We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Research & Development

In Research and Development, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

This role of Category R&D Associate is to support the development of NPD, EPD & BDI initiatives based on relevant consumer insights for the bar soap format.

The R&D Associate will be responsible for formulation development, analytical testing and project planning to ensure all project milestones are met as per timelines.

Your responsibilities

. Lead regional technical developments on key bar soap initiatives for Reckitt's Dettol brand by leveraging prior experience/expertise to help drive pipeline growth.
. Oversee a small technical team on all aspects of development including bar soap formulation, processing, manufacture/scale-up and R&D capability in region.
. Develop technical plans to meet project brief objectives and conduct all technical testing to ensure high quality output & impact.
. Initiate and leverage partnerships with local and global raw material suppliers to deliver existing and new bar soap innovation needs.
. Work with R&D colleagues, regulatory and marketing to support and validate new bar soap claims.
. Partner with supply and quality to conduct all required industrial trials to ensure successful delivery issue trial reports with findings/recommendations.
. Build a cohesive, motivated and professional team with a result-oriented culture, where personal responsibility/initiative, teamwork, and mutual respect are key.
. Be responsible for the development of his/her colleagues to enable them to achieve their full potential including formulation development experience on GP PC segments.
. Responsible for ensuring that all development activity within the team conforms to health & safety and quality requirements.

The experience we're looking for

QUALIFICATIONS
. Master's Degree (Chemistry, pharmacy, chemical engineering or other relevant field of science).

EXPERIENCE
. Minimum 5-10 years R&D experience with a proven track record of delivery.
. Experience of working in cosmetic formulation environment is desirable.
. Strong technical background in bar soap formulation and processing.
. Strong interpersonal skills and willingness to work in a cross functional environment including marketing, supply, procurement, regulatory, clinical and legal team
. Oral & written communication skills to effectively provide feedback to reporting manager and cross functional team members.
. Global mindset, commercial understanding of corporate & operational business issues.
. Strong analytical skills with the ability to think strategically, develop tactics and measurable implementation plans and able to transform solid thinking into action.

The skills for success

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What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always tick all the boxes. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin religion, faith pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities sexual orientation sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity protected veteran status size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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