[Hiring] Products Research, Senior Scientist Consultant @Spectrum Brands

Role Description

This is a limited-term employment opportunity with the potential to convert to a full-time, permanent position. Please note that conversion to a full-time, permanent position is not guaranteed. We are anticipating this role will last 5 to 6 months (40 hrs/week).

Travel Expectation: This role is expected to travel up to 3 days every 2 to 4 weeks to our Earth City, MO corporate office.

The Consumer Science & Product Research consultant will establish and lead the creation of an R&D-focused consumer science capability that enables the Global Home Care organization to make faster, more confident product development decisions.

This role sits within Research & Development and is focused on applying consumer learning to:

• Product formulation
• Performance validation
• Prototype development
• Benchmarking
• Technical decision making

The role is not intended to duplicate Marketing or Consumer Insights functions such as brand strategy, segmentation, communications testing, or market assessment. Instead, it focuses on:

• Understanding how consumers experience products
• Identifying performance gaps
• Validating product solutions
• Translating consumer feedback into actionable product development recommendations

The successful candidate will build scalable processes that allow R&D teams to continuously incorporate consumer learning throughout the product development process, reducing technical risk and increasing the likelihood of product success.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Science or Engineering field. MS preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in fast moving consumer goods R&D, Consumer Science or Products Research.
• Experience in Consumer Packaged Goods, Household Products, Cleaning Products, Pest Control, Lawn & Garden, Consumer Durables preferred.
• Successful experience converting consumer understanding into product propositions; launching to market.
• Experience in Front End innovation and NPD preferred.
• Experience designing and managing IHUTs, CLTs, qualitative consumer research, and product evaluation studies.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to convert qualitative and quantitative findings into technical recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to manage external research suppliers and research budgets.
• Behavior science experience preferred.
• Role not eligible for sponsorship.

Requirements

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong project management and organizational capabilities.
• Curiosity, critical thinking, and passion for understanding consumer behavior.

Company Description

The Home & Garden business unit of Spectrum Brands is based in St. Louis, Missouri with distribution, manufacturing and sales offices throughout the US and globe. We are a leading supplier of consumer products nationally for the home, lawn and garden, insect and weed control markets. We deliver groundbreaking products of exceptional value and top-notch quality to consumers with our well-recognized brands including:

• Spectracide®
• Hot Shot®
• Cutter®
• Repel®
• Black Flag®
• Garden Safe®
• EcoLogic®
• Liquid Fence®