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Formulation Associate

City: Kingston upon Hull

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

R&D Category Formulation Associate will be responsible for developing and delivering product formulations within the Pain category. You will thrive in our fast-paced environment and will be working alongside expert scientists who are dedicated to ensuring the product safety and efficacy. They take ownership of projects for Nurofen and other Pain brands - from early concept through to factory scale-up, ensuring technical feasibility, compliance with regulations, and alignment with consumer and performance criteria.

Your responsibilities

Own projects within the category innovation pipeline from concept to factory scale-up.
Develop formulations aligned with technical, consumer, and performance criteria.
Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D teams and external partners for ideation, benchmarking, and technical feasibility.
Manage technical risks and ensure compliance with regulations, quality, and safety standards.
Drive product development milestones and technology transfer using QbD principles.
Support IP creation and competitive intelligence activities.
Provide technical leadership, translating complex information for non-technical audiences.
Contribute to team development and build technical knowledge within the category.

The experience we're looking for

Experience in an R&D laboratory environment, preferably within formulation; analytical experience will also be considered.
Proven track record of independently leading R&D projects, preferably within OTC environment, with experience in collaborating effectively with cross functional teams
Relevant scientific dispicpline (f.ex. pharma, medical, biology).
Experience of delivering development projects (experience within an OTC Healthcare environment an advantage)
The capability to define, evaluate and communicate risks and the associated mitigation plans
Communication and influencing skills
Ability to build strong networks across a matrix organisation
Comfortable working independently and partnering with cross functional teams within a matrix organisation

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, Analytical, Formulation, Science, Chemistry.

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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