Senior Remote Consumer Science & R&D Consultant

Spectrum Brands; United States; A distancia; USD 110.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Spectrum Brands, Home & Garden division, is seeking a Consumer Science & Product Research consultant to build an R&D-focused capability. You will apply consumer learning to formulation, performance validation, prototype development, and decision making.

The role focuses on translating consumer feedback into actionable development recommendations and leading scalable processes across development stages to reduce risk and improve success rates.

Formación

• BS Degree in Science or Engineering; MS preferred.
• 10+ years in fast moving consumer goods R&D or Consumer Science.
• Experience in Front End innovation and NPD preferred.
• Experience designing and managing IHUTs, CLTs, qualitative consumer research, and product evaluation studies.
• Strong analytical skills to convert qualitative and quantitative findings into technical recommendations.
• Role not eligible for sponsorship.

Responsabilidades

• Develop an R&D consumer science strategy that complements Marketing and Consumer Insights activities while focusing on product performance and technical decision making.
• Lead validation of Consumer usage experience, confirming product solutions deliver against expectations.
• Build standardized approaches for understanding how consumers use, evaluate, and experience product performance throughout development.
• Translate consumer observations into actionable technical recommendations for formulation and product development teams.
• Ensure product performance gaps, usage barriers, and unmet functional needs are translated into actionable R&D opportunities.
• Design and execute comprehensive competitive product benchmarking studies to identify points of difference.

Conocimientos

Communication

Project management

Curiosity & analysis

Educación

BS Degree in Science or Engineering

MS preferred

Descripción del empleo

Spectrum Brands, Home & Garden division, is seeking a Consumer Science & Product Research consultant to build an R&D-focused capability. You will apply consumer learning to formulation, performance validation, prototype development, and decision making.

The role focuses on translating consumer feedback into actionable development recommendations and leading scalable processes across development stages to reduce risk and improve success rates.