Lead Scientist - Consumer Testing

About the Role

The Lead Scientist will guide consumer testing initiatives, overseeing study design, execution, monitoring, and reporting while partnering with R&D, Product Safety, Legal, Regulatory, vendors, and fieldwork services. You will mentor team members, ensure compliance with ethical standards, and translate findings into actionable business recommendations. • Own end‑to‑end consumer testing studies, including design, regulatory paperwork, consent, execution, and close‑out. • Train and coordinate study assistants or site staff to ensure flawless execution. • Monitor, document, and manage deviations, adverse events, and incident reporting. • Serve as primary liaison for study logistics, documentation, and stakeholder communication across business units. • Produce interpretive reports with actionable recommendations and present findings in key meetings. • Ensure study data management and reporting in approved systems throughout the study lifecycle. • Partner with R&D, Product Safety, Legal, Regulatory, vendors, and fieldwork services for integrated planning and compliance. • Design consumer testing protocols, assess risks, and protect participant health, safety, and data privacy. • Mentor team members and stakeholders on responsible research conduct and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸consumer testing
• ▸protocol design
• ▸data management
• ▸incident reporting
• ▸report generation
• ▸study logistics

What You Bring

You thrive on exploring uncharted questions, engineering innovative solutions, and advancing scientific understanding. Kimberly‑Clark seeks a Lead Scientist for Consumer Testing who wants to work in a performance‑driven culture that values sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. In this role you will help shape the future and improve the lives of billions of people worldwide. To be considered, click Apply and complete the online application; a recruiter will review your submission and follow up if you appear to be a strong fit. Kimberly‑Clark is an equal‑opportunity employer that values diverse experiences and encourages veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard to apply. The role is open to local candidates authorized to work in the United States, with the primary location in Roswell. • Required: Bachelor’s in Consumer Behavior, Market Research, Psychology or related field; 3+ years of marketing research and project management experience. • Preferred: Advanced degree in market research, psychology or social science; experience designing testing protocols in a CPG category. • Strong statistical, analytical, experimental design skills; proficiency with PowerBI and Microsoft Office.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸3+ years
• ▸powerbi
• ▸statistical analysis
• ▸experimental design
• ▸innovation

Benefits

Employees enjoy comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage without waiting periods, access to on‑site fitness facilities, flexible spending accounts, income protection insurance, and programs for education, adoption, relocation, and childcare support. Compensation includes a base salary range of $87,260 to $107,780, eligibility for a target bonus, and participation in 401(k) and profit‑sharing plans. • Benefits include medical, dental, vision coverage; on‑site fitness center; flexible savings accounts; income protection insurance; education, adoption, relocation, and childcare support. • Salary range $87,260–$107,780 plus target bonus, 401(k) and profit‑sharing.

Work Environment

Hybrid