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. The Senior Product Scientist will serve as a senior product developer on the Scott Bath Consumer Product Development team. The incumbent will provide product leadership on the Scott Bath Team, ensuring successful development, commercialization and launch of products, building from consumer insights to product design and market launch, incorporating Sustainability initiatives throughout. This role will work in conjunction with R&E team members and cross-functional partners from Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, Quality and Manufacturing to execute projects. The incumbent reports to a Family Care R&E Manager.
In this role you will:
- Lead a cross-functional R&E team to 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.
- 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&E policy.
- Provide protection to technologies and products through appropriate use of patents and trade secrets.
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
- 7+ years of relevant experience
- 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
- Up to 25% travel
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science related field
- 10+ years of relevant experience
- Knowledge and background in customer need identification is desired.
- Experience in project management/product development, particularly Development & Commercialization (D&C)
- Work experience across a range of Research & Engineering or Marketing disciplines
- Understanding of Family Care products, brands, business, and technologies
- Financial acumen
Total Benefits
Here are a few of the benefits you’d enjoy in this role working for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.
Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.
Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.
Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.
To Be Considered
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.
In the meantime, please check out the careers website.
And finally, the fine print….
For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.
Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 – when prompted for employee ID, say “OTHER CALLER” - or kcchrprod@service-now.com for assistance. You must include the six digit Job # with your request.
Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.
Kimberly-Clark will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role. The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark’s applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will decided in Kimberly-Clark’s sole discretion.
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