Manager R&D Self Care Innovation

Kenvue•Summit, NJ

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Kenvue is currently recruiting for a: Manager R&D Self Care Innovation. What we do At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Who We Are Our global team is ~ 22,000 brilliant people with a workplace culture where every voice matters, and every contribution is appreciated. We are passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours. For more information, click here.

Requirements

Expertise in Biological Sciences; DMD/PhD/MD + at least 5 years industry experience; MSc level + 6-7 years industry experience
Experience and knowledge of Oral/Gut microbiome required (Pharma or Consumer); Metabolic Health and Epigenetics knowledge/experience a plus
Ability to design, set up, conduct and analyze/interpret microbiome data
Strong scientific foundation, intellectual curiosity and critical thinking skills; knowledge of clinical biomarkers and evaluations preferred
Capable of establishing & leading scientific programs
Familiarity with Self Care regulatory requirements a plus
Able to write/present external posters and publications; interpret and present data to broad audience
Being able to connect cross-functionally to determine testing needs for a variety of projects.
Previous experience of managing a team of scientist highly preferred; able to guide and develop talent;

Responsibilities

Conduct scientific research of existing literature in the space of overall human Microbiome and the respective effect on immune health and metabolic pathways, Understanding the Oral-Gut-Brain-Skin axis and establishing connections and correlations of the different Microbiomes and correlation to health and aging across benefit areas
Design, execute and analyze/interpret data from clinical and preclinical studies focusing on assessing clinical safety and efficacy of self-care related technologies.
Define pilots for new methodologies, define success criteria and test design.
Internal and external focus to identify best in class methodologies, claims language and consumer- and HCP- facing communications that can be leveraged across various projects.
Make recommendations for consumer centric methodologies and approach that can be applied to various types of innovation projects.
Partner with various stakeholders (i.e. R&D teams, data scientists) to identify how to leverage consumer and clinical data for claim innovation.
Make recommendations on how to leverage data to accelerate decision making.
Lead a team of 2-3 scientists and guide their individual talent development