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R&D Fragrance Development Specialist - Reckitt Core

City:  São Paulo

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.

R&D function at Reckitt

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

As an R&D Fragrance Associate/Specialist your expertise in fragrance evaluation and consumer science will shape the future of our beloved hygiene products at Reckitt Core. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of product development, providing insights that will enhance homes worldwide. Your research will guide pivotal decisions, ensuring that our fragrances meet the highest standards of excellence and consumer satisfaction. Want a role with real-world impact? As a Fragrance Development Associate/Specialist, you’ll have the freedom to develop products that touch millions of lives. Worldwide. 

Your responsibilities

- Lead the development of innovative fragrances for global and regional brand initiatives;
- Provide olfactive and technical input to ensure high-quality fragrance solutions;
- Assist in evaluating and refining fragrance formulations throughout development stages;
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners to align on fragrance goals;
- Contribute to the end-to-end process of fragrance creation—from concept to launch and post-launch maintenance;
- Work alongside the Fragrance Development Leaders to deliver consumer-preferred fragrance experiences;
- Drive early-stage innovation by identifying emerging trends and unmet consumer needs.

The experience we're looking for

• Bachelors degree in a relevant scientific discipline with solid experience in fragrance development and application in a FMCG environment;
• 2 years + of proven Project Management experience within a cross-functional, international and multi-cultural environment;
• 2+ years fragrance evaluation experience with above average olfactive acuity;
• Expertise in development and validation of new fragrance technologies, including new product development;
• Strong technical problem solving skills, with technical R&D product development experience;
• Strong presentation and communication skills;
• Experience consumer understanding and sensory testing;
• Portfolio fragrance management experience;
• Experience in external vendor management.

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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