R&D Graduate Hygiene

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

We’re looking for an R & D Category Intern to join our vibrant team. Get hands-on with impactful projects and gain invaluable experience in a global market leader's lab. Your role will be a blend of science and innovation, pivotal in supporting our technical and compliance initiatives.

Your responsibilities

- Craft technical dossiers and provide regulatory support for our diverse product range worldwide.
- Conduct analytical chemistry testing for stability studies, and interpret data to assist in maintaining our high-quality standards.
- Possibly engage in formulation activities, learning and applying new skills to support the team's efforts.
- Collaborate with external partners and cross-functional teams, contributing to R & D activities across our esteemed gastrointestinal portfolio.
- Communicate effectively with your line manager, learning to navigate and manage stakeholder relationships within an international setting.

The experience we're looking for

- An interest or background in Good Manufacturing Practise (GMP) and the pharmaceutical industry.
- A proactive approach to learning and a knack for taking initiative in a fast-paced environment.
- Exceptional communication skills, able to work harmoniously with diverse teams.
- A creative thinker, able to ideate new processes and efficiency improvements.
- Resilience under pressure, maintaining high quality without compromising delivery.
- An ability to grasp project objectives and develop strategic tactics to achieve them.

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.