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R&D PDM Assistant

City: Salt Lake City

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

The R&D PDM Assistant supports analytical and laboratory activities for Product Development & Maintenance (PDM) within the VMS (Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements) category. This is a highly laboratory-focused role responsible for generating reliable analytical data, supporting stability studies, and ensuring product quality throughout the lifecycle.

The successful candidate will work closely with formulation scientists and cross-functional teams to deliver accurate testing, data interpretation, and technical support. This role is ideal for early-career professionals with strong laboratory experience looking to grow within a dynamic R&D environment

Your responsibilities

Perform routine laboratory analyses and support testing programs (stability, validation, release testing).
Assist in development, validation, and troubleshooting of analytical methods.
Support cross-functional teams by providing analytical data and technical insights.
Conduct data review and ensure accuracy, integrity, and compliance.
Set up and manage stability studies in LIMS.
Maintain laboratory equipment and assist in resolving technical issues.
Prepare technical reports and development documentation.
Ensure compliance with quality, regulatory, and safety standards (cGMP/cGLP).

The experience we're looking for

Hands-on laboratory experience (academic or industry) required
Experience with analytical instrumentation (HPLC, GC, ICP-MS, Karl Fischer preferred)
Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
Strong collaboration and communication skills
Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, Biology, Chemical Engineering or related field
Comfortable working majority of time in laboratory setting
Ability to work on-site at least 4 days per week

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.

Nearest Major Market: Salt Lake City
Job Segment: Nutrition, Counseling, Healthcare