Consumer Safety Associate, Essential Home

Reckitt's Essential Home team is forging a new path, driven by a "founder mentality" and a commitment to making every house a home through their trusted portfolio of Air Care, Surface, Laundry, and Pest Control products. This is a dynamic and energetic environment, ripe with purpose and offering a truly unique learning and career opportunity.

Within the Research & Development division, the Consumer Safety function plays a critical role. This team is the guardian of product integrity, ensuring all Essential Home products are safe and suitable for consumer use. They achieve this through meticulous human and environmental risk assessments, reviewing everything from ingredients to finished products across the entire lifecycle. By leveraging toxicological and scientific expertise, they not only mitigate risks but also fuel innovation, champion safety by design, guarantee compliance, and provide a significant competitive advantage.

About the Opportunity: Consumer Safety Specialist

This is an exciting opportunity to join the integrated Consumer Safety team, a vital part of the Regulatory and Safety (RAS) function within R&D. As a Consumer Safety Specialist, you will be instrumental in preparing and delivering essential non-clinical regulatory documentation for globally recognized Essential Home brands like Mortein, Air Wick, Calgon, and Cillit Bang. Working collaboratively with experienced toxicologists, you will conduct critical assessments of both new and existing products, ensuring compliance, accurate labeling, and acceptable exposure and risk levels. This globally scoped role necessitates close partnership with safety colleagues to achieve overarching RAS objectives. A robust understanding of consumer product safety assessment is paramount for success in this position.

Key Responsibilities & Career Growth:

• Conduct Human Health Risk Assessments: You will be responsible for conducting human health risk assessments for consumer products marketed globally, adhering to company policies and guidelines. This hands-on experience will deepen your expertise in critical safety evaluation.
• Ensure Regulatory Compliance: Partnering with the wider RAS team, you will ensure all safety assessments are performed using current scientific knowledge, best practices, and in full compliance with relevant regulations and legislation. This is a cornerstone for building a strong regulatory career.
• Communicate Safety Information: You will conduct impact and safety assessments for ingredients and products, and crucially, provide effective and timely communication of key safety issues, scientific information, and risk assessments to stakeholders. Developing strong communication skills is vital for career advancement.
• Stay Ahead of the Curve: Proactively follow scientific and regulatory developments in safety assessment, implementing new knowledge and standards. This commitment to continuous learning is key to remaining a valuable asset in the field.
• Support Toxicological Testing: As needed, you will support the placement and conduct of toxicological tests to ensure product registration and safety, directly contributing to the product development lifecycle.
• Deliver High-Quality Assessments: Your dedication to delivering consistent, high-quality safety assessments will be fundamental to safeguarding the safety of Essential Home products.
• Manage Incidents and Reporting: You will assist with statutory reporting requirements and respond effectively to adverse health effects, complaints, and product incidents, building resilience and problem-solving capabilities.

What Makes This Opportunity Stand Out:

• Impactful Work: You will be directly contributing to the safety and success of well-known household brands that impact millions of consumers worldwide.
• Global Exposure: The global scope of the role provides invaluable experience in navigating diverse regulatory landscapes and collaborating with international teams.
• Continuous Learning and Development: Reckitt is committed to fostering a supportive environment for career growth, investing in your development and offering a unique learning journey.
• Founder Mentality Culture: Be part of a team that is agile, action-oriented, and entrepreneurial, with ample opportunity to influence and contribute to a newly formed business.
• Commitment to Inclusion and Wellbeing: Reckitt champions diversity and inclusion, supporting your career journey and well-being through comprehensive benefits, including parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program, and global life insurance.
• Shareholder Potential: Participate in global share plans, offering the chance to benefit from Reckitt's future success.

Key Considerations for Aspiring Candidates:

• Educational Foundation: A BSc is required, with a preference for a higher qualification (MSc, PhD) in Toxicology or a related discipline. This role is ideal for those with a strong scientific grounding.
• Practical Experience: Relevant product safety experience is essential, particularly a working knowledge of conducting consumer-relevant risk assessments for hygiene products.
• Regulatory Acumen: Familiarity with global regulatory frameworks governing household and/or pesticide products is crucial. This role will significantly enhance your regulatory expertise.
• Analytical Skills: You'll need an intermediate level of technical expertise, with a strong ability to analyze and interpret toxicological data.
• Communication & Collaboration: Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and business partnering skills are vital for effectively conveying expertise and collaborating with stakeholders.
• Commercial Awareness: Understanding the commercial implications of safety assessments and the product lifecycle will be a significant advantage.

Reckitt values potential and encourages applications even if you don't meet every single requirement. If this role resonates with your aspirations and you believe you can make a difference, we encourage you to apply.