R&D Manager, Product Delivery and Maintenance (PDM)- Self-care

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 R&D, 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 R&D Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

Reckitt has acquired a new facility in Wilson, NC and an onsite R&D PDM team is a critical part of our ambition. This newly created role is to be the lead for all R&D PDM aspects of the project, overseeing the establishment of R&D capabilities, delivering the R&D PDM aspects of the tech transfers, and developing the site into a thriving and dynamic facility.

The role of the R&D Operations Manager is to protect, maintain & optimise a complex portfolio of Selfcare products on a global scale, everyday living the fight for access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness and nourishment as a right, not a privilege. Doing the right thing, always.

This agile and dynamic role is responsible for managing a team to deliver a varied set of projects and maintenance activities aligned with the relevant business, regulatory and supply strategies.

We are looking for someone to passionately own and continuously improve the team to put people and customers first, seek out new opportunities, strive for excellence and build shared success.

In addition, the manager is responsible for championing functional best practice, and implementing strategy for relevant areas of responsibility in alignment with cross functional stakeholders.

Our purpose is to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world.

Scope / dimensions of role

•    R&D PDM lead and responsible for all R&D aspects to deliver the Wilson site project.
•    Commissioning and leadership of the Wilson R&D laboratories.
•    Recruitment of the new R&D PDM team on site in Wilson.
•    R&D leadership of a designated range of marketed RB 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, quality, local and global marketing, Category R&D) to deliver a wide range of projects/solutions across the Selfcare portfolio.
•    To manage and develop an R&D team including analysts, formulators & project leaders delivering product changes, putting our people first.
•    To champion the science and consumer experience behind our brands, leveraging this to take fit for purpose approaches to manage product change
•    To formulate and implement portfolio improvement and maintenance strategies across the given Health brands.
•    Responsible for various technologies leveraged on current marketed products.
•    Ownership of direct communication with senior internal and external stakeholders.
•    Own, champion and lead continuous improvement culture within team and wider as appropriate to deliver excellence in R&D Health and GxP.

Your responsibilities

Provide Strategic direction and guidance to the team in order to:
•    Continue to build, via a continuous improvement culture, excellence in all aspects R&D Selfcare and GxP.
•    Ensure all work is performed on time and to the required scientific depth, quality and regulatory standards and in line with the Reckitt processes
    •    Project types include R&D responsibilities related to: regulatory compliance, resolving quality issues, resolving formulation and analytical challenges, site transfers, cost savings, 
•    Provide leadership, development & line management to your team.
•    Manage & secure team resources (people/budget) to deliver projects to the business.
•    Support the wider Health team with respect to required activities that support operations in shared laboratories (maintenance activities, audit preparations, etc.)
•    Develop a team of global product portfolio experts to provide support across the globe for a given product portfolio.
•    Represent the team in cross functional strategic initiatives
•    Lead certain global compliance programmes for the health BU, leading cross functional teams to deliver proactive company response to upcoming regulations, ingredient restrictions, or internal 

Key challenges

•    Managing a complex number of projects across a number of brands and technology platforms
•    Direct exposure to senior stakeholders in pressurized situations, often as the sole R&D representative
•    Prioritization across many functions and projects
•    Delivery through others
•    Liaison with colleagues across the international community to provide technical support
•    Agreeing and securing resources to support project delivery
•    Provision of a fast-paced scientific service to demanding customers with challenging timelines
•    Influencing and negotiating with a diverse variety of stakeholders
•    Be willing/able to travel to support as needed around the globe
•    Engaging cross functional resources to support delivery of team objectives
•    Emphasis on continuous improvement in high paced environment.

The experience we're looking for

QUALIFICATIONS 
•    Educated to Degree level (Chemistry, pharmacy, chemical engineering or other relevant science)

EXPERIENCE 
•    Minimum 5-7 years R&D experience with a proven track record of delivery.
•    Leadership and development of a team of people, and ability to deliver through others
•    Experience of working in a Healthcare environment is desirable (medical device, licensed medicine or cosmetic) 
•    An excellent technical problem solver.  
•    Proven track record in active collaboration with R&D and non-R&D functions
•    Experience with resource planning
•    Experience in prioritizing workloads that include both high volume and complexity 
•    This role is not currently sponsoring visas or considering international movement at this time.

The skills for success

•    Truly embracing our Compass, our purpose and fight and doing the right thing always, the candidate will be achievement focussed and able to work in a direct and often pressurised environment. 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.
    •    Passion to continuously improve and ability to think out of the box
•    The business language in RB is English, therefore fluency in English is essential and fluency in local languages advantageous
•    Flexible to travel

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.

US salary ranges

USD $129,000.00  -  $193,000.00

US pay transparency

The base salary range for this role will vary based on experience in job and industry, training and education, skills relevant to the position, and other factors permitted by law.  In addition to the base salary, the position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, which is subject to change each year.

Reckitt offers eligible employees competitive benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick, and Company recognized holidays; a 401(K) plan; generous paid parental leave; adoption and fertility support; tuition reimbursement; product discounts; and much more!

If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete your application, please contact NAtalentacquisition@reckitt.com. Reckitt is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

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.