Statisticians in Consumer Goods Procter & Gamble Simon Pack

Consumer goods and P&G The role of statisticians Careers Topics

3-Phase Pattern Crest is bought 5 times per second 1 billion tubes of Pringles are sold per year 80 million women use Olay every day Consumer Goods

R&D Intensive Consumer understanding What do people want? What drives purchasing? Technology Better performance Cheaper Manufacturing Production Packaging

Full Phase Reveal First level text Second level text −Third level text 5 Our Role Study design Modelling Clinical testing Claim defence Training Software

Characteristics Trusted collaborator Critical friend Scientific curiosity No ‘stats speak’

2-Phase Pattern A low visibility industry? Low awareness of roles? Agencies vs. adverts? Careers - Recruitment

Technically challenging Variety Freedom to explore Business impact Careers