Assistant Product Development Manager

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Position Summary If you're energized by the idea of building products from the ground up and seeing your work come to life on shelves, this is where your passion meets purpose.  As an Assistant Product Development Manager, you will play a key role in supporting the growth of our Store Brands portfolio by executing product development initiatives that align with strategic business goals. This role is focused on operational excellence across the product lifecycle, ensuring timely and accurate execution of new product launches that meet customer needs and drive category performance. You will report directly to a Product Development Manager and collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams and external partners.  

Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities:

Tactical Project Execution - 60%

• Support the Product Development Manager in every aspect of the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) lifecycle – from concept, launch, improvements, and potentially sunsetting –  acting as a key point of contact between vendors and internal teams (e.g., packaging, regulatory, sourcing, and marketing).
• Manage item setup & maintenance processes including vendor onboarding, UPC generation, factory updates, specification updates and data accuracy across systems.
• Maintain and organize key product documentation including planograms information, samples, ingredient specifications, pricing, and launch timelines with minimal support.
• Assist in market research and competitive analysis to inform product positioning and innovation opportunities.

Strategy Planning - 40%

• Assist the Product Development Manager in their development and alignment of category strategy + product roadmap (with support including:  analyses, competitive retail & product assessments, attending tradeshow/conferences & vendor meetings, etc…)
• Facilitate & assist in the preparation of leadership level materials with key cross functional partners for critical milestone meetings such as:• Planogram Review
• Product Pipeline Review & New Item Presentation Meetings
• Category Planogram Strategy Kickoffs
• Various executive level business reviews

• Develop & refine critical strategy building skillsets as you learn how to launch Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) in a fast paced retail environment.

Education: 

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Prior Relevant Work Experience:  required 0-3 years, preferred 3-5 years

Essential Qualifications and Functions: 

The successful candidate will have a strong work ethic, an entrepreneurial mindset, business savvy, curiosity and the ability to be highly productive in a dynamic, fast paced, collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will have the following knowledge / skill / ability:

• Travel requirements – up to 10% travel expected.

Skill In:

• Attention to detail & critical milestones with little oversight required to ensure information is accurate & on time.
• Leverages a continual improvement mindset to create simplicity and improve the colleague and customer experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trust amongst colleagues as demonstrated by successful collaboration to achieve shared goals.
• Strong time management skills, evidenced by experience being accountable to multiple deliverables on staggered deadlines.
• Strong personal integrity and judgment
• Strong communication skills in both formal and informal writing and speech

Ability to:

• Deliver executive level quality professional communications, presentations, responses and analyses on a wide range of requests on potentially tight deadlines.
• Communicate clearly to small and large groups internally and externally

Required Qualifications: 

• 0-3 years’ of full or part-time work experience in a retail and/or corporate environment
• 0-3 years’ experience achieving both short-term and long-term goals on a deadline.
• Experience in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc…

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$46,988.00 - $112,200.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.   

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility. Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/30/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.