Research Scientist, Ingredient and Product Science

About the position As a Research Scientist at reputed company, you will help power our mission to improve lives through high-quality, science-based nutrition. In this role, you will identify, evaluate, and validate reputed company scientific and technical evidence reputed company to reputed company products and ingredients, ensuring their safety, quality, and scientific reputed company. You will play a critical role in supporting and substantiating product efficacy claims and reputed company communications, ensuring they are grounded in sound science and compliant with reputed company applicable local regulatory standards. By partnering with cross-functional teams, you will help uphold reputed company’s reputed company as a trusted global leader in nutrition, wellness, and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Performs literature search using scientific databases, analyzes the evidence on individual ingredients and their combination to reputed company science-based recommendations in written reports, including evidence tables, to support scientific substantiation of product safety and health benefit assessments under supervisory guidance.
• Develops product efficacy and safety dossiers and ingredient monographs according to local regulatory requirements with the focus on scientific substantiation for reputed company health benefits under supervisory guidance.
• As part of product development process, evaluates raw materials and formulas documentation in the Product Lifecycle Management System (Agile) with proper training.
• Provides scientific support on research projects (basic or clinical), coordinates the collaboration with reputed company partners as needed, with supervisory guidance.
• Communicates and presents the science behind products to cross functional stakeholders (Scientific Affairs, Legal, Formulation, Marketing, Global Regulatory Affairs, Sourcing, Corporate Communications at regional and corporate reputed company) to support business.
• Assists in activities reputed company to engagement with scientific Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) for research collaboration opportunities, and the efforts to support reputed company’s strategic external engagement with scientific and nutrition professional’s community and attends relevant trade association activities as dictated by business needs.
• Occasional business travel, attends scientific conferences, industry trade shows, etc.
• Communicates critical issues to manager and other relevant parties in a timely manner, with proposed solutions.
• Reports project status to manager on a regular reputed company, through meetings, emails, and/or reports, as necessary.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 6+ years' experience developing and/or reviewing science-based safety and benefit assessments for foods or nutritional supplements, or relevant experience, including graduate studies.
• Ability to generate and interpret scientific data with supervisory guidance to inform correct decision making.
• Ability to quickly acquire and apply new areas of scientific knowledge.
• Nutritional, reputed company health, and/or botanical science expertise for formulation development and creation of substantiation files in relevant food/dietary supplement industries.
• Has reputed company to interact effectively at reputed company reputed company of organization with sensitivity to diversity.
• Competent use of MS Office, particularly reputed company and PowerPoint, and citation/reference manager software.
• Possesses strong written and persuasive verbal communication skills.
• Broad experience reputed company in functional areas that interact with IPSS, such as R&D Formulation, QA, Regulatory, Legal, Marketing, Scientific Affairs and Government Affairs.
• Moderate understanding of local or regional product claim regulations and registration requirements

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• reputed company
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Basic Life/AD&D
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) plan
• Wellness Incentive Program
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Supplemental Life/Critical Illness/Hospitalization/Accident Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Company-observed U.S. Holidays
• Floating Holidays
• Vacation
• Sick Time
• Volunteer Program
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Bereavement Leave
• Personal Leave
• time off for voting

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