Position Snapshot

Location: Nestlé Research, Lausanne, Switzerland 
Institute: Institute of Food Safety & Analytical Sciences
Company: Nestlé Research
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100% 
Type of contract: Permanent contract 

What we offer at Nestlé

Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces
Dynamic international working environment
Attractive additional benefits 

Position Summary  

Nestlé Research is based in Lausanne, Switzerland, employs approximately 1000 people and is comprised of five Nestlé Institutes: Food Sciences, Health Sciences, Food Safety & Analytical Sciences, Packaging Sciences, and Agricultural Sciences. Please have a tour of our facilities using this link or read more about Nestlé Research at our website. Please follow us on Nestlé R&D on LinkedIn.  

Learn more about the Institute of Food Safety & Analytical Sciences here.

We are looking for an Expert in Computational Toxicology to lead the road map and implementation of the company in silico strategy and its integration to Next Generation Risk Assessment (NGRA) and work hand by hand with team specialists in PBPK and other computational approaches. In addition, you will provide scientific risk assessment expertise to Nestlé R&D projects from inception through all stages of development (Safety by Design) with emphasis on computational toxicology applications for strategies considering non-testing (waiving, read-across, in silico predictions, molecular dynamics simulation and Off-target binding identification) for risk assessment and the integration of in vitro and in silico methodology for NGRA. 
Aside from this, you will research on strategies to speed up and improve chemical safety-based decision making and to inform risk management. Also, you will provide technical support to operations to manage food safety issues.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context. 

A Day in the Life of an Expert in Computational Toxicology

• Support the development and refine NGRA framework to assess the safety of Nestlé products (including e.g., novel ingredients) and mixtures lacking toxicological data.
• Lead the development and application of computational chemistry approaches to analyze data from high throughput in vitro assays, data from in vivo toxicity studies, chemical properties, and other relevant sources to develop predictive models for toxicity and physiochemical properties in applications for screening for the potential human health effects of chemicals
• Develop/implement new approaches in Risk Assessment, to support R&D projects and management of issues in operations. Demonstrate widely recognized competences in in silico toxicology and its application in food risk assessment
• Lead the road map and implementation of the in silico strategy and its integration to NGRA.
• Lead projects, project streams and safety relevant activities in new product development projects (NR, NPTCs and R&D centers). This includes the planning, management and interpretation of externally contracted activities
• Provide evaluations and propose strategies for molecules (from new ingredients, food contact materials, contaminants, plant toxins) without toxicological data in response to operational issues, crisis and Early Warning
• Develop and integrate key knowledge area and expertise into business
• Develop tools and data in the domain of food risk assessment through research projects and contributions to expert groups

What will make you successful

• PhD in Natural Sciences/Bio- or Chemo-informatics
• MSc degree in life Sciences 
• Profound knowledge and experience in research and application of computational toxicology tools to support the risk assessment of chemicals in food.
• Experience in toxicology in the context of R&D
• Experience in risk assessment of chemicals and bioactive compounds in foods and other areas (packaging, chemical contaminants, supplements, new ingredients), and integration of in vitro/in silico approaches
• Previous exposure to alternatives to animal testing (in vitro/in silico approaches)
• Experience in contributing/chairing international expert groups
• Strength in communication with good collaboration skills (written and oral). Coaching/supervising of junior colleagues / Master &/or PhD Students
• Experience in contributing/chairing international expert groups
• Good in written and oral communication in English

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win.
We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.
Be a force for good. Join Nestlé and visit us on www.nestle.com.

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