Senior Scientist, Brita Water Filter R&D Product Development

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 filtration by leading water filter product development and commercialization work 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 science, 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 filtering innovation and commercialization across the Brita portfolio. You will serve as the technical lead for programs that span concept development, formulation/design, prototyping, testing, risk assessment, design for manufacturing, scale-up, and start-of-production. This role requires translating consumer needs, business priorities, technical feasibility, regulatory requirements, and manufacturing realities into robust product and process solutions in partnership with internal teams, external suppliers, plants, and manufacturing partners. This evergreen role is expected to build and apply deep Brita filtration 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 filter product development across the portfolio, with accountability for complex initiatives that influence the broader Brita business:   Own Filtration Product Development and Scale-Up: Develop and refine filter formulations, product specifications, process parameters, and performance requirements through lab experimentation, pilot trials, and full-scale manufacturing. Apply strong technical judgment, structured problem solving, statistical analysis, and design-of-experiment approaches to deliver consumer delight, product quality, manufacturability, and supply continuity.   Lead Complex Technical Programs: Identify, lead, and execute new product development and technical initiatives were consumer metrics, formulation/design, process, supplier capability, 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, business, regulatory, quality, manufacturing, and cost needs into technical requirements, specifications, claims support, risk assessments, and commercialization-ready decisions that balance impact, speed, feasibility, and execution risk.   Drive External Partner and Manufacturing Excellence: Partner effectively with external filtration technology suppliers, domestic and international manufacturers, and Clorox plants to ensure technical requirements, quality