About the position
At Clorox Professional, we’re more than a team—we’re a community dedicated to making a difference. As guardians of public health, we empower healthcare workers and cleaners with science-based cleaning and disinfecting solutions that help combat the spread of infection and maintain safe environments for the public. Our commitment to enhancing community well-being and safety is at the heart of everything we do. As a Sr. Product/Process Development Scientist, you’ll have a significant impact on both the business and the R&D team. You’ll be a leader on project teams, help build and implement improved technical capabilities, and influence leadership decisions. You will leverage end-user insights, your technical expertise and rigor, and a passion for problem-solving to lead product and process development initiatives. Your work will directly impact the health of our product portfolios and influence key business and R&D decisions. This strategic and hands-on role offers the opportunity to work closely with cross-functional teams, explore new technologies in a dynamic lab and open workspace environment, and thrive in a fast-paced, EPA-regulated setting. Join us to make a meaningful impact to a cause that matters in helping to create a cleaner, safer world.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate formulation expertise and benchtop chemistry techniques to solve key technical challenges and deliver on key product attributes.
- Apply fundamental technical and processing knowledge from internal resources and co-manufacturers to achieve project requirements.
- Lead, design and execute project work against innovation and commercialization objectives.
- Utilize creative problem-solving skills, technical expertise and bias for action to deliver solutions that meet end-user and customer needs on time and with excellence.
- Build strong working relationships with peers, stakeholders, cross-functional and external partners to facilitate alignment and efficient and on-time execution of projects.
- Develop deep understanding of the Healthcare and Janitorial (Corporate Offices, Schools) business categories, helping R&D meet both margin and growth goals for the business.
- Create prototypes to bring product solutions to life and test with the end-user.
- Provide thought leadership embracing the full product proposition including product claims with multi-disciplined project teams.
- Create a sustainable competitive advantage for Clorox by having an external lens, identifying new opportunities and building internal technical/testing capabilities within the R&D team.
- Act as a mentor to more junior scientists on the team, guiding and coaching them in their technical work both in the What and How.
Requirements
- BS, MS or PhD in relevant science or engineering discipline (i.e. Chemical Engineering) or equivalent industry experience.
- 4+ years of development experience in Consumer Packaged Goods or B2B and chemistry/formulation experience preferred.
- High passion, technical curiosity, positive drive and commitment in setting and meeting aggressive functional and business goals.
- Ability to identify, champion and adapt new technologies, tools and processes.
- Experience with development and commercialization of consumer-centric products and/or services.
- Demonstrated influence skills to sell in ideas to teams and the greater organization.
- Demonstrated strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills to work in a highly collaborative team environment, both with internal multi-functional groups and external partners.
- Experience with data analysis tools to drive decision making, modeling & simulation mindset preferred.
Benefits
- Comprehensive 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.
