R&D Consumer Science Lead — 6-Month Contract

Spectrum Brands; United States; In loco; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Spectrum Brands’ Home & Garden unit in the US seeks a Consumer Science Leader for a 5–6 month program to build an R&D‑focused consumer science capability that informs fast, confident product development decisions. You will design and lead IHUTs and CLTs, benchmark products, and translate consumer findings into actionable technical recommendations for formulation and performance validation.

Travel up to 3 days every 2–4 weeks to Earth City, MO; 10+ years in FMCG R&D; not sponsoring.

Competenze

• 10+ years in fast moving consumer goods R&D, Consumer Science or Products Research.
• Experience converting consumer understanding into product propositions; launching to market.
• IHUTs, CLTs, qualitative consumer research, and product evaluation studies.

Mansioni

• Develop an R&D consumer science strategy aligned with Marketing and Insights.
• Lead validation of consumer usage to ensure product solutions meet expectations.
• Design standardized benchmarking protocols and analyze competitive performance.
• Translate consumer observations into actionable technical recommendations for formulation and development.

Conoscenze

Communication

Project management

Analytical skills

Consumer behavior

Presentation

Formazione

BS in Science/Engineering

MS preferred

Strumenti

Statistical analysis

Experimental design

Descrizione del lavoro

Spectrum Brands’ Home & Garden unit in the US seeks a Consumer Science Leader for a 5–6 month program to build an R&D‑focused consumer science capability that informs fast, confident product development decisions. You will design and lead IHUTs and CLTs, benchmark products, and translate consumer findings into actionable technical recommendations for formulation and performance validation.

Travel up to 3 days every 2–4 weeks to Earth City, MO; 10+ years in FMCG R&D; not sponsoring.