Research Scientist - Competitor Insights - limited for 2 years(all genders), Hygiene

Research Scientist - Competitor Insights - limited for 2 years(all genders), Hygiene

City : Heidelberg

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

Working with marketing from different regions and experts from R&D teams, the Research Scientist - Competitor Insights (all genders) for Automatic Dishwashing Category supports on key initiatives related to competitor’s analysis.

Working with marketing and legal from different regions, experts from R&D teams, and external test institutes, you'll support on key initiatives related to competitor’s analysis.

This position is limited for 2 years.

Your responsibilities

In summary, you'll :

• monitor, analyze, and report on competitor trends and activities
• run internal and external performance studies of competitor products.
• evaluate test results, prepare reports & presentations
• systematically observe competitors in our product category and others in similar formats
• participate in ideation activities and contribute with inputs for the definition of the next generation products and new opportunities
• coordinate with R&D and local marketing on benchmarking activities and new competitor products
• lead and train a team while building great team spirit
• use a wide breadth of view when analyzing a problem whilst maintaining a focus on the objectives

The experience we're looking for

• a master’s or bachelor's degree in chemistry, ideally with professional experience in the field of development of detergents and cleaning agents
• good communication skills in English and German
• good Microsoft Office software knowledge (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• you have first experience of working in a fast-paced environment and completing projects in tight timelines and managing multiple projects in an efficient, timely and precise way.
• strong team spirit coupled with a solution oriented as well as pragmatic approach

The skills for success

R&D, Product Lifecycle Management, Commercial Awareness, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Collaborator, Ability to challenge the status quo, Propose improvement, Accountability, Adaptability.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.

We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally.

We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes.

For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results.

You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience.

Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition;
• colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities;

sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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