Senior Scientist - Projects

Senior Scientist - Projects

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 for Projects, you will lead Research and Development (R&D) projects specific to Huggies® Diapers Innovation programs for KCNA. As a member of the R&D Team, you will collaboratively lead projects through the Innovation Management Framework, building from consumer insights to product design and market launch and work in conjunction with Product Team Members and cross-functional partners from Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality and Manufacturing to execute projects. 

In this role, you will:

• Lead cross-functional R&D team(s) to deliver upon project goals. 

• Work with Project Team(s) to identify and drive learning plans, manage project timeline and budget, and drive adherence to key dates/deliverables to ensure project is on-track. 

• Work with cross-functional partners to deliver programs with strong business cases though the Innovation Management Framework. 

• Work closely with Marketing, Manufacturing, and Finance teams, among others, to achieve project goals; significant influence without authority required.

• Provide work direction, coach, and mentor members of the cross-discipline 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 of 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&D and cross-functional organization

• Prior experience leading projects from idea to execution

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

• Ability to travel 15-25% in-country

Preferred (not essential, but desired):

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science related field

• Prefer 7 years or more of relevant experience

• 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

• Strong mentoring skills

• Financial acumen

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