Senior Scientist Projects

Senior Scientist Projects

Job Description

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional®.  At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact. 

You were made to create Better Care for a Better World: 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 Scientist-Projects, you will lead Research and Development (R&D) projects specific to Depend Innovation programs for KCNA.

As a member of the R&D Team, this individual will collaboratively lead projects through the Innovation Management Framework, building from consumer insights to product design and market launch.

This role will work in conjunction with Product Team Members and cross-functional partners from Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality and Manufacturing to execute projects.

The incumbent reports to an R&D Sr.

Manager and receives work direction from the Manager and Technical Strategist.

This role will give work direction, coaching, and mentoring to 3-10 indirect team members.

About You

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.

Job responsibilities include:


* Lead cross-functional R&D team to deliver upon project goals.

Work with Project Team to identify and drive learning plans, manage project timeline and budget, and drive adherence to key dates/deliverables to ensure project is on-track.

Work with cross-functional partners to deliver programs with strong business cases though the Innovation Management Framework.


* Works closely with Marketing, Manufacturing, and Finance teams, among others, to achieve project goals; significant influence without authority required.


* Provide work direction, coach, and mentor members of the cross-discipline R&E team.


* 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.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:


* Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university


* 5 years or more of experience in project management and/or product development


* Proven track record of effectively communicating to and influencing leaders and team members across all levels of the R&D and cross-functional organization

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