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R&D Associate

City: Shanghai

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 Associate – VMS is responsible for the development of new supplement products and processes in support of Reckitt dietary supplement business objectives.
Applies principles of consumer healthcare product development to formulate dietary supplements with delightful sensorial characteristics. Within given timelines, executes all aspects of formulation from bench top to pilot-scale to define manufacturing-scale processes. Provides technical support for these activities.
Responsible for translating product specifications into holistic, multi-sensorial and effective products that can be manufactured at target costs.
Product lines are focused on nutritional tablets, powders, capsules, liquids, gummies etc..

Your responsibilities

Partner with project manager and project representatives from Regulatory, Medical/Clinical, Marketing, Quality Assurance, Technical, and Supply to deliver product development milestones against timeline, budgets and defined quality attributes.
Develop target product profile and critical quality attributes.
Independently design and execute experimental work to test hypotheses at bench top, pilot plant and plant level and obtain valid results consistent with project objectives. Analyze data to provide a relevant interpretation, draw valid conclusions and make appropriate recommendations for active projects. Recommend next steps to move project over technical hurdles.
Author technical protocols, reports and dossiers for regulatory submissions
Understand ingredient interactions and their implication on product stability.
Understand the benefit and functionality of raw ingredients as they pertain to finished products.
Review ingredient, process and finished product specifications and nutrition/supplemental facts panels and labels.
Seek out and apply new technologies through partners (eg, university, suppliers) to enhance competitive advantage. Competitively insulate projects by developing patents and trade secrets.
Assist in the creation and execution of descriptive and comparative sensory protocols to characterize product sensory attributes and quantify differences. Understand statistical design for comparative studies. Analyze data and make recommendations based on statistical methods. Utilize sensory/consumer data to refine product formulation.

The experience we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in chemistry, pharmacy, food science, or related fields, with 5+ years of product development working experience in R&D, preferably with MNC experience, especially in consumer health, food, or pharmaceutical industry, with formulation knowledge of tablets & softgel is a plus.
Minimum 3 years of successful experience interacting effectively with key functional and business partners (Project Management, Regulatory, Medical/Clinical, Marketing, Quality Assurance, Product Supply, and Management) to solve problems, negotiate use of limited resources, and resolve conflicts.
Beneficial to have hands-on experience developing supplement products and supporting their commercialization in China market.
Solid experience with process design and equipment selection.
Strong understanding of the product development process from concept ideation to launch.
Strong formulation knowledge and understanding of chemical interactions.
Knowledge and experience of China regulations especially in health food (blue hat license) and general food as well as China GB standards
Proven project management skills
Results oriented and self-motivated, with capable of delivering independently & risk management on objectives, also willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
Understanding of Intellectual Property, Licensing, and Competitive Intelligence
Strong interpersonal skills to support teamwork and foster an environment of achievement.

Proficiency in English (written and spoken) is often required.

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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