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.

Working on the Front End of Innovation (FEI), the primary purpose of this position is to lead the identification and development of new products and product improvement ideas/concepts for Cottonelle dry bath tissue feeding the FEI (Front End of Innovation) Funnel and chartering of projects for our IMF Stage gate process.

This role will work in conjunction with product development team members, marketing Strategy & Innovation, marketing research Insights & Analytics, and other cross-functional teams.

The Senior Scientist reports to a Senior Research & Development Manager and receives work direction from the Research Technical Leader, as well as the Research & Development Manager, though this role is largely self-directed.

This role will give work direction, coaching, and mentoring to 3-5 indirect team members.

In this role, you will:


* Lead the R&D Innovation Process to identify and develop new products and existing product enhancement opportunities for the Cottonelle dry bath tissue business.


* Manage Front End of Innovation (FEI) funnel projects to meet deadlines, success criteria and budgets.


* Complete one-page documents on funnel ideas and present them to a steering team for endorsement.


* Incorporate benefit hierarchy, brand foundational tools, competitive insights and category/consumer insights into innovation funnel idea development.


* Ensure that funnel ideas and development work is documented, stored, accessible and communicated.


* Support customer facing initiatives to optimize business results.


* Protect and defend K-C proprietary product and technology through the appropriate use of patents and trade secrets.


* Share, adopt, and adapt concepts, innovation, and product solutions from the globe/regional partners.


* 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.


* Coach and mentor junior scientists

Influence:


* Works closely with the Project Lead, Marketing, Supply Chain, and I&A teams, among others, to define and validate the product design that achieves project goals.


* Coach and mentor junior scientists


* Ability to influence without authority required.

About Us

Huggies®.

Kleenex®.

Cottonelle®.

Scott®.

Kotex®.

Poise®.

Depend®.

Kimberly-Clark Professional®.

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