Senior Scientist Product

Senior Scientist Product

Job Description

You were made to do this work: exploring uncharted questions, engineering innovative solutions, advancing scientific understanding, and constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to solving real-world problems with purpose and precision. You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. In this role, you’ll help us shape the future and improve lives for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

In this role, you will:

• Lead projects and deliver project goals, identifying and drive learning plans, managing project timeline, and driving adherence to key dates/deliverables to ensure project is on-track.
• Lead programs focused on the development and commercialization of tissue innovation, including sustainable fiber implementation and consult/support of Scott® Life Cycle Management -Business continuity initiatives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to gather and synthesize insights across studies to identify strategic business opportunities and develop impactful plans supporting the Intimate Care insights and strategy Tech Strategist with Scott® bath needs
• Partner with business and market research team members to develop and execute plans to gather consumer insights and drive product innovation in support of strategic business plan goals.
• Work closely with Supply Chain, Marketing and Finance teams, among others, to achieve project goals; significant influence without authority required.
• Provide work direction, while coaching and mentoring members of the cross-functional R&E team.
• Ensure all work complies with Corporate Safety, Regulatory, Product Safety, and Quality requirements. 
• Document knowledge and report research and development work as required by R&D policy and intellectual property needs.

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.

In one of our R&D 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.
• 5+ years of experience in project management and/or product/process development.
• Proven track record of effectively communicating to and influencing leaders/team members across all levels of the organization.
• Prior experience leading projects from idea through execution.
• Ability to provide work direction to team members not in a direct reporting relationship.
• Up to 20% travel, with potential for increased frequency of travel around product launches/implementation.

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science related field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge and background in customer/consumer needs identification is desired.
• Experience in project management/product development, particularly Development & Commercialization (D&C).
• Work experience across a range of R&D or Marketing disciplines.
• Strong understanding of Family Care products, brands, business, and technologies and financial acumen.
• Strong understanding of fiber implications within product design.

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.

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
 

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