R&D Director

Procter & Gamble
Mumbai
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Experience: 8-10 yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Collaboration","Strategic thinking","Mentoring","Organizational design"]

Lead R&D strategy to drive business growth by integrating consumer insights into proposition and product design for India. You’ll define the consumer target and innovation portfolio, set the innovation “drumbeat,” and ensure strong execution through assessment methods and governance across quality, regulatory, and safety. Partner with Commercial and Supply, build and coach an R&D team (up to 10 employees), and develop competitive and performance/claims strategies to support commercialization.

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R&D Director

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Job Summary

Lead R&D strategy to drive business growth by integrating consumer insights into proposition and product design for India. You’ll define the consumer target and innovation portfolio, set the innovation “drumbeat,” and ensure strong execution through assessment methods and governance across quality, regulatory, and safety. Partner with Commercial and Supply, build and coach an R&D team (up to 10 employees), and develop competitive and performance/claims strategies to support commercialization.
Location: Mumbai
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and deliver a winning innovation portfolio by defining consumer targets, insights, and solutions that drive category growth.
  • •Create the innovation drumbeat to meet portfolio growth goals, integrating superior consumer performance and structural savings glidepaths.
  • •Coach the R&D team to deliver regional consumer and product development work using technical and consumer-based assessment methods.
  • •Partner cross-functionally with Commercial and Supply to support current and future innovation needs and business continuity.
  • •Ensure governance in daily work across quality, regulatory, and safety while leading competitive strategies and performance/claims strategy development.

Key Requirements

  • •8-10+ years of experience in consumer goods R&D in India, with demonstrated expertise building strong, empowered teams.
  • •Deep technical mastery in R&D, deriving consumer insights and translating them into winning products.
  • •Ability to translate emerging-market consumer insights into commercially successful, locally relevant product solutions.
  • •Proven leadership in recruiting, developing, and mentoring large R&D teams with advanced technical skills and commercial acumen.
  • •Background in science or technical fields; Masters’ or PhD preferred.
Experience:8-10 yearsFMCGConsumer goodsEmerging markets
Education:
Skills:LeadershipCollaborationStrategic thinkingMentoringOrganizational design

Company Brief

Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a global consumer goods company that develops, manufactures, and markets branded household, personal care, and health products across categories like beauty, grooming, health care, fabric & home care, and baby & family care.
Industry: Consumer Goods
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Cincinnati, United States
Founded: 1837
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