Science Manager

The Role

Location – Bristol or Liverpool, hybrid

12-month FTC

Are you an experienced Project Manager with a background in the science sector?

Imperial Brands is seeking a dynamic professional to drive the strategic and scientific direction for our Next Generation Product (NGP) portfolio. This role is crucial in ensuring the necessary safety and regulatory science is conducted to enable timely and successful product launches in line with commercial plans. This is an opportunity to join us for initial fixed-term 12-month contract. 

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and collaboration, and an inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees!

Principle Accountabilities

• Tactical Planning: Create and drive tactical plans to support new New Generation Product launches in line with commercial plans and defend current products to ensure ongoing commercial viability.
• Strategic Alignment: Align across departments on strategic directions of projects and ensure compliance and regulatory submissions for new products are in line with current regulations.
• Subject Matter Expertise: Provide New Generation Product expertise on priority scientific and technical regulatory issues in markets, representing the company’s interests at relevant national, European, and global standardization bodies, and internal/external scientific meetings.
• Collaboration: Work with the Harm Reduction and Engagement team to define and drive the planning and delivery of scientific research to support the development of product-specific external narratives/positions.
• Communication: Collaborate with the Harm Reduction and Engagement team to communicate the complex science behind the New Generation Products portfolio and harm reduction assessment approaches.
• Promotion: Promote the science that contributes to Imperial’s consumer health ‘People and Planet' KPIs and tobacco harm reduction, making complex science accessible to a lay audience.

Skills and Experience Required

• Post-graduate Degree in relevant science.
• Project Management skills.
• Skills in developing and executing scientific and technical research activities in coordination with key stakeholders.
• Ability to analyse complex and detailed scientific and technical issues.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships internally and externally across a diverse stakeholder network.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor science to audiences with varying levels of understanding.

What We Offer

In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and further benefits as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants. Please contact us at recruitment@impbrands.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

About Us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all.  Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

As a matter of policy, Imperial Tobacco or its subsidiaries never requests or requires payment as part of any recruitment process.

Everyone Belongs