The posting
What We Are
CHOSEN is India's first dermatologist-built personal care brand — engineered from the ground up for the Indian exposome: the specific combination of UV intensity, PM2.5 pollution, humidity, and pigmentation biology that defines how Indian skin ages, reacts, and heals. Most personal care products sold in India were formulated for European skin or a generic tropical consumer. CHOSEN was built to close that gap.
The brand was founded by Dr. Renita Rajan, a dermatologist with 20 years of clinical practice and the published author of Sunscreens for Skin of Colour (Springer Nature, 2024). Every CHOSEN product begins with a clinical problem, moves through published science, and reaches the consumer only when the evidence holds. The science is not a marketing layer — it is the foundation.
We operate through two distinct channels:
CHOSEN D2C (chosenstore.in) — science-first skincare for sensitive skin, sold direct to consumers.
IZONIS powered by CHOSEN — an HCP-exclusive line distributed through the dermatologist channel, keeping clinical-grade formulations where they belong.
Backed by Fireside Ventures and BOLD (L'Oréal's venture arm).
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The Founder
"Indian dermatologists have contributed significantly to therapeutic dermatology. Personal care has been left behind… CHOSEN is dermatology stepping up to close that gap. Built for the Indian exposome. Built for the Indian genome." — Dr. Renita Rajan, Founder & CEO
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Where We Are
Series A. Fireside Ventures and L'Oréal BOLD have backed us to grow — not to consolidate. The roles we are hiring for are growth-critical. We are looking for builders: people who write the playbook, not follow one. Candidates will have meaningful ownership and visible impact from day one.
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Who We Are Hiring
We are a good fit for people who:
Think in evidence, not in trends. We sell science, not SKUs. The best candidates we have hired have worked on products where the mechanism of action was the marketing story — and they were comfortable explaining it plainly.
Have builder instinct. We are early. The infrastructure, the processes, and the playbooks are being written now. People who need a fully built system to operate in will find this hard. People who find that energising will thrive.
Have genuine Indian market and Indian skin fluency. This is not a Western brand localising for India. It was built here, for here. Candidates who have worked in Tier 2 markets, with the dermatologist channel, or in categories where the Indian consumer's biology and behaviour is the starting point — not an afterthought — will adapt fastest.
Hold complexity without collapsing it. Our category — dermo cosmetics, UV filters, exposome science — is genuinely nuanced. We do not expect candidates to arrive with all of it. We do expect them to be curious about it, and rigorous when they engage with it.
We are looking for a Business Head – Pharma Channel to lead and scale this business. This is a leadership role with end-to-end ownership of the commercial strategy, sales organization, distribution network, and growth of the dermatologist channel. We're looking for a builder who can create playbooks, grow teams, and establish IZONIS as the preferred partner for dermatologists across India.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the growth strategy and commercial performance of the IZONIS business.
- Lead the national sales organization across Medical Representatives and regional sales teams.
- Expand and strengthen relationships with dermatologists, clinics, and key opinion leaders (KOLs).
- Build and optimize distributor and stockist networks across geographies.
- Drive doctor onboarding, repeat engagement, and channel expansion.
- Own sales forecasting, business planning, and revenue performance.
- Partner closely with the Founder and leadership team on product launches and channel strategy.
- Represent the brand at dermatology conferences and industry events.
What We're Looking For
- 12–18+ years of commercial leadership experience.
- Strong experience in the dermatology, dermocosmetics, cosmeceuticals, or pharma ecosystem.
- Proven experience leading national sales teams and distributor networks.
- Track record of scaling a business, business unit, or commercial function.
- Experience managing senior stakeholders, KOLs, and healthcare professional relationships.
- Strong commercial acumen with experience owning revenue and business performance.
