Lead Scientist Product - Child Care - Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Neenah, WI 54956
About the Job
Job Description
As a person, you’re a learner – a natural leader – someone who is always taking initiative to make things better and bring others along with you. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity and quality, always ensuring your responsibilities become a long-term success story. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.
The Lead Scientist – Product will lead the Develop and Commercialize product function for IMF projects specific to Pull-Ups® and Goodnites® for Kimberly-Clark North America (KCNA). The focus of this role will be in both innovation and margin improvement. This role will work in conjunction with Product, Engineering, Materials, Marketing, Sales, Quality and Manufacturing to lead product activities for projects. The incumbent reports to an R&E Manager and receives work direction from the Manager, Technical Leader, and Project Leader.
In this role, you will:
- Develop & Commercialize product innovation aligned to meet consumer and business needs within the Personal Care business.
- Provide leadership within a team environment to create and execute learning plans that ensure project success criteria are met through commercialization.
- Plan, execute and analyze consumer studies, trials, and bench testing to confirm product meets consumer needs.
- Problem solve with a cross functional team and develop contingency plans to meet business needs.
- Collaborate broadly inside the organization with R&E, pilot plant, mill operations, and cross-functional disciplines.
- Provide coaching and mentorship to other members of the Child Care Product and Projects team especially peers and junior scientists.
About Us
Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, million of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.
At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.
Led by Purpose. Driven by You.
About You
You 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.
You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.
In one of our manufacturing roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or advanced engineering or relevant scientific discipline degree
- A minimum of 3+ years relevant product and/or engineering experience in a variety of assignments.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Effective communication skills with the ability to discuss technical issues in a business environment.
- Ability to travel – 20%
Preferred:
- Experience in product development of consumer products, design of experiments, and data analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently or to lead small teams to complete assignments and related activities in an acceptable manner.
- Displayed strength of building relationships and build trust characteristics when working cross functionally.
- Desire and awareness to seek and understand competitive technologies and innovation
Total Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.
Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.
Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.
Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.
To Be Considered
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.
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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.
Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.
Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 – when prompted for employee ID, say “OTHER CALLER” - or kcchrprod@service-now.com for assistance. You must include the six-digit Job # with your request.
Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.
Kimberly-Clark will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role. The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark’s applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will be decided at Kimberly-Clark’s sole discretion.
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