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Reckitt is hiring an R&D Executive for its Dettol brand in Gurugram, offering an exciting opportunity for formulation scientists to work on consumer-centric hygiene innovations. This role focuses on surfactant-based formulations, product lifecycle management, laboratory compliance, and end-to-end product development within a global FMCG research environment. Interested Candidates apply for the exciting opportunity at Reckitt Careers.
About 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.
About the role
As an R & D Category Assistant at Reckitt, you will thrive in our fast-paced environment alongside a team of expert scientists dedicated to ensuring product safety and efficacy. Your meticulous attention to detail will be crucial in supporting technical dossier management and analytical lab compliance.
Your responsibilities
- Develop new formulations and troubleshoot formulas as well as continuous improvement of existing formulas and processes.
- Understanding of consumer centric innovations, end to end delivery of products from concept to launch for EPDs and NPDs.
- Strong communication and coordination skills to manage CFT, work with project team for design and development of superior products as well as related documentation.
- Agile to stretch as per project needs and can work under pressure.
- Shelf starter and motivated to work pro-actively to solve problems and can work independently on projects and activities assigned without supervision.
- Work with hand and body hygiene products and evaluate them for chemical and physical properties, performance, and stability.
- Conduct performance and analysis, evaluations of competitive products.
- Conduct laboratory tests, analyse results, and document your findings.
- Record & maintain all laboratory records/notebooks accurately.
- Material management: maintain supplies inventory and order items when needed.
- Understands the product development process as it specifically pertains to R&D.
- Maintain laboratory equipment and execute laboratory work according to required safety and quality standards, as defined in the company’s SOPs.
- Comply with the correct procedures, policies, and health and safety regulations.
- Handling of equipment, documentation, usage/storage of sensitive chemicals/reagents and waste disposal.
- Provide technical support within laboratory and other departments as required.
- Open to travel for transfer of technology to plants.
The experience we’re looking for
- Masters in chemistry, cosmetics, chemical engineering, pharmacy, equivalent or higher from institutions of repute.
- 2-4 years of experience of working in Research and Development of Surfactant containing formulations for personal hygiene or Cosmetics, etc.
- Communication, Digital and other soft skills.
- Working knowledge of Quality management systems.
- Candidates with higher qualifications from institutions of repute and relevant experience will be preferred.
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.
