Senior R&D Consumer Science Leader

Spectrum Brands; United States; A distancia; USD 120.000 - 170.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Spectrum Brands is seeking an experienced Consumer Science Leader to build and run an R&D focused consumer learning program for Home & Garden products. You will translate consumer insights into actionable product performance improvements and partner with Marketing, Insights, and Development teams to de-risk decisions.

You will design scalable processes for IHUTs, CLTs, and benchmarking, establish standards for evaluating product experience, and lead external research partnerships.

Formación

• BS in science or engineering; MS preferred.
• 10+ years in FMCG R&D or Consumer Science.
• Experience in CPG, household, cleaning, pest control, lawn & garden products preferred.
• Proven ability to translate consumer understanding into product propositions.
• Experience with Front End innovation and NPD preferred.
• Experience designing IHUTs, CLTs, qualitative research, and product evaluations.
• Strong analytical skills to convert findings into technical recommendations.
• Experience managing external research suppliers and budgets.
• Behavior science experience preferred.
• Role not eligible for sponsorship.

Responsabilidades

• Develop an R&D consumer science strategy focusing on product performance and technical decisions.
• Lead validation of consumer usage experience and confirm solutions meet defined objectives.
• Create standardized approaches to understand how consumers use and experience product performance.
• Translate consumer observations into actionable technical recommendations for formulation and development teams.
• Ensure performance gaps and unmet needs translate into R&D opportunities.
• Design and execute benchmarking studies to identify differences and opportunities to improve performance.
• Develop standardized benchmarking protocols for key product categories.
• Analyze competitive product claims, performance characteristics, and consumer evaluations.
• Build a library of validated consumer testing protocols and a learning database accessible to R&D.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Insights to analyze ratings, reviews, and identify dissatisfiers.
• Provide recurring insight reports to R&D leadership and project teams.
• Oversee IHUTs, CLTs, qualitative studies, and product evaluations within consumer research program.

Conocimientos

Communication

Project management

Critical thinking

Curiosity

Educación

BS in science or engineering

MS preferred

Descripción del empleo

Spectrum Brands is seeking an experienced Consumer Science Leader to build and run an R&D focused consumer learning program for Home & Garden products. You will translate consumer insights into actionable product performance improvements and partner with Marketing, Insights, and Development teams to de-risk decisions.

You will design scalable processes for IHUTs, CLTs, and benchmarking, establish standards for evaluating product experience, and lead external research partnerships.