Job Location

Reading

Job Description

Ready to fuel the success of globally renowned brands like Gillette and Oral-B? Do you want to be part of the innovation and technological advancement of products used every day by millions of the world’s consumers?  

We are recruiting for an entry-level Associate Scientist with a focus on Products Research to join our Grooming Front End Innovation (FEI) team at our Reading Innovation Centre.

Reading Innovation Centre is home to over 200+ scientists and engineers responsible for innovating consumer products in several business areas including Personal Health Care (Vicks) Oral Care (Oral-B), Grooming (Gillette/Venus) and Beauty Care (Olay). The site is a specialist Healthcare & Grooming Research & Development Hub in Europe. The site is friendly, diverse and has a rich history in innovation in multiple business areas.

What To Expect:

In this role you will have the opportunity to:

• Apply your academic background, practical hands-on experience, and sound scientific method to generate and interpret data, solve problems, and make discoveries and connections against project needs and problem resolution.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the fundamental science and technology within the Grooming category and uses hands-on, in-the-lab experimentation to deliver against the objectives of your project.
• Input to the design of experiments and independently place simple consumer studies based on established study designs whilst growing knowledge in the requirements for study release (safety, QA, regulatory, legal).
• Learn and become familiar with a variety of Products Research systems, including data analysis with JMP and Excel, SMART, ePADEx, and develop proficiency in the core PR tools and frameworks.
• Complete detailed analysis and summary of research and experimentation and contribute insights and knowledge gained from hands-on experimentation to consumer models and technical requirements.

What We Offer:

• Meaningful and exciting work from Day 1 in international and multi-functional teams with a large portfolio of personal development opportunities and career perspectives
• Dynamic and respectful work environment – employees are at the core, we value every individual and encourage initiatives, promoting agility and work-life balance.
• Competitive Compensation & Benefits: as well as a competitive salary, you can enjoy lots of benefits including a competitive double-matched pension scheme, private health insurance, participation in a share ownership scheme, and your very own ‘Flex4Me’ Fund which enables you to allocate a portion of your benefits package to the areas that matter most to you.

Job Qualifications

What We Look For:

• Those who have completed a University degree (Bachelors or above) in a STEM related subject. Please note this opportunity is available for somebody who has already graduated from their STEM related degree.
• Evidence of passion and achievements in academic and/or non-academic activities. Tell us what you’re proud of – be it playing a musical instrument or holding down a job alongside your studies. We want to get to know you during your application and encourage you to include examples that demonstrate our Peak Performance Behaviours including what actions you took and the results you achieved in your CV.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and a strong passion for research and innovation.
• Strong verbal and written English language skills.

Right to Work:

For our entry level technical roles such as this one, you will need a continuous, or temporary right to work in the UK. If your current right to work is temporary, or linked to another sponsor, P&G are willing to provide sponsorship from the end of your current permission, subject to meeting all the necessary Home Office requirements. Full details on visa restrictions can be found on the Home Office website and immigration rules are subject to change.

P&G is legally required to ensure all candidates have the right to work in the UK from Day 1 of their employment. All applicants will therefore be asked to provide evidence of their right to work at the conclusion of the recruitment process as a condition of employment.

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Job Schedule

Full time

Job Number

R000120199

Job Segmentation

Recent Grads/Entry Level (Job Segmentation)