Senior Officer
Scientific ResearchPosted 16 Jul 2026
Advertised as “R&D Sr. Officer Dettol”
Posted 16 Jul 2026
Advertised as “R&D Sr. Officer Dettol”
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
Field of studyCosmetics, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmacy (or related)
Study levelMaster's
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.
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.
Support the development of new products and technologies, based on relevant consumer insights and business requirements for Health and Hygiene products.
Lab formulation development & troubleshooting, material management, analytical testing and planning project work to ensure that project development milestones are met.
• Develop new formulations and troubleshoot formulas as well as continuous improvement of existing formulas and processes.
• Understanding of consumer centric innovations, end to end delivery of products from concept to launch for EPDs and NPDs
• Strong communication and coordination skills to manage CFT, work with project team for design and development of superior products as well as related documentation.
• Agile to stretch as per project needs and can work under pressure
• Shelf starter and motivated to work pro-actively to solve problems and can work independently on projects and activities assigned without supervision.
• Work with hand and body hygiene products and evaluate them for chemical and physical properties, performance, and stability.
• Conduct performance and analysis, evaluations of competitive products.
• Conduct laboratory tests, analyse results, and document your findings.
• Record & maintain all laboratory records/notebooks accurately.
• Material management: maintain supplies inventory and order items when needed.
• Understands the product development process as it specifically pertains to R&D.
• Maintain laboratory equipment and execute laboratory work according to required safety and quality standards, as defined in the company's SOPs.
• Comply with the correct procedures, policies, and health and safety regulations.
• Handling of equipment, documentation, usage/storage of sensitive chemicals/reagents and waste disposal.
• Provide technical support within laboratory and other departments as required.
• Open to travel for transfer of technology to plants.
Masters in chemistry, cosmetics, chemical engineering, pharmacy, equivalent or higher from institutions of repute.
2-4 years of experience of working in Research and Development of Surfactant containing formulations for personal hygiene or Cosmetics, etc.
Communication, Digital and other soft skills.
Working knowledge of Quality management systems.
Candidates with higher qualifications from institutions of repute and relevant experience will be preferred.
R&D, Product Lifecycle Management, Commercial Awareness, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Collaborator, Ability to challenge the status quo, Propose improvement, Accountability, Adaptability, Analytical, Formulation, Science, Chemistry.
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.
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.