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Your role at Clorox:

The Vice President, R&D BU leads R&D Technical Innovation Capability for the Care & Connection business, translating business priorities into scalable innovation, operational plans, technical rigor and performance-based execution.
The role builds and leads a large, multidisciplinary R&D organization, ensuring strong talent pipelines, clear accountability, and scalable capabilities across product, packaging, and process development. In addition to overseeing the capability development for all BU's within C&C, this role directly leads the R&D innovation program, manages the R&D team and sits on the Leadership team for Glad and Kingsford Business Units.

In this role, you will:

• Define and leadendtoend R&DTechnicalInnovationCapabilityacrossC&Ctranslating enterprise and BU priorities into integrated discovery, innovation, and core/operationscapabilityroadmaps thatenable the delivery ofclearly superiorproducts from early research through launch and lifecycle optimization.

• Defineand execute end to end R&D strategy across2businessunits,partner directly with General Manager totranslateBU priorities into integrated discovery, innovation, and core/operations roadmaps that deliver differentiated products from early research through launch and lifecycle optimization.

• Develops and coaches senior R&D leadersin C&Cto build scalable innovation capabilities, embedding leading practices, advanced tools, and modern ways of working to accelerate impact, quality, and consistency across the enterprise.

• Provide deep technicalexpertiseand technologyleadership,toconnect emerging technology trends to BU growth strategiesand innovation agendas.

• Lead a diverse, multilayered R&D organizationspanning Directors, Associate Directors, Managers, Principal Scientists, SMEs, and Individual Contributors across formulation, packaging,process-ensuringclear role accountability, talent development, and succession readiness.

• Partner and influence at the enterprise level, collaborating closely with commercial(Marketing, Sales, Insights) to improve innovation capabilitythat deliverssustained business value.

What we look for:

• Bachelor's degree orhigherin chemistry, chemical engineering, or related field. Master's Degree or higher preferred.

• 15+ years of leadership experience in R&D within the Consumer-Packaged Goods Industry preferred including Second Level Management.

• Ability to effectively lead and motivate teams across a variety of functional roles.

• Experience developing and leading deep technical product/process/packaging plans and aligning business strategy and technology delivery.

• Demonstrated experience in developing digital/AI capabilities for R&D.

• Proven change agent and a strong strategic thinker capable of influencing and driving positive transformation within and across functions.

• Track recordof clear communication and collaboration with senior leadership stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

• Consumer Centric and Innovative Leader with accomplishmentsestablishingand driving Innovation Roadmaps and leading successful product development from ideation through market launch.

• Strong analytical ability, capable of navigating complex challenges and transforming insights into actionable, innovative product strategies.

• Exceptional leadership and talent-building ability, capable of creating, developing, and motivating a high-performing R&D team.

• Transformational leader who brings diversity of thought, capable of leading conversations with both internal teams and external partners to drive strategic business plans forward.

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Workplace type:

Hybrid

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Benefits we offer to help you be well and thrive:

• Competitive compensation

• Generous 401(k) program in the US and similar programs in international

• Health benefits and programs that support both your physical and mental well-being

• Flexible work environment, depending on your role

• Meaningful opportunities to keep learning and growing

• Half-day Fridays, depending on your location

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