Kimberly-Clark · 1 day ago
Senior Scientist - Product
USA-WI-Neenah
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$106K/yr - $131K/yr
5+ years expKimberly-Clark is a leading company known for its iconic brands like Huggies and Kleenex. They are seeking a Senior Product Scientist to provide product leadership within the Huggies diaper projects portfolio, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and ensure product design aligns with strategic goals.
ManufacturingProduct DesignWholesale
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
Qualification
Required
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%
Preferred
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
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.
Company
Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark ranked among the top 10 World's Best Multinational Workplaces by Great Places to Work Institute for the third year in a row.
10001+ employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Craig Stephen Slavtcheff
Chief R&D Officer
John Carmichael
President, North America
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