Senior Scientist, Brita Systems & Devices R&D Product Development at Clorox in Pleasanton, CA

Job description

Clorox is the place that’s committed to growth – for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace Your role at Clorox: Clorox R&D turns consumer needs into trusted products that improve everyday life. In Brita, that work has a direct connection to people, water, and the planet—helping millions of consumers to access better-tasting water while reducing reliance on single-use bottles. As a Senior Scientist on the Brita R&D team, you will help shape the future of Brita product systems by leading devices (for example, pitcher systems) development and commercialization across one of Clorox’s most recognized brands. This is a highly cross-functional, hands-on technical leadership role for someone who wants to combine engineering depth, consumer empathy, manufacturing partnership, and business impact. Evergreen Position Summary (Mission/Purpose): Brita’s mission is to enable better water for people and the planet. As a Senior Scientist in Brita R&D Product Development, you will lead complex and often ambiguous technical work focused on device, rigid systems, and packaging innovation and commercialization across the Brita portfolio. You will serve as the technical lead for programs that span concept development, product system design, molded part and assembly development, prototyping, testing, risk assessment, design for manufacturing, tooling qualification, packaging development, scale-up, and start-of-production. This role requires translating consumer needs, business priorities, technical feasibility, quality requirements, sustainability goals, and manufacturing realities into robust product and process solutions while leading technical collaboration with internal teams, external development partners, suppliers, plants, and manufacturing partners. This evergreen role is expected to build and apply deep Brita systems and device expertise, influence cross-functional and leadership decisions, elevate technical best practices, and strengthen organizational capability through knowledge capture, training, and improved ways of working. This evergreen position will be in our Pleasanton, CA office, and the individual will be expected to be in the office for a minimum of 3 days a week. Relocation assistance will be offered. In this role, you will: In this role, you will provide senior-level technical leadership for Brita device, systems, and packaging product development across the portfolio, with accountability for complex initiatives that influence the broader Brita business: Own Device, Systems, and Packaging Development and Scale-Up: Develop and refine product system designs, molded part and assembly specifications, color/material/finish requirements, indicator/electronic device requirements, packaging specifications, process parameters, and performance requirements through prototyping, lab testing, supplier trials, tooling qualification, and full-scale manufacturing. Apply strong technical judgment, structured problem solving, statistical analysis, tolerance assessment, and design-of-experiment approaches to deliver consumer delight, product quality, manufacturability, sustainability, and supply continuity. Lead Complex Technical Programs: Identify, lead, and execute new product development and technical initiatives where consumer metrics, product architecture, molded part design, packaging needs, supplier capability, tooling approach, or manufacturing location may be undefined. Bring clarity to ambiguity, shape technical plans, and drive decisions that advance Brita business priorities. Lead Cross-Functional Technical Decisions: Serve as the R&D technical lead and “one R&D voice” across Marketing, Insights, Design, Sales, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Legal, project teams, suppliers, plants, and external manufacturers. Translate consumer,