Research Manager Nutrition

As Research Manager Nutrition , you translate scientific knowledge into innovation and business growth opportunities for Puratos.

By connecting science, consumer needs, market trends and business strategy, you help identify where future Health & Well-Being growth will emerge and support the creation of innovation platforms, product concepts and substantiated benefits that strengthen Puratos' long-term competitive advantage in bakery, patisserie and chocolate.

By working in between R&D, H&WB, Business Units, Marketing and external partners, you transform scientific knowledge into differentiated solutions that create value for customers and consumers. You own/drive the nutrition science portfolio and ensure strong alignment with the corporate Health & Well-Being strategy.

Success is measured through the impact on innovation, customer value and long-term business growth, beyond scientific excellence.

Your Role

• The role converts complex nutrition research, clinical evidence, dietary guidelines and emerging health trends into actionable recommendations for product development and innovation opportunities,
• Identify opportunities in nutritional territories linked to nutritional balance and solutions for bakery, patisserie and chocolate; healthy ageing; fiber and metabolic health,
• Advise NPD teams on where future growth opportunities exist and contribute to business cases supporting strategic innovation initiatives.

Strategic Innovation Support

• Act as a strategic scientific advisor for Health & Well-Being, Innovation and Business Development initiatives,
• Build nutritional product concepts, define nutritional criteria and support assessment of functional ingredients with NPD / R&D teams,
• Contribute to portfolio discussions and prioritization of future growth platforms,
• Ensure execution of Puratos' long-term Health & Well-Being innovation agenda through supporting development of new products and reformulations,
• Help identify emerging opportunities that can become future innovation platforms for the company.

Scientific Substantiation & Benefit Development

• Evaluate and interpret scientific evidence supporting ingredient functionality, nutritional benefits and product positioning.
• Support the development of science-based product benefits and claims in collaboration with regulatory and innovation teams,
• Help ensure that scientific communication remains relevant, accurate, credible and compliant.

Monitoring scientific Opportunities

• Identify future innovation opportunities and risks, by continuous scanning of nutrition science, consumer health trends, and public health priorities
• Monitoring scientific discoveries, technology advances, start-ups and market trends
• Translating scientific evidence and emerging insights into strategic recommendations for innovation and business teams.

Ecosystem & Partnerships

Internal

• Function as the Group’s internal nutrition expert, training colleagues from R&D, marketing, sales, regulatory affairs and general management on nutrition science and health-related topics,

External

• Build and maintain relationships with universities, research institutes, suppliers, start-ups and innovation networks,
• Represent Puratos at scientific conferences, innovation events and external stakeholder engagements, and ensure relevant scientific communications to stakeholders.

Who are we looking for?

• You hold a Master's degree in Bio-Engineering, Food Technology, Food Chemistry, Biotechnology, Nutrition Science or a related scientific discipline, ideally with a strong food technology foundation.
• You have around 5 years of relevant experience in R&D, food science, nutrition, ingredient innovation or a related field, preferably in the food industry or with exposure to bakery, patisserie or chocolate applications.
• You combine a solid scientific background with the ability to understand business priorities and translate scientific insights into practical recommendations.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess scientific evidence and identify innovation opportunities.
• You are curious and proactive, with the ability to capture new scientific developments , analyze markets and identify where Puratos should build additional knowledge or capabilities.
• Experience working across multidisciplinary and international teams.
• Strong networking and stakeholder management capabilities.
• You communicate clearly and convincingly, both verbally and in writing, and can adapt your message to different audiences: scientific, business-minded and customer-facing.
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