Director, Formulation Sales - East Coast

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Debut is seeking a commercially driven, highly connected Director of Formulation Sales to own and grow our East Coast formulation business. This is a hunter and closer role focused exclusively on selling custom-developed finished formulations to beauty brands, not an ingredient sales role. The right candidate has spent their career inside the beauty contract manufacturing ecosystem, knows how prestige and emerging brands buy, and understands how to move a formulation brief from first conversation to signed commercial agreement. The ideal candidate is deeply embedded in the East Coast beauty community, with active beauty relationships. They will carry an established book of brand relationships, arrive ready to engage immediately, and be comfortable presenting to a VP of Product Development. Reporting directly to the Chief Commercial Officer, this person will serve as Debut's primary commercial driver for East Coast formulation revenue. Essential Functions Own and drive Debut's East Coast formulation sales strategy, with full accountability for revenue achievement and expansion of the active customer base across prestige, masstige, and indie beauty segments in the East Coast market. Leverage an existing, active network of decision-maker relationships at major beauty brands with a concentration in East Coast-headquartered prestige, masstige and indie brands including VP-level and above contacts in product development, R&D, and procurement, to open doors, secure formulation briefs, and accelerate commercial cycles. Proactively identify, prioritize, and pursue new brand partnerships across skincare and color cosmetics to continuously expand Debut's East Coast brand portfolio. Lead the full formulation sales cycle from initial brand engagement through briefing, proposal, sampling, pricing, and first production purchase order, coordinating closely with Debut's R&D, Operations and formulation teams throughout. Awarded formulations are manufactured and filled by Debut's CM partners, and this role is responsible for managing a smooth commercial handoff to ensure seamless execution. Develop deep understanding of each brand customer's NPD roadmap, franchise architecture, launch/portfolio priorities and translate that intelligence into tailored product/formulation proposals that integrate Debut's active ingredient platform. Represent Debut at US and international industry trade shows, brand summits, and brand innovation strategy sessions. Plan and execute brand-facing activations in coordination with the marketing and R&D teams ensuring Debut's custom formulation capabilities are compellingly presented. Build and maintain a rigorous, accurate sales pipeline detailed in Debut's CRM, providing the CCO with clear visibility into project status, revenue forecasts, and market intelligence on a regular cadence. Serve as a trusted commercial partner to brand customers throughout the product development lifecycle, managing the relationship from initial briefing through launch and beyond with the goal of securing repeat ongoing business. Translate market feedback including brand needs, competitive dynamics, and formulation trends into actionable insights that inform Debut's formulation roadmap, and collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, operations, and the broader commercial team to ensure brand co

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About Debut Debut is the unconventional innovation lab spearheading the next generation of big business. Only Debut has a scalable, integrated, climate-positive creation model powered by biotechnology that puts human wellbeing at the center of everything we do-setting the new standard for profitable business and a new pace for an ever-changing world. Our hybrid biotechnology approaches unlock latent markets, providing access to sustainably produced, natural ingredients with health benefits that cannot be obtained through other methods. We are committed to traversing the entire process, from ingredient discovery to the scaling of these products, for consumer markets. If you are passionate, enjoy fast-paced innovation and collaborative teams, then Debut is for you. Director, Formulation Sales - East Coast Location: Remote Reports To: Chief Commercial Officer Type: Full-Time Salary Range: USD $140,000-$175,000 per annum (base) + performance-based incentives, commensurate with experience MAKE YOUR DEBUT About Debut Debut is a vertically integrated biotechnology company pioneering the next generation of high-performance cosmetic active ingredients. We combine AI-driven discovery with proprietary bioprocessing to develop the highest performing and clinically proven active ingredients that outperform conventionally sourced alternatives. From molecule to market, Debut controls the full value chain: ingredient discovery, formulation science, clinical validation, and scaled manufacturing delivering novel active ingredients to the global beauty industry faster and with better efficacy data than traditional suppliers.

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