R&D Assistant/Lab Scientist, Formulation- Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements (VMS)

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

The role available is an R&D Assistant-Formulation VMS Scientist.  The role is to provide formulation and other technical support to new product innovations and launches within the VMS category.

• Support key projects, ensuring that these are executed to the standards required for dietary supplements
• Contribute to project work ensuring all required formulation, feasibility work, analysis, validation, stability testing, industrial trials and dossier preparation are performed on time and to the required standards.
• Support the team with respect to required activities that support operations in shared laboratories (maintenance activities, audit preparations, etc.)

 

 

As an R & D Category Assistant at Reckitt, you will thrive in our fast-paced environment alongside a team of expert scientists dedicated to ensuring product safety and efficacy. Your meticulous attention to detail will be crucial in supporting technical dossier management and lab compliance.

Your responsibilities

• Develop new products and technologies based on relevant consumer insights in support of brand initiatives
• Work cross-functionally to achieve key milestones and objectives
• Initiate and conduct experiments to validate product and process at bench top, pilot plant, and plant level.
• Analyze data and make recommendations based on statistical methods.
• Communicate effectively and efficiently to changes in project priorities and needs.
• Ensure technical aspects of the assigned projects are carried out as per the agreed timings and standards, with any issues or risks clearly highlighted to line manager in a timely manner.
• Prepare relevant product specifications and internal documentation and compile  technical reports throughout the product development process.
• Experience working under pressure, prioritizing quality while delivering on deadlines.

The experience we're looking for

• Educated to Degree level (Food Science, Chemistr