At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.

At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. 

Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers. 
 

Position Summary:
Lead a global team of nutritionists, dietitians, and medical doctors supporting Innovation and Renovation initiatives across Consumer Care and Medical Nutrition. The team is responsible for delivering nutritional profiles (Val 1 & Val 2), supporting claims dossiers, and contributing to GVPD processes; translating scientific dossiers on ingredients, nutritional solutions, and technologies into compelling and differentiated business opportunities, and presenting concept pitches to key stakeholders including Category Leads, S&T Lead, NPTC Head, and Global Category Managers; and championing Nutrition, Health & Wellness (NHW) within NHSc while        
 

Key Responsibilities:

Innovation and Renovation Pipeline:
Lead, develop and coach a team of nutritionists, dieticians & MD supporting Medical Nutrition & Consumer Care categories. Identify, select and pitch new nutritional solutions addressing consumers and patients' needs. Coach the team to deliver on I&R projects on time (Nutritional profiles for Cat1, Cat2 & accelerator projects; support to claim dossiers and GVPD for Cat2 projects)

Stakeholder Management: 
Understand the nutritional needs of the different categories, manage deliverables according to project timelines, pitch nutritional solutions to Global R&D leads & Global category managers. Represent NHSc at corporate level for NF, Good foundation, Good Labels and Good for You initiatives : Define strategies and rationale for NHSc and communicate across the organization.   

People and Knowhow:
Deep knowledge on nutrition and clinical trial design. Broad understanding of human physiology and public health. Lead, coach and mentor NHSc nutritionists & dieticians supporting Medical Nutrition & Consumer Care categories. Understand the key priorities for the categories and create an environment for the team members to deliver against the set goals. Engage with NHSc chef & prototype to quickly assess the potential of new ingredients. Connect with the Accelerator team to leverage capabilities and accelerate learnings on new ingredients (Ax projects, Storytelling). Liaise with external alliances to leverage the full potential of external partners/suppliers.   

Experience and Education Requirements:
• 8+ years of experience in Food or Food supplements - experience in R&D and management
• PhD in Nutrition or related fields
• Experience in scientific affairs, clinical trial set up and ingredient substantiation

The approximate pay range for this position is $165,000.00 to $185,000.00. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location.

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at  About Us | Nestlé Careers (nestlejobs.com).

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Job Requisition: 354647