Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences

Position Snapshot

Location: Nestlé Research, Lausanne, Switzerland 
Institute: Institute of Health Sciences
Company: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Act. Rate: Full-Time
Type of contract: 2-year contract

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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. For an overview of our research activities follow 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 Health Sciences here.

We are looking for a Specialist in Neurocognition, to develop new nutrition and non-nutritional solutions for neurodevelopment, identify opportunities and partnerships, lead impactful projects, and support communication on infant and child neurodevelopment.

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 Specialist in Neurocognition

• Autonomously identify new concepts and opportunities in focus areas through literature review and data analysis
• Lead and manage project activities, collaborating with internal and external partners
• Identify and request support from other functions as needed
• Utilize external network to identify and engage Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) for project collaboration
• Develop clinical study protocols and oversee their execution
• Provide scientifically credible input for business material development
• Present scientific approaches and findings to various internal and external audiences and contribute to high-quality research outputs

What will make you successful

• PhD and post-doctoral research in the areas of Psychology, Pedagogical science, Pediatric neuroscience, or equivalent
• Strong scientific background in neurodevelopment (birth until adolescence), with insight in neurophysiology and its role in neurodevelopment 
• Successful contribution to research projects with demonstrated impact (e.g., implementation of new methods and/or readouts, identification of bioactives)
• Experience in clinical protocol development and participation in the execution of clinical trials
• Experience in nutrition and/or preclinical studies is a plus
• Track record of scientific writing and communication, including manuscripts for publication, presentations at international scientific conferences and stakeholders
• Fluent 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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