Year in Industry Placement - Lab Based
City: Kingston upon Hull
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
Want to make an impact and have the freedom to succeed? Joining our R&D Year in Industry Laboratory Placement for 2025 you’ll have the freedom to gain hands-on experience with some of the world’s most leading consumer products such as Nurofen, Strepsils, & Dettol.
Working at Reckitt’s, state of the art £100m Science and Innovation Centre, this placement will give you a fantastic foundation of knowledge of Reckitt and a unique insight into the workings of a global FMCG company.
There are lots of opportunity to get stuck into different projects. You can expect hands on responsibility from day one working alongside highly experienced and knowledgeable industry experts, who will help you develop a whole range of new skills.
About the role
12 month Year In Industry Laboratory Placement
Competitive salary & benefits
Start date: June 2025
Closing date: 18th October 2024
Placements will be laboratory based within one of our Research and Development teams. Your time will be divided between working in the lab as well completing desk-based research and collaborating with colleagues.
Please note none of the placement roles are 100% lab based. We will discuss with you your preferences and the most suitable placement for your degree.
For all roles you should have scientific curiosity, be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, have strong attention to detail, enjoy the challenge of delivering under pressure and working collaborative in a team environment.
You must be studying a scientific degree, including but not limited to Chemistry, Biology, Biomedical Science, Microbiology, pharmaceutical science or any other life science degree.
12-month placement starting in June 2025 –as such please ensure your degree requirements for your placement year are suitable with this placement.
Your responsibilities
Depending on the team you join your responsibilities could include;
1. Providing technical input and supporting a range of developments in our portfolio of health products.
2. Developing products, solving technical challenges or project specific analytical testing
3. Developing new formulations for Strepsils or Nurofen
4. Analysing products, including: testing on equipment such as spray pattern testing of aerosols for our Airwick brand or destruction testing of devices
5. Supporting the Microbiology team with performing microbial quality preservative efficacy testing
The experience we're looking for
6. This placement will give you a fantastic foundation of knowledge of Reckitt and a unique insight into the workings of a global FMCG company.
7. You will have the opportunity to work in Reckitt’s state of the art £100m Science and Innovation Centre – the largest single investment in the company’s history. The site is one of Reckitt’s largest healthcare development centres worldwide.
8. There are opportunities to be involved in the YII student mentoring programme, various workshops and courses to support with your personal development and to take part in charity and fundraising events.
At the end of your placement you may also have the opportunity to apply for our Future Leaders Programme.
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, Analytical, Formulation, Science, Chemistry.
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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