We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Research & Development

In Research and Development, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

This role is in the R&D PDM team based in Bangplee. This team is responsible for carrying out product development / maintenance on projects in the intimate wellness portfolio. This role specifically is in the medical device SME team within R&D PDM, primarily supporting the Gels (personal lubricants) and toys (devices) portfolio with some support on condoms within intimate wellness as needed.

The Medical Device team are accountable for delivery of the medical device specific aspects of project delivery & product maintenance. This includes but is not limited to documentation relating to Design Control, Risk Management, post market surveillance activities and supporting regulatory submissions. This role involves working independently as the part of a small team to provide the above deliverables in projects and maintenance activities.

The role requires strong organisational skills and the ability to work independently within a multidisciplinary and cross functional project team for which strong partnership will be essential. The project portfolio this role is accountable for is large and complex and a strategic mindset to seek opportunities for efficiency will be key.

Strong understanding of medical device requirements and problem-solving skills are an essential requirement of the role as is an ability to take ownership of key aspects of the project. Experience of product development, design control, risk management and working on regulated products such as medical devices are essential and theoretical and practical functional expertise in the technology and standards for medical devices (e.g. ISO13485, CFR820, ISO14971, BS EN 62366, EU MDR etc.) or related products would be highly beneficial.

The role will be to provide technical and documentation support to the current maintenance and development projects on the IW portfolio working independently to represent the R&D PDM department as part of a cross functional team.

Your responsibilities

To plan, manage and implement work associated with projects, project portfolios & post market surveillance in line with agreed timings and solving problems and recommending options to ensure that milestones & timings are met.
Provide medical device SME support and input to the R&D PDM team and R&D team more broadly
Support on-going identification & assessment and implementation of opportunities for quality and / or efficiency improvement
Management of a small team to ensure all deliverables are met.
Defining functional best practice and functional strategy for relevant areas of responsibility
Ensure all responsibilities in product development & maintenance are carried out as per the agreed timings, with any issues or risks clearly highlighted to line manager in a timely manner.
Liaise with the cross functional internal and external team to ensure technical milestones are met.
Ensure all relevant product specifications and internal documentation is in place and fully approved prior to implementation.
To be consumer minded and have an understanding of behaviour across the different regions and translate this learning into product design and development.
Responsible for the compilation, approval and circulation of design control & risk management documents throughout the product development process.
All assigned activity must conform to legislative, health & safety and environmental requirements.
Support the team with respect to required activities that support operations in shared activities i.e. audit preparations, etc.)
Support the senior associate in measuring and reporting team KPIs to senior management

The experience we're looking for

Minimum undergraduate degree in scientific field relevant to the product technologies in the portfolio
Minimum 3 years of experience either working in product development for healthcare / FMCG or experience in medical device industry with a focus in design control, risk management or quality management. Experience of line management would be preferable but not essential.
Knowledge / experience of the following would be preferable:
- ISO 13485 quality management for medical devices, particularly product realisation part
- ISO 14971 risk management for medical devices or other types of risk management (FMEA etc.)
- BS EN 62366 usability engineering for medical devices
- Design controls
Results oriented, entrepreneurial and self-motivated, with solid planning and organisational capabilities.
Good motivational, interpersonal and communication skills.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyse data and solve complex technical problems.
Proven ability to work under pressure without compromising on deliverables.
Understanding of strategy and planning issues, consumer understanding and priority setting
Good English skills, both spoken and written

The skills for success

R&D, Product Lifecycle Management, Commercial Awareness, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Collaborator, Ability to challenge the status quo, Propose improvement, Accountability, Adaptability.

What 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 recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise 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 colour, 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.

R&D PDM Associate