This Senior Scientist position is a global role in the Innovation Research team within Oral Health R&D. This is a hybrid role out of our office in Weybridge (United Kingdom).

Job Purpose:

The R&D category innovation senior scientist will be responsible for delivering early-stage Oral Health innovation projects for the category
* Ensures that consumer input drives the initiatives pursued
* Identification of new category opportunities in line with category strategy
* Ensures rigor and consistency in applying external best practice, cutting edge tools / processes within the category Innovation team
* Works closely with other functions Consumer Insights, Commercial, Packaging, Design, Supply to enable the building of a robust project for delivery into the pipeline
* Brings the outside in, builds and maintains strong relationships with external academics and academic institutions
* Publishes and presents scientific data both internally and at global conferences
The source of innovation can be from many sources, this role will take the innovation thinking beyond molecules into a FMCH environment for the category.
Key Responsibilities:

* Delivers a qualified (consumer and technical) early-stage project and successfully transitions into the development pipeline
* Acts as the key external contact point for identified innovation opportunities for the category
* Identifies, assesses and drives forward key innovation opportunities
* Participates in cross-category sharing of scientific or consumer opportunities, breaking down any ’silos’ and ensuring innovation drives across the category
* Acts as the category ’consumer-champion’ within category partnering closely with the consumer insights to ensure early technical consumer understanding that is focused on putting the “consumer first”
* Creates research plans to fit overall project objectives
* Performs comprehensive, sophisticated and critical evaluation of own data, data from other scientists and competitors
* Seeks advise from colleagues and Management when unexpected results occur or when major changes to project plans are considered
* Maintains awareness of scientific literature to assist work progression and understanding
* Writes technical papers/presentations to enhance personal, departmental and corporate reputation.
* Effectively works and communicates across multiple organizational disciplines/departments such as Commercial (Marketing), Supply Chain, Regulatory, Product Development, adjacent Innovation areas and Legal to ensure alignment on key issues.
* Proven track record of effectively managing external relationships
* Looks for innovative and better ways of doing things; actively looks to eliminate non-value-added steps out of processes and procedures
Why you?

The incumbent should demonstrate creative ability and a passion to identify and deliver new innovation into the Oral Health pipeline
* BSc and preferably MSc or PhD degree in Chemical, Physical, Biological (Microbiology, Cell Biology), Medical or Dental Science
* Relevant Job-Related Experience: 10 years (BSc); 5 years (MSc); 2 years (Ph.D.)
* A strong technical understanding of the requirements to deliver innovation to the marketplace is necessary, along with a good grasp of the challenges associated with other core functions in order for the incumbent to deal with the technical complexity inherent in the role
* Experience of partnering with Regulatory, Product Development, Supply Chain, Medical and Clinical on the requirements for product design and an understanding of the approval processes
* Experience in consumer insight focused global healthcare related products / brand management
* Maintenance of external networks
* Experience of working with external Innovation and evaluation of external opportunities
* Experience of working in a highly complex matrix organisation
* Proven ability to solve complex technical and operational problems in a timely manner
* Experience writing scientific publications, presenting technical information and filing Intellectual Property
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