Nutrition Clinical Senior Scientist
Unilever
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WHO ARE WE?
We are the Global Wellbeing team focused on one of Unilever’s largest growth opportunities – the €140bn Wellbeing space defined by Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements (VMS).
OUR BUSINESS
Unilever’s Wellbeing Collective Group (WBC) holds the company’s functional nutrition brands and the portfolio of brands that includes Equilibra (Italy) and US acquired brands Olly, LiquidIV, Nutrafol, SmartyPants, Welly and Onnit. Each brand is completely unique and focused on giving consumers superior experiences within their respective spaces and target segments. We are committed to continue grow this strategic business for Unilever through a series of acquisitions and international expansion of acquired brands through Unilever’s scale and network in the markets.
We work in an agile, fast-moving environment, collaboratively within the team and with our Unilever colleagues around the world. We work in a project based networked way where everyone needs to be able to take a step back and think strategically as well as rolling up their sleeves and get their hands dirty, to be entrepreneurial and experiment as well as bringing in the best of Unilever and work the structures of a large company, to take charge and lead as well as follow and support others.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Nutrition Clinical Scientist will play a critical role in the Nutritional Sciences and Innovation team. They will be responsible for providing 1) key clinical support for ingredient/product substantiation and fundamental clinical research to underpin the science behind product claims. The Nutrition Clinical Scientist will provide subject matter expertise in clinical science for Our Operating Companies and our Benefit Platforms: Hydration, Beauty from Within, Women’s Health, and Sleep.
The role requires the ability to translate science into differentiated and meaningful business applications. The role also requires the ability to work within a small agile core team and influence a matrix organization. Strong people and networking skills and a true passion for innovation also required. The role reports to Clinical Development Associate Director, Nutritional Sciences and Innovation (NS&I), Wellbeing and will interface with the Global WBC teams and Operating Companies.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Lead
• Identify and define clinical program plans for the NS&I Team.
• Develop Clinical Science Education Content for the Wellbeing Team.
• Be the clinical design expert in project contexts by developing and executing clinical program plans.
• Ensure data management and statistics analysis plans for clinical program projects are fit for purpose.
• Interact with internal stakeholders to optimize transfer of new scientific insights and clinical study results.
• Develops scientific positions and viewpoints relevant to the business.
• Anticipates and manages potential business issues by predicting and responding to external scientific developments in the field
Support (within the broader NS&I/ International team)
• Support evidence generation activities through development and execution of NS&I clinical plans and the broader Collective.
• Support identification and relationship building of Key Opinion Leaders and other scientific engagement activities such as Advisory Boards, Symposiums at Scientific Congress, etc.
• Support development of digital tools for NS&I team, specifically in the areas of clinical data archival and fit for purpose storage for future modelling.
• Partner with Nutritional Sciences to support ingredient evaluation pipelines through clinical study validation.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
• Master’s degree required (PhD or RD preferred) in nutrition science, food science, dietetics, biology, or similar discipline; strong background in clinical science preferred.
• 3+ years industry experience in a healthcare, consumer goods, food or pharmaceutical company
• Experience working in different international markets
• Broad knowledge of Nutrition and Health Science
• Ability to translate clinical study findings into consumer relevant propositions, claims and communication
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to present information in a clear and concise manner to senior management
• Networking and stakeholder management
• Attention to detail, excellent organization and time management skills.
• Ability to think flexibly in order to meet constantly shifting priorities and timelines and to independently provide solutions to issues.
• Problem-solving, troubleshooting skills and ability to find creative solutions
• Ability to work successfully in a ‘team-based’ environment
Ability to manage external collaborations and projects
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