R&D Manager - Regulatory Business Process Lead

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 is a transformational leadership role. You will deliver an enduring positive change on the way in which Core Reckitt develops and delivers new products to the market and manages product changes thereafter, and the organization it needs to do so effectively. You will be the primary representative for regulatory in the PLM program and ensure that the regulatory requirements are fully integrated into product designs. To do so, you will work collaboratively with stakeholders and a community of practice which will include colleagues from Product Development, Specification Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Consumer safety and Sustainability amongst others. You will be part of a core PLM team that will define the overall Blueprint for Product Lifecycle Management and its subsequent implementation in the PLM solution. 

 

Closing Date 4th June

Your responsibilities

•    Be the primary representative of regulatory in the core PLM team. Work collaboratively with other functional Business Process Leaders as part of the PLM core team to define a holistic approach to Product Lifecycle Management.
•    Be the primary PLM representative to the RAS Leadership Team for regulatory. Engage regularly with RAS leaders to keep them informed on progress and to seek help and support to remove roadblocks. 
•    Map the ‘As-is’ and the ‘To-be’ Regulatory processes, identifying any significant changes to move from the ‘As-is’ to the ‘To-be’.
•    Identify the key intersection points of PLM with regulatory processes and ensure that these interfaces are managed efficiently, data integrity is maintained, Roles and Responsibilities are clearly defined and understood and identify any significant changes to move from the ‘As-is’ to the ‘To-be’.
•    Compose the formal documentation (SoPs etc.) to capture these processes and associated parts.
•    Identify the Data Quality Standards for the data that is created and exchanged as part of these processes.
•    Define a set of metrics for Data Quality that allows measurement of the improvement in data quality as we transition from the ‘as-is’ to the ‘to be’ and ‘Business as Usual’ thereafter and its positive impact on Business value.
•    Lead initiatives within PLM that have a primary focus on regulatory e.g. links of product data to product registrations.
•    Maintain a comprehensive understanding of internal and external change / transformation activities which impact regulatory compliance and ensure that these are accommodated in PLM in a timely manner when appropriate.
•    Validate the PLM solution to ensure it correctly reflects the regulatory processes as designed and lead change management thereafter.

The experience we're looking for

•    Degree in a relevant discipline.
•    Working knowledge as a practitioner to evaluate regulatory compliance in an FMCG environment.

•    If not from within Reckitt, it is preferred that the above Working knowledge has been gained within either an FMCG and/or pharma environment.
•    Previous experience of leading teams and line management.
•    It is preferred but not essential that the individual has experience in business process mapping and data management within the context of PLM systems or similar.
•    Proven track record in defining and delivering change projects.
•    Experience communicating at all levels internally and with external partners.
•    A good understanding of the product lifecycle and of regulations impacting the FMCG sector.
•    Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to operate successfully in various team capacities and a multi-cultural environment.
•    Commercial awareness and understanding of corporate codes of conduct.

The skills for success

Research and Development, Regulatory, RAS, FMCG, Product Lifecycle, Business Process Leader

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.