Senior Product Scientist

Senior Product Scientist

Job Description

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. 

As the Senior Scientist – Projects, you will lead Research and Development (R&D) Front End Innovation (FEI) work for Cottonelle® Flushable Wipes. As a member of the R&D Team, you will partner with Insights & Analytics (I&A), and marketing counterparts to collaboratively identify consumer insights that will drive innovation through minimum viable concept and minimum viable prototype, setting up for BFx readiness.  This role will work in conjunction with Product Team Members and cross-functional partners execute consumer learning and fundamental basesheet/formulation research to translate insights into product solutions. 

In this role, you will:

• Lead cross-functional R&D team to deliver product innovation goals.  

• Work with Project Teams to identify and drive learning plans, manage timelines, and project budgets. 

• Work with cross-functional partners to deliver innovation with strong consumer pull. 

• Work closely with the KCNA R&D, Marketing and I&A teams, among others, to achieve innovation project goals

• Provide work direction, coach, and mentor members of the cross-functional R&D team.

• Ensure all work complies with Corporate Safety, Regulatory, Product Safety, and Quality requirements. 

• Interface effectively with the other work stream teams to ensure business success.

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.  You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.
You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university and 5 years or more experience in project management and/or product development

• Proven track record of effectively communicating to and influencing leaders and team members across all levels of the R&E and cross-functional organization

• Prior experience leading projects from idea to execution

• Ability to provide work direction to team members not in a direct reporting relationship

• Ability to travel up to 25% including global travel

Preferred (not essential, but desired):

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university and 7 years or more experience in project management and/or product development

• 5 years’ experience leading or supporting Global projects

• Experience in project management/product development, particularly Development & Commercialization (D&C)

• Work experience across a range of Research & Engineering or Marketing disciplines

• Strong understanding of Baby and Child Care products, brands, business, and technologies

Total Benefits

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