Position Snapshot

Location: Nestlé Research, Lausanne, Switzerland 
Institute: Nestlé Science & Technology Operations 
Company: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100% 
Type of contract: Permanent 

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.  

As a Senior Specialist Regulatory Affairs & Risk Assessment, you will contribute reaching Nestlé net 0 roadmap, assessing regulatory and safety of newly developed feed supplements and manure additives in the Institute of Agricultural Sciences Nestlé Institute of Agricultural Sciences. You will ensure fast testing and validation in the right conditions (in R&D) before deployment in markets. You will be responsible both of the regulatory and safety assessment of newly developed products in a 50:50 share adaptable to contingent priorities and needs.

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 a Senior Specialist Regulatory Affairs & Risk Assessment

• Contribute to projects to ensure regulatory compliance of feed supplements, manure additives in the markets
• Work in collaboration with suppliers to ensure regulatory compliance of raw materials used in recipes
• Work in collaboration with different stakeholders to ensure regulatory compliant communications of product and or technologies
• Support animal trial testing defining the protocol study (dose, animal population) to ensure regulatory compliant communication of the feed’s benefit
• Conduct environmental, animal, and human risk assessments and identify where knowledge may be incomplete.
• Plan, conduct and evaluate studies according to GLP guidelines on toxicity, toxicokinetics, metabolism, and residue depletion, as well as manage equivalent outsourced studies
• Maintain and extend contact to external experts, contract research organizations and universities
• Compile and evaluate toxicological profiles of chemical substances
• Act as preclinical representative in international multidisciplinary project teams
• Scientifically support Research and Development about existing and new products

What will make you successful

• Veterinary Medicine degree, or other comparable degree in Agricultural Sciences, Animal Sciences
• Working experience in the Research and Development area of international veterinary pharmaceutical industryMaster’s degree in regulatory affairs or toxicology would be a plus
• Broad general regulatory knowledge in different fields (i.e. Feed Safety, Animal Health, Animal Welfare etc.), willing to build a deeper knowledge to provide regulatory guidance.
• Knowledge to integrate leading edge science across all areas of environmental, animal, and human safety and to recommend appropriate management measures and options arising from environmental risk assessment outcomes. 
• Experience in managing animal studies, ideally according to GLP (Good Laboratory Practices)
• Experience in toxicokinetics and metabolic evaluation of active substances
• Excellent communication skills, team spirit, and open mindset
• Fluent in English both written and spoken, any other language a plus