Year in Industry Placement - Lab & Non Lab Based

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

12 month Year In Industry Non Laboratory or Laboratory Based Placement  - Hull

Start Date - June 2026

Closing date: 8th September 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly.

Non- Laboratory based placements will be within the Regulatory, Medical, Safety, or Sustainability teams, giving you the opportunity to work on some of our world leading brands.  

Fully office based with no laboratory work, as such please ensure your degree requirements for your placement year are suitable with this placement.

Laboratory based placements will be based within one of our Research and Development teams. Your time will be divided between working in the lab as well completing desk-based research and collaborating with colleagues.

Will involve both lab and desk based research, as such please ensure your degree requirements for your placement year are suitable with this placement.

For both Lab and Non-Lab placements you must be studying a scientific degree, including but not limited to Chemistry, Biology, Biomedical Science, Microbiology, pharmaceutical science or any other life science degree.

For all roles you should have scientific curiosity, be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, have strong attention to detail, enjoy the challenge of delivering under pressure and working collaborative in a team environment.

Your responsibilities

Depending on the team you join your responsibilities could include;

Non - Lab

- Helping the team, working to implement specific rules and regulations for all Reckitt products to be sold around the globe

- Collaborating closely with key stakeholders internationally

- Working with the Consumer Safety team to ensure all products are safe for consumers to use

- Guiding the business towards safer choices in product designs, safety labelling, ingredients and packaging materials

- Supporting Reckitt’s toxicologists in working closely with project teams to apply scientific principles

- Gaining insights into the regulatory requirements for conducting clinical trials and the processes to protect human subjects participating in them

Lab

- Providing technical input and supporting a range of developments in our portfolio of health products.

- Developing products, solving technical challenges or project specific analytical testing

- Developing new formulations for Strepsils or Nurofen

- Supporting the Microbiology team with performing microbial quality preservative efficacy testing

The experience we're looking for

- You must be studying a scientific degree, including but not limited to Chemistry, Biology, Biomedical Science, Microbiology, pharmaceutical science or any other life science degree.

- This placement will give you a fantastic foundation of knowledge of Reckitt and a unique insight into the workings of a global FMCG company.

- You will have the opportunity to work in Reckitt’s state of the art £100m Science and Innovation Centre – the largest single investment in the company’s history. The site is one of Reckitt’s largest healthcare development centres worldwide.

- There are opportunities to be involved in the YII student mentoring programme, various workshops and courses to support with your personal development and to take part in charity and fundraising events.

At the end of your placement you may also have the opportunity to apply for our Future Leaders Programme.

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.