R&D Formulation Assistant

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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

This role is to support the delivery of NPD projects for the Mucinex brand, to ensure they are progressed to the required standard and agreed timelines, by supporting all the formulation related activities e.g. formulation development and evaluation, process scale up and validation, stability technical assessment and solving technical problems.

Your responsibilities

• Formulate products to meet the product brief providing:
• Formulation development data (formula and material justification, in line with QbD principles, etc.)
• A robust manufacturing process and data to support technology transfer to commercial scale.
• Generate laboratory data to support claims.
• Support generation of clinical and consumer supplies and running in house organoleptic studies.
• Work closely with third party manufacturers and support due diligence of in-licencing projects.
• Solve technical problems using knowledge, research and advice from peers/seniors.
• Ensuring project milestones are delivered on time and to plan.
• Support all NPD/EPD projects, ensuring formulation aspects are effectively managed and any issues highlighted to key stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Liaise closely with other relevant Reckitt functions in order to deliver projects.
• Ensure all products are developed in-line with Reckitt global quality manuals and statutory quality requirements, particularly Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the team with respect to new technologies, procedures and/or processes, compliance, H&S and audit readiness.

The experience we\’re looking for

• Educated to degree level in a relevant subject such as chemistry, pharmacy, chemical engineering or other relevant scientific discipline.
• Results orientated, self-motivated with an ability to evaluate and take calculated risks.
• Strong intellectual curiosity and ability to think out of the box.
• Innovative approach to generate ideas for consumer compelling products and new claims.
• Ability to work under pressure without compromising quality and delivery.

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. #J-18808-Ljbffr