Lead Scientist Product
Kimberly-Clark

Job Info

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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. As a Lead Product Scientist, you'll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU!

As an important member of the Huggies Baby Wipes Research & Engineering (R&E) team, you'll work to improve and optimize new products and features based on technical and consumer research, and support product development efforts for current in-market product.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead product development efforts for projects from explore through commercialization, and support current in-market product.

• Lead development of key product milestones, timeline, budget, and resource forecast for assigned projects.

• Lead development and execution of product design strategy to deliver desired Marketing plans and benefits.

• Manage development and lead execution of learning plans in conjunction with Marketing Research and Innovation Testing teams.

• Lead development and execution of product changes in accordance with associated Quality Management requirements, including Design Controls.

• Lead optimization efforts to enable cost, supply and converting improvements.

About Us:

At Kimberly-Clark, you'll be part of the best teams committed to driving innovation and growth. We're founded on 150 years of market leadership, and we're always looking for new and better ways to perform-so what can you do with that? There's no time like the present to make an impact at Kimberly-Clark. It's all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

About You:

You're driven to 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.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering or relevant scientific discipline.

• 5+ years of experience in product development and/or technology development.

• Demonstrated strengths in scientific experimentation methods, analysis and planning/organizing, and comprehension of technical literature.

• Strong communication and influencing skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the Product Development field.

• Successful experience using PLM, LabVantage, ETQ and/or JMP (or other statistical software tools).

About Us:

At Kimberly-Clark, you'll be part of the best teams committed to driving innovation and growth. We're founded on 150 years of market leadership, and we're always looking for new and better ways to perform-so what can you do with that? There's no time like the present to make an impact at Kimberly-Clark. It's all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Total Benefits: For a complete overview, see https://www.mykcbenefits.com

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.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role's country only. K-C will provide in-country relocation support for this role.

Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 for assistance. You must include the six-digit Job # with your request.

This position is subject to drug and alcohol testing, including pre-employment testing.

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