We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

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In Research and Development, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

12 month Year In Industry Non Laboratory  Placement  - Hull

1 role based in Consumer Safety Team

2 roles based in Global Sustainability Team

Start Date - June 2026

Closing date - 16th January 2026

Onsite Assessment Centre - 11th & 12th February 2026 (you will only attend one)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly.

Global Sustainability role -  

A 12-month placement in our Global Sustainability Team. This is the central corporate function that sets the overall sustainability strategy for the company and supports other functions in delivering that strategy. It includes areas such as Sustainable Supply chains, Sustainable Product design and Reporting of progress against our targets and ambitions.

Successful candidates will be placed in a team that best matches their skills, background, and experience.

Consumer Safety role -  

The Consumer Safety function within Reckitt has the responsibility to ensure consumers' safety for all of Reckitt's products. It ensures the application of human and environmental risk assessment and the communication of issues that may impact consumer safety or regulatory toxicology across the Reckitt business. It delivers this through the mitigation of human harm & environmental safety risks through the safety and toxicological review of ingredients, product, packaging and articles across the product lifecycle. The function maximises automated platforms and leverages toxicological and scientific expertise to facilitate innovation, drive safety by design, ensure product compliance and deliver a competitive advantage to Reckitt.

Your responsibilities

Global Sustainability Team -

In this placement, you'll join the Sustainable Products and Brands team, working on key topics, for example Scope 3 emissions, Green Chemistry, and Life Cycle Assessment.

Depending on your assigned topic, you could be:

• Supporting sustainability initiatives and reporting across key topic areas
• Contributing to global projects to address sustainability goals and challenges
• Helping communicate sustainability internally and to stakeholders using data driven insights
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Consumer Safety -

The role will involve being part of a team of dedicated scientists responsible for conducting human risk (toxicology) safety assessments, to ensure the delivery of high quality, safety documentation and programmes to meet Reckitt safety requirements.

• Support the Cosmetic and Intimate Wellness Safety team with the delivery of technically sound and timely requests.
• Learn how to conduct scientific literature reviews and be able to follow scientific and regulatory development in the applicable field of product safety knowledge and standards.
• Ensure that the Company safety standards are met for all and will help contribute to the development and maintenance of processes, policies, guidelines to drive high quality consistent deliverables.
• Ensure that any assessments are performed applying current scientific knowledge, methods and in compliance with relevant regulations and legislation.
• Conducting impact assessments for ingredients and products where appropriate and provide effective and timely communication to your line manager.
• Support the team with collation of safety documentation within our systems to support the product life cycle and deliverables of the Consumer Safety team. 

The experience we're looking for

Global Sustainability Team -

• Environmental Sciences or related discipline would be preferred for this role
• Strong interest in sustainability
• Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail
• A curious, self-starter with a passion for making a difference and creative problem solving
• Comfortable with change and dealing with ambiguity, both in the business and in the evolving nature of sustainability

Consumer Safety Team - 

• Chemistry, Biology, Toxicology or similar degree would be preferred for this role

• Ability to work in a fast-paced cross functional team environment 
• You are self-motivated with strong initiative and drive and willingness to ensure the delivering of consistent and high-quality work to support the safety of Reckitt products
• Passion for collaboration and willingness to learn
• Strong communication skills both written and oral
• Capable of building strong working relationships 
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong time management skills

• You must be studying a scientific degree, including but not limited to Chemistry, Biology, Biomedical Science, Microbiology, pharmaceutical science or any other life science degree.
• This placement will give you a fantastic foundation of knowledge of Reckitt and a unique insight into the workings of a global FMCG company.
• There are opportunities to be involved in the YII student mentoring programme, various workshops and courses to support with your personal development and to take part in charity and fundraising events.
• For all roles you should have scientific curiosity, be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, have strong attention to detail, enjoy the challenge of delivering under pressure and working collaborative in a team environment.

At the end of your placement you may have the opportunity to apply for our Future Leaders Programme.

The skills for success

R&D, Product Lifecycle Management, Commercial Awareness, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Collaborator, Ability to challenge the status quo, Propose improvement, Accountability, Adaptability, Analytical, Formulation, Science, Chemistry.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.

We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.