Job Description:

Lead Scientist - Mannequin

Job Description

Looking for a role to exercise your technical knowledge and creativity to solve business challenges ? The Product and Consumer Science team is seeking a Research & Engineering (R&E) Lead Scientist. In this assignment, the candidate will be primarily responsible for designing and running studies in the mannequin lab. The incumbent will work with product developer requestors, lab technicians and statisticians to design, execute and analyze studies. Information will be used to make decisions on product designs. The incumbent will report to an R&E Manager. This position will be located at our Kimberly-Clark Research & Engineering offices in Neenah, Wisconsin.

Position Purpose:
Lead the design and execution of mannequin studies to provide information to support product development decisions. Become the technical expert in mannequin area.  Understand lab capabilities as it relates to product evaluations.

Responsibilities:
•    Engage with product development project teams and specifically the product developer requester to understand learning gaps and design standard or customized mannequin studies to inform critical product development decisions.
•    Lead mannequin lab technicians to execute studies in a safe and effective manner.  Partner with mannequin lab technical coordinator to effectively manage lab operations.
•    Partner with the Senior Scientist for the mannequin and the Physical Testing Technical Leader to ensure lab is functioning as expected and escalate needs.
•    Partner with Human Subject Testing team to ensure mannequin testing is a bridge between human and physical testing.
•    Manage mannequin tests with varying levels of complexity to answer key business questions.  Leverage experimental design to efficiently run experiments.  Work with statistician to effectively summarize learnings. 
•    Innovate current mannequins to evolve to more life-like designs. Protect technologies and products through appropriate use of patents, trade secrets, and other intellectual property

Required Qualifications:
•    Bachelor’s or advanced science or engineering degree.  Demonstrated equivalent experience may be substituted for education
•    3+ years of experience in product development, physical testing or human subject testing role. 
•    Knowledge of consumer product design and testing
•    Knowledge of statistical design of experiments and statistical analysis
•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills
•    Ability to lead small teams (2-3 people) to successfully execute projects

Other Qualifications:
•    Ability to work well with cross-functional teams of scientists, engineers, marketers, and safety/regulatory experts
•    Willingness to partner with outside companies to advance mannequin lab capabilities.

Kimberly-Clark makes the essentials for a better life with well-known brands that matter every day – at home, school, work and on the go. Throughout our 148 years, we have challenged conventional wisdom to innovate products that better meet the needs of consumers. We have created new categories with top brands like Kleenex®, and redefined categories with Huggies® and U by Kotex®. While growing our $18+ billion global business, we help build careers through collaborative teams that push boundaries and endless opportunities to work with some of the world’s most recognized brands. Our 43,000 employees are changing the world for the better, too, generously giving back to communities and causes around the globe. The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position. For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law. With an inclusive culture, our employees – and the original thinking they bring to Kimberly-Clark – make us stronger. EOE disability/vet. K-C requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based. In the event an applicant does not have current work authorization, K-C will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization. However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.

Global VISA and Relocation Specifications:

Primary Location

USA-WI-Neenah

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Salary: $90,500.00

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