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R&D PDM Manager - IW Lubes, Toys and MDA

City: Samut Prakan

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 role of R&D PDM Manager IW is to protect, maintain & improve a complex portfolio of the Intimate Wellness category products on a global scale. This role is responsible for managing and developing a team to deliver a varied set of projects and maintenance activities aligned with the relevant supply, regulatory, global brand and local business strategies. Also includes defining functional best practice and functional strategy for relevant areas of responsibility.

Your responsibilities

R&D leadership of a designated range of marketed Reckitt products, ensuring continued compliance, availability on shelf for our consumers, and optimised costs.
To work with a large and complex group of key partners and stakeholders (Supply, regulatory, local and global marketing, Category R&D) to deliver a wide range of projects/solutions across the Intimate Wellness category portfolio.
To manage and develop an R&D team including analysts, formulators, project leaders and medical device administration team to deliver product changes.
To formulate and implement portfolio improvement and maintenance strategies across the given Intimate Wellness brands.
Responsible for various technologies on current Intimate Wellness category products
Ownership of direct communication with senior internal and external stakeholders

The experience we're looking for

Minimum 5-7 years R&D experience with a proven track record of delivery
3 years+ Analytical experience desirable (HPLC, GC, wet chemistry techniques, ISO testing methodology)
Experience of working in a Healthcare environment (i.e. on Medical Devices) using design control (ISO 13485) & risk management (ISO 14971) is essential with desirable experience of other regulated categories (licenced medicine or cosmetic)
Knowledge of technology and or manufacturing of the medical device portfolio (condoms, gels, liquids etc.) is desirable.
Line management and people development
An excellent technical problem solver based on root cause analysis
Proven track record in active collaboration with R&D and non-R&D functions
Experience with resource planning
Ability to deliver through others
Experience in prioritizing workloads that include both high volume and complexity

The skills for success

Entrepreneurial skills in terms of innovation and problem solving are key along with tenacity, tough-mindedness and ability to influence and demonstrate strong team working abilities and commitment
Strong leadership, influencing, motivational and interpersonal skills
Capable of building strong working relationships and motivating teams to deliver outstanding results
Strong negotiating skills
Strong analytical skills
Ability to anticipate, plan and realise significant projects involving multiple technical and scientific hurdles
Ability to convert rational thinking into action (a thinker and an achiever)
Strong intellectual curiosity
Appetite for exploring new and previously uncharted territories

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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