Senior Consumer Science Leader, R&D & Product Validation

Spectrum Brands; Earth City (MO); A distancia; USD 120.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Spectrum Brands’ Home & Garden division in Missouri seeks a Consumer Science & Product Research consultant to establish an R&D-focused consumer science capability, guiding product development decisions with consumer learning. You will lead validation of consumer usage, translate observations into technical recommendations, and build scalable processes across development stages.

The position is limited-term (5–6 months, 40 hrs/week) with travel up to 3 days every 2–4 weeks to Earth City.

Formación

• Strong analytical capabilities and ability to convert data into actionable recommendations.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills.
• Clear, persuasive communication and presentation abilities.
• Experience designing consumer research methodologies and integrating learnings into product development.

Responsabilidades

• Lead development of an R&D consumer science strategy focused on product performance and technical decisions.
• Validate consumer usage experiences and translate insights into actionable formulation and development recommendations.
• Develop standardized benchmarking and consumer testing protocols across key product categories.
• Manage IHUTs, CLTs, qualitative studies and external research suppliers to deliver technically actionable learnings.

Conocimientos

Analytical thinking

Project management

Communication

Consumer research

Educación

BS in science or engineering

MS preferred

Descripción del empleo

Spectrum Brands’ Home & Garden division in Missouri seeks a Consumer Science & Product Research consultant to establish an R&D-focused consumer science capability, guiding product development decisions with consumer learning. You will lead validation of consumer usage, translate observations into technical recommendations, and build scalable processes across development stages.

The position is limited-term (5–6 months, 40 hrs/week) with travel up to 3 days every 2–4 weeks to Earth City.