Senior Assistant SCSE & F&F (all genders) temporary

About the Position

Senior Assistant SCSE & F&F (all genders) temporary

We are Reckitt, home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose is to protect, heal, and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

The role is limited till the end of 2027.

About the Role

In Research and Development, we are a team of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical, and Regulatory professionals. We work together to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flair, and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

This role supports Sensory & Consumer Science Excellence (SCSE) and Flavour & Fragrance (F&F) teams through coordination of consumer and sensory research activities, fragrance laboratory operations, project administration, and data management. The role combines hands-on support for consumer testing, sensory panels, fragrance development activities, and laboratory operations with strong organizational and stakeholder management skills to enable efficient project delivery and innovation execution.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate consumer, sensory, and fragrance testing activities, including study logistics, participant recruitment, scheduling, sample preparation, and test execution.
• Support fragrance laboratory operations through ingredient, sample, inventory, and material management, while ensuring compliance with quality, safety, and documentation requirements.
• Manage relationships with fragrance houses, research agencies, laboratories, and suppliers, including quotation requests and project administration.
• Support employee sensory panels, consumer studies, and research programs through database management, documentation, and coordination activities.
• Maintain project documentation, study records, databases, trackers, and technical reports to support successful project delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners to support innovation projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Degree, diploma, or equivalent qualification in Consumer Science, Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, Psychology, Cosmetic Science, Pharmacy, or a related scientific discipline.
• Experience supporting consumer research, sensory evaluation, laboratory activities, fragrance development, or product development projects.
• Strong organizational, project coordination, and documentation management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, stakeholders, timelines, and priorities simultaneously.
• Experience working with external agencies, suppliers, laboratories, or fragrance houses is desirable.
• Understanding of consumer research processes, sensory evaluation, sample management, laboratory practices, and technical documentation.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and data management tools.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams.
• Fluent English required; German language skills would be advantageous.

We Offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.

We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans, we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognize, appreciate, and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay-for-performance philosophy.

About the Company

We recognize that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; color, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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