Sr. Scientist

Our location in Columbus, OH, currently has an opportunity for a Senior Scientist, Pediatrics Nutrition Science (Registered Dietitian). In Research & Development (R&D), our ambition is providing innovative high-quality products, creating sustainable value, delivering superior user experience and enhancing health outcomes at all stages of life.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
Day to day activities may include, but are not limited to the following:
Function as a Subject Matter Expert (SME): Use nutrition and clinical science expertise to translate complex science and research into compelling product claims and scientific messaging; communicate the science and product benefits to both internal and external audiences of varying knowledge levels; remain current in standards of nutrition care and scientific literature; represent Nutrition Science in cross-functional initiatives and programs
Innovation: Actively engage in product ideation and innovation to build product pipeline; assess new ingredients and technologies; develop clinical research strategy that generates new evidence for new claims, messaging, and publications; engage in clinical research and secondary data analytics.
Design and Serve as Scientific Leader: May conduct clinical research according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP), International Conference of Harmonization (ICH), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements. Provide guidance for clinical research activities (e.g., protocol development, study implementation, outcomes evaluation, research publications and presentation development) by collaborating with various internal and external groups (Regulatory, Statistics and Principal Investigators).
Establish and Maintain Relationships: With internal stakeholders (e.g., discovery scientists, product development, commercial (marketing and sales, sales training), public affairs, regulatory) and external stakeholders (e.g., key opinion leaders, customers, and consumers).
Communication skills (oral and written): Prepare and deliver nutrition science-based content and presentations to internal and external audiences. Develop and review AN product and science educational materials (e.g., product monographs, training materials, medical justifications, FAQ documents, white papers, scientific backgrounders, as well as manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals.
Cross-functional Partnership: Serve as SME and nutrition science lead on cross-functional teams, including new product development teams, process improvement, external programs and collaborations.
Competitive Surveillance: Maintain up-to-date knowledge of competitors' products, ingredients, features, and benefits; claims; educational events.
Represent the company at key conferences or meetings giving scientific presentations, engaging KOLs, and actively participating in company-sponsored events and activities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE, YOU'LL BRING:
Required
BS/MS, RDN required with 3-5 years of relevant experience; experience working in a clinical setting and/or academic experience that blends science and business
Experience in infant nutrition, preterm nutrition, pediatric malnutrition
Training in Human Nutrition, Biological Science, Life Sciences or Physiology preferred.

Qualifications:
Strong leadership, collaborative, research, publication/scientific writing skills, excellent oral and written skills required
Proven ability to work collaboratively with business partners, self-starter, collaborator with global teams and colleagues
Ability to work constructively, decisively and collegially with external and internal stakeholders, customers, consumers and key opinion leaders
3-5 years clinical, industry, and/or academic experience that blends science and business preferred.