R&D Germ Protection Assistant

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 R&D, 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 R&D Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

In R&D Category you will turn great ideas and insights into products and services that delight consumers, you will experience end to end product responsibility from concept through to launch and beyond. The Germ Protection Antiseptic liquid (ASL) is the R&D function responsible for new and existing product development as well as driving key compliance initiatives for the Dettol ASL & Dilutables segments globally. They work closely with global category marketing teams, supply, procurement, regional/local marketing & commercial teams in order to deliver projects to against a brand development pipeline. In the Germ Protection team, we truly develop people by giving you responsibility as soon as you join the team. The job is dynamic and complex, and the challenges you will face will give you the possibility to develop quickly, laying a strong foundation for your future career.

The purpose of this role is to assist in advancing and delivering with excellence assigned critical compliance project for ASL as part of a team of 3. The individual will plan in line with project timelines to ensure that all technical tasks are executed to high standards and that key milestones are met.

Your responsibilities

- Assist in advancing and delivering with excellence assigned critical compliance project for ASL as part of a team of Plan in line with project timelines to ensure that all technical tasks are executed to high standards
- Manage hands on scientific and technical issues on specified projects.
- Deliver projects as per agreed project-specific KPI's and benchmarks by carrying out all laboratory based product development work. 
- Build technical knowledge of respective areas of the product portfolio/ technologies and leverage this within day-to-day activities. 
- Contribute towards continuous improvement of R&D laboratory procedures and best practices (report writing, notebook updates etc.

The experience we're looking for

- Strong ability in interaction with stake holders and influencing skills.
- A good graduate degree in a relevant scientific discipline would be beneficial. 
- Experience within Healthcare/FMCG environment
- Results oriented, self-motivated, with solid prioritisation and time management skills.
- Good communication and strong analytical skills with ability to analyse data and solve complex technical issues

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.