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 R&D Category Formulation Associate OTC (Nurofen) 12 Month Fixed Term Contract Hull, Hybrid Working Competitive Salary & Benefits: 25 Days Annual Leave, Private Health, Bonus, Pension Your responsibilities Takes ownership of allocated projects within the category innovation pipeline, working in close partnership with R&D capability teams, ensuring the projects have: Strong technical, consumer and or medical insights to Consumer and product performance success criteria (PDC). Aligned formulation development milestones with an understanding of technical risk throughout the development route. R&D formulation knowledge and resources needed to succeed. 50% lab based work. Supports technical seeding of the innovation pipeline through supporting ideation and concept development. Proactive partnership with R&D Category, R&D capability, Outside Innovation & Science and Technology teams (e.g., Smart Release). Supporting competitive intelligence & benchmarking in order to identify threats and opportunities. Drives the formulation feasibility stage of product development cycle for all agreed projects through to factory scale up working with the R&D matrix organisation to ensure: Formulation Product Development milestones are delivered to agreed timelines and to suitable standards. Ensure compliance with regulations, quality and health and safety requirements for all formulation activities and team members. Support creation of new ownable Intellectual Property within the category. The experience we're looking for Degree, preferably in a Science, technology, engineering or mathematics-based subject. Experience of delivering development projects (experience within an OTC Healthcare environment is an advantage). Knowledge of OTC formulation product development, with experience across a number of formats and the ability to apply that knowledge to new developments and technical challenges. CMC - Regulatory Dossier Submission Experience. Ability to support the development of individuals. The capability to define, evaluate and communicate risks and the associated mitigation plans. Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to think strategically, develop tactics and measurable implementation plans with the ability to transform solid thinking into action. Excellent communication and influencing skills. Ability to build strong networks across a matrix organisation. Comfortable working independently and partnering with cross-functional teams within a matrix organisation. The skills for success R&D, Product Lifecycle Management, Commercial Awareness, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Ability to challenge the status quo, Propose improvement, Accountability, Adaptability. OTC Formulation Experience. 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 recognize, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy. Equality We recognize 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.