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R&D Assistant (Temporary)

City: Venezia

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

As an R&D Assistant (Temporary), you will play a key role in supporting the development and delivery of innovation, renovation and optimisation projects across our Fabric Care portfolio within our CoE in Mira (VE). Working in a fast-paced and collaborative R&D environment, you will contribute to bringing new products from concept and feasibility stages through to successful market launch.
This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience across the product development lifecycle, working closely with cross-functional teams. In our dynamic and entrepreneurial environment, you will be empowered to work with autonomy, embrace challenges and help transform consumer insights into technical solutions that make a meaningful difference for consumers around the world.

Your responsibilities

• Support the delivery of R&D projects from feasibility assessment through to product launch, ensuring technical performance and consumer needs are effectively addressed.
• Prepare, develop and evaluate laboratory prototypes and samples, conducting performance, stability and compatibility testing.
• Coordinate day-to-day laboratory activities, ensuring effective planning, prioritization and communication with key stakeholders.
• Analyze experimental data, generate insights and provide technical recommendations to support project decisions.
• Support industrial trials, product scale-up and implementation activities in partnership with Supply Chain and manufacturing teams.
• Contribute to the development of product specifications, technical documentation and compliance with quality and safety standards.
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams to deliver innovation and optimization projects on time and with excellence.

In compliance with Legislative Decree No. 96/2026 on pay transparency, this job offer provides for employment under the National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL) “Chemical Industry and Chemical-Pharmaceutical”, which governs the applicable classification and remuneration framework.

The gross annual salary for this position ranges between €30.800 and €46.000. This range is determined in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement and is based on objective and gender-neutral criteria, including qualifications, professional experience, competencies, and responsibilities associated with the role. The definition and application of these criteria are carried out in accordance with the company’s internal remuneration policies and are subject to review and validation by the competent HR function.

The company guarantees equal opportunities in access, treatment, and professional development, in compliance with applicable legislation.

The experience we're looking for

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology (CTF), Industrial Sciences or a related scientific discipline.
• 0-2 years of experience in R&D, laboratory activities, product development or technical functions, ideally within FMCG, consumer goods, chemicals or related industries.
• Strong practical laboratory skills and confidence working in a hands-on technical environment.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously.
• Strong analytical mindset with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to translate technical innovations into practical solutions.
• Effective communicator and collaborative team player, capable of building strong partnerships across functions.
• Curious, proactive and results-oriented, with a growth mindset, high ownership and a continuous improvement approach.
• Fluency in Italian and English (both mandatory)

The skills for success

R&D, Product Development, Laboratory Techniques, Formulation, Data Analysis, Project Coordination, Problem Solving, Collaboration, Stakeholder Management, Agility, Communication Skills, Accountability, Adaptability.

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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