About this role
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.
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
As an R&D Category Assistant at Reckitt, you’ll be part of a dynamic R&D environment, working alongside experienced scientists to support the development of safe, effective, and high-quality products. Your attention to detail and hands-on laboratory skills will play an important role in supporting analytical testing, technical documentation, and laboratory compliance.
You’ll support a variety of R&D activities, including laboratory testing, test method development and validation, stability studies, sample preparation, and day-to-day laboratory operations. Working closely with the R&D Senior Associate, you’ll contribute to an efficient and reliable analytical laboratory while gaining valuable experience across product development and testing.
Your responsibilities
- Perform routine laboratory testing and generate, record, and report accurate experimental data in line with established procedures.
- Support the development, verification, validation, and transfer of analytical test methods for New Product Development and site technology transfer.
- Ensure laboratory activities comply with applicable quality requirements, including ISO/IEC 17025, GMP, laboratory policies, and good documentation practices.
- Support laboratory equipment readiness, including ensuring equipment is maintained and calibrated according to schedule.
- Prepare and maintain laboratory documentation, including test methods, SOPs, test reports, validation and verification protocols/reports, and method transfer documentation.
- Support stability studies and activities, including sample inventory and movement, stability chamber management, and handling of process non-conformances.
- Apply a “Right First Time” mindset and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance laboratory quality, efficiency, and performance.
- Build scientific and technical knowledge through training, self-learning, and sharing analytical best practices across Reckitt sites.
- Support other R&D and laboratory activities as assigned by the line manager.
The experience we're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry, Material Chemistry, or a related scientific field.
- Hands-on laboratory experience with wet chemistry and analytical techniques such as HPLC, GC, and FTIR; experience in rubber testing would be an advantage.
- Experience working in an ISO 13485, ISO/IEC 17025, or GLP laboratory environment, with a good understanding of ISO/IEC 17025 requirements.
- Familiarity with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and chromatography software such as Empower.
The skills for success
- Good IT skills and confidence working with analytical laboratory equipment and systems.
- Good command of English, with effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong attention to detail, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, with a collaborative and positive approach.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, manage priorities, and perform well under pressure.
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.
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