Senior Scientist - Product

Kimberly-Clark • Neenah, WI

10h • Hybrid

About The Position

Senior Scientist - Product Job Description You were made to do this work: exploring uncharted questions, engineering innovative solutions, advancing scientific understanding, and constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to solving real-world problems with purpose and precision. You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. In this role, you’ll help us shape the future and improve lives for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. As the Senior Product Scientist, you provide product leadership within the Huggies® diaper projects portfolio. This role will work in conjunction with Product Team Members, Brand Marketing and Sales Teams, Engineering and Technology Teams, Insights and Analytics, Supply Chain, and the BCC cross-functional organization. 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, millions 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 R&D roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university
• At least 5 years or more of experience in product development, technology development, executing consumer and/or technical/scientific studies
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence leadership across all levels of the R&D and cross-functional organization
• Demonstrated strengths in some of these areas: scientific experiment methods/analysis, planning/organizing, developing learning plans, comprehension of technical literature and executing consumer research
• Experience in executing consumer research through various market research methodologies and test methods
• Demonstrated ability to provide work direction to team members not in a direct reporting relationship
• Ability to travel 15-25%

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science related field
• Prefer 10+ years of relevant experience
• Significant experience in product development and demonstrated ability to execute various stages of product or technology development
• Work experience across a range of Research & Engineering or Marketing disciplines
• Strong understanding of Baby and Child Care products, brands, business, and technologies
• Strong mentoring skill

Responsibilities

• Provide product leadership across the Huggies Diaper IMF projects to enable strong learning plans.
• Lead claims and Benefit Visualizations development and substantiation for the assigned innovation projects to bring our product benefit to life.
• Working with the R&D project teams, Marketing team, and Insight and Analytics develop and execute learning plans to validate against projects success criteria; must be able to influence without authority required.
• Lead the interaction with the Marketing team to ensure product design is meeting our concept and is on strategy.
• Champion the product design and learning plan for large diaper innovation programs.
• Protect and defend K-C proprietary product and technology through the appropriate use of patents and trade secrets.
• Document key learnings and significant research findings in a searchable, retrievable format and coach junior team members in their documentation practices.
• Ensure all work complies with Corporate Safety, Regulatory, Product Safety, and Quality requirements.
• Interface effectively with the other work stream teams to ensure business success.
• Coach and mentor junior scientist

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level