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THE EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Educated to Masters/Degree level (Chemistry, pharmacy, chemical engineering or other relevant science)
• Minimum 3-4 years R&D experience with a proven track record of delivery.
• Experience of working in cosmetic formulation environment is desirable.
• Strong technical background in personal care 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

R&D, Product Lifecycle Management, Commercial Awareness, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Collaborator, Ability to challenge the status quo, Propose improvement, Accountability, Adaptability.

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

ABOUT THE ROLE

The role of R&D Associate is to support the development of new products and technologies bases on relevant consumer insights for the global personal care liquids vertical. The R&D Associate will work on Innovation projects for the personal care R&D team which is focused on designing and executing the innovation pipeline for Dettol and putting the consumer at heart in building and creating our ideas and formulas.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with matrix team to identify relevant consumer insights and ensure they are at the forefront to develop formulas, new products, and technologies in support of brand initiatives.
• Lead key projects through the feasibility process as R&D representative.
• Work cross-functionally and be R&D lead on project teams to achieve key milestones and objectives.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Packaging, and Consumer Insights team to develop, define and design studies to help progress projects to build out our portfolio.
• Lead and advance multiple projects through front-end product development.
• Foster strategic growth in innovation processes and systems across team and organization.
• Develop consumer focused technical product strategies to support product development and short-term and long-term innovation.
• Foster personal development growth with continuous coaching and feedback on career development as per the Corporate Core Values.
• Deliver projects to launch on time, within the budget and to the appropriate performance standards,
• Responsible to ensure all required technical work is performed on time and according to the required standards, performing the required lab work and providing guidance to assistants /technicians if applicable.
• Ensure the quality & safety standards are met within the lab. Work on ways to enhance the lab capabilities.
• Builds detailed consumer & technical knowledge of respective areas of the product portfolio/ technologies and leverage this within day-to-day activities.
• Work with outside suppliers/teams to help deliver pipeline needs.