R&D Manager - Bladder Leak Pads, Guards & Liners

You were made to create Better Care for a Better World: exploring uncharted questions, engineering innovative solutions, advancing scientific understanding, and constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. You want to be part ofa performance culture dedicated to solving real-world problems with purpose and precision. You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. In this role, you’ll help us shape the future and improve lives for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU.

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. Job responsibilities include:

• This position will lead a diverse team of up to 12 direct reports to develop and commercialize product solutions to deliver unmet customer needs in the key segment areas.
• People leadership to include talent development, performance management, compensation planning and organizational effectiveness.
• Lead, coach, and mentor team members to execute product development work and improve Poise and Depend Light End business results.
• Develop product timelines and learning plans to integrate into project team to understand critical milestones and priorities.
• Develop and manage the budget and resource forecast relating to projects.
• Drive key business decisions for project launches, success criteria, approach, etc.
• Communicate fully and effectively with leaders, team members, and peers as is required to drive business results and manage risk.
• Break down barriers for team members ensuring objective delivery in alignment with deadlines or direct them to the Adult Care Director for escalation and guidance.
• Provide leadership by example in corporate safety, quality, regulatory, product safety and sustainability.
• Ensure that all elements of the corporate Human Resources Development policy are fully supported.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Demonstrated leadership skills providing work direction to a multi-functional team.
• Experience developing and executing product development work in R&D.
• Be comfortable navigating through ambiguity and complexity.
• Demonstrated ability to influence people at all organizational levels, drive decision-making and execute complex projects on demanding timelines.
• Ability to operate with a growth mindset and have strong mental fortitude to lead a team through challenges.
• A history of delivering strong results for the business.

• Prior experience conducting performance reviews and providing direct coaching to team members.
• Proven ability to collaborate across functions/departments to drive balanced business decisions.
• Prior experience on Adult Care projects.
• Prior experience as an R&D project leader.

We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful. If you're looking for a rewarding career with a company that cares about its employees, then Kimberly-Clark is the place for you.

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see

We believe great work happens when people come together with purpose. That's why we offer a flexible work model that blends remote work with intentional in-person collaboration - helping you connect, grow, and innovate while maintaining the balance you value.

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise.

We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,…