R&D Scientist II AMEA Product Development
About The Position
The Scientist II - Litter Product Development leads technical development and execution for litter innovation, product improvement, cost savings, material qualification, supply continuity, and maintenance initiatives across AMEA. The role brings a strong consumer and cat focus to uncover unmet needs and translate insights into robust, differentiated technical solutions. This position leads development, scale-up, commercialization, and ongoing product performance in collaboration with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and manufacturing partners. The role also helps shape the future of litter across AMEA, with particular focus on Greater China & Korea, Europe, and Australia. Candidates should be comfortable participating in meetings outside of standard business hours once to twice per week to support collaboration with stakeholders in Australia, China, and other Asia-Pacific locations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, or a related scientific or engineering discipline.
- Minimum of three years of product and/or process development experience, preferably in consumer products, formulation development, materials, or manufacturing.
- Demonstrated experience leading multiple technical projects and working with cross-functional partners.
- Experience with experimental design, data analysis, technical risk assessment, scale-up, and commercialization.
- Availability to travel to Clorox sites, suppliers, manufacturing plants, and external manufacturing partners based on project needs.
- Candidates should be comfortable participating in meetings outside of standard business hours once to twice per week to support collaboration with stakeholders in Australia, China, and other Asia-Pacific locations.
Responsibilities
- Lead litter product and process development projects from concept through commercialization using disciplined technical workplans and risk-based decision-making.
- Design and execute experiments, performance testing, material qualifications, and validation programs; analyze data, identify risks, and recommend mitigation plans that establish product and process robustness.
- Translate consumer, cat, customer, and business needs into measurable technical requirements and product specifications grounded in how consumers and cats experience and use litter products.
- Serve as the Innovation SPOC for the AMEA Litter category, coordinating technical activity across innovation, product maintenance, qualification, supply continuity, and cost optimization.
- Lead technical transfer, scale-up, plant trials, start-up, and implementation with internal and external manufacturing partners.
- Partner across R&D, Marketing, Insights, Supply Chain, Engineering, Procurement, Quality, Regulatory, Packaging, suppliers, and external manufacturers to deliver project objectives and strengthen the regional innovation pipeline.
- Maintain timely technical documentation, specifications, test methods, risk assessments, and project records, while capturing and sharing learnings to build category capability.
Benefits
- Robust health plans
- Market-leading 401(k) program with a company match
- Flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location)
- Inclusive fertility/adoption benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
