Your role at Clorox:
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The Research and Development organization is at the heart of our Clorox business, taking new generations of consumer products from concept to reality. With such diverse roles as engineers, scientists, mechanical designers and packaging experts, R&D is a community of technical leaders and managers actively involved in virtually every step in the lifecycle of our products, from initial concept to raw materials to final goods on store shelves. R&D is committed to leveraging the latest technology to bring consumers the high-quality, innovative products they expect and deserve.
In this role, you will:
As an R&D Product Development Scientist 2 at Clorox you will play a pivotal role in driving technical excellence and ensure superior product innovation across our Consumer Products and Professional Products portfolios. You’ll apply your PhD-level expertise to develop and optimize product formulations that meet the needs of diverse end users from everyday consumers to hospital disinfection. Collaborating cross-functionally with teams in Marketing, Sales, Insights, Microbiology, Analytical Chemistry, and Digital Data, you’ll translate scientific insights into impactful product solutions. You’ll make a difference from day one, contributing to products used by millions of people while growing your technical and leadership skills working on some of the most trusted brands in the consumer goods industry. In this role you will:
- Drive Innovation: Develop and refine novel product formulations that deliver a superior product experience, while also creating consumer and customer facing claims and demos
- Execute with Excellence: Troubleshoot formulation challenges and make relevant measurements to generate data that supports technical solutions and translates them into business impact, while maintaining product specifications, formulation standards, and technical documentation to ensure consistency and compliance.
- Own the Technical Details: Identify and document novel technical solutions and formulation approaches that may be eligible for intellectual property protection and ensure Clorox’s competitive advantage.
- Support Commercialization: Develop and apply SOPs, test methods, and best practices while leading product and consumer testing, and continuously research ways to evolve and improve R&D tools and approaches to ensure consumer delight and successful product launches.
- Collaborate Across Functions Work closely with Marketing, Sales, Digital Data, Insights, and cross-functional R&D teams to analyze problems from multiple points of view and connect disparate ideas to create innovative solutions, proposals, and concepts.
- Grow your Career: Be part of a team that values playing to win, technical curiosity, and raising the bar where your contributions help shape the future of Product Innovation at Clorox.
What we look for:
- Ph.D. Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field
- Candidates must have education and expertise in at least one of the following areas:
- Aqueous oxidants, kinetics, and equilibria for cleaning, bleaching and antimicrobials
- Organic chemistry, aqueous surfactants, colloids, and interfacial science for household product formulation.
- Water soluble polymers for household product formulation.
- Experience in evaluation, characterization, and measurement of technology in their area of expertise
- Confident self-starter, critical thinker, capable of working independently and cross-functionally with minimal supervision and direction in a fast-paced environment.
The applicable pay range for this role in the U.S. is based on your work location according to the cost of labor in your area.
- $106,00 - $122,00 annually.
All ranges are subject to change in the future.
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