Manager R&D Product Safety
Skills & Experience:
Education: Bachelor/University Degree or MS in Biological Science, Chemistry, or Toxicology (PhD preferred)
Experience: 7+ years supervisory experience and 7+ years with product development experience with emphasis in Product Safety with a Consumer Goods Company or other applicable experience. Experience in a leadership role, with particular focus on cross-functional partnership and management of individuals.
• Demonstrates ability to lead others as well as technically complex research projects.
• Must have excellent proficiency in technical writing and communication, including oral presentations and reports to interact with various levels of personnel within and outside the Company.
• Must have an advanced understanding of the core principles of toxicology, product safety, and product stewardship.
• Must have the ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills, apply standard scientific principles, problem solve, assess risks, and coordinate research plans across multiple cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate complex concepts with various levels of leadership and employees. Ability to engage and solicit feedback from cross functional business partners.
• Demonstrates ability to collaborate with other departments, ability to prioritize, resolve conflicts and influence the organization toward established goals.
• Must be well organized, capable of managing a team and high levels of detail on highly complex projects and handling multiple activities under pressure.
• Must be proficient in software applications such as MS Excel (development of spreadsheets, import/export and linking); MS Word; MS PowerPoint; MS Project, MS Teams and MS Outlook.
