Attend required meetings

• Communicate effectively across time zones

• Deliver work by agreed-upon deadlines
  

BiOptimizers is committed to diversity and inclusion and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by applicable law.