Vice President, R&D

The Clorox Company • Pleasanton, CA

16h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Vice President, R&D BU leads R&D Technical Innovation Capability for the Care & Connection business, translating business priorities into scalable innovation, operational plans, technical rigor and performance-based execution. The role builds and leads a large, multidisciplinary R&D organization, ensuring strong talent pipelines, clear accountability, and scalable capabilities across product, packaging, and process development. In addition to overseeing the capability development for all BU’s within C&C, this role directly leads the R&D innovation program, manages the R&D team and sits on the Leadership team for Glad and Kingsford Business Units.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in chemistry, chemical engineering, or related field.
• 15+ years of leadership experience in R&D within the Consumer-Packaged Goods Industry preferred including Second Level Management.
• Ability to effectively lead and motivate teams across a variety of functional roles.
• Experience developing and leading deep technical product/process/packaging plans and aligning business strategy and technology delivery.
• Demonstrated experience in developing digital/AI capabilities for R&D.
• Proven change agent and a strong strategic thinker capable of influencing and driving positive transformation within and across functions.
• Track record of clear communication and collaboration with senior leadership stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Consumer Centric and Innovative Leader with accomplishments establishing and driving Innovation Roadmaps and leading successful product development from ideation through market launch.
• Strong analytical ability, capable of navigating complex challenges and transforming insights into actionable, innovative product strategies.
• Exceptional leadership and talent-building ability, capable of creating, developing, and motivating a high-performing R&D team.
• Transformational leader who brings diversity of thought, capable of leading conversations with both internal teams and external partners to drive strategic business plans forward.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree or higher preferred.
• Second Level Management experience in R&D within the Consumer-Packaged Goods Industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead end to end R&D Technical Innovation Capability across C&C translating enterprise and BU priorities into integrated discovery, innovation, and core/operations capability roadmaps that enable the delivery of clearly superior products from early research through launch and lifecycle optimization.
• Define and execute end to end R&D strategy across 2 business units, partner directly with General Manager to translate BU priorities into integrated discovery, innovation, and core/operations roadmaps that deliver differentiated products from early research through launch and lifecycle optimization.
• Develops and coaches senior R&D leaders in C&C to build scalable innovation capabilities, embedding leading practices, advanced tools, and modern ways of working to accelerate impact, quality, and consistency across the enterprise.
• Provide deep technical expertise and technology leadership, to connect emerging technology trends to BU growth strategies and innovation agendas.
• Lead a diverse, multilayered R&D organization spanning Directors, Associate Directors, Managers, Principal Scientists, SMEs, and Individual Contributors across formulation, packaging, process—ensuring clear role accountability, talent development, and succession readiness.
• Partner and influence at the enterprise level, collaborating closely with commercial (Marketing, Sales, Insights) to improve innovation capability that delivers sustained business value.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Generous 401(k) program in the US and similar programs in international
• Health benefits and programs that support both your physical and mental well-being
• Flexible work environment, depending on your role
• Meaningful opportunities to keep learning and growing
• Half-day Fridays, depending on your location

What This Job Offers

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