Job Danone Research - Senior Scientist with focus on gastro intestinal physiology and metabolism

Danone Research facility in the Netherlands has a vacancy for a Senior Scientist within the Baby Nutrition Research Team. The team is responsible for designing new, science driven, innovations in the field of Infant Milk formulas as well as weaning Foods. They want to strengthen their team with a highly skilled, creative scientist in the field of gastro intestinal physiology and metabolism, who can take the lead in several of our research activities.

The Senior Scientist has the following responsibilities:

• Participate in multidisciplinary research projects
• Collaborate with internal and external experts on design of pre clinical research activities and interpretation of results
• Translate scientific knowledge into clinical trial designs
• Perform literature research and write scientific rationales
• Collaborate with and bring scientific knowledge to other departments (Scientific Platforms, Patent Information Department, Product Development, Analytical Teams, Clinical Trial Department)
• Work in a small multidisciplinary team of scientists and nutritionists and will establish close connections with experts in the scientific platforms and colleagues from the clinical trial platform and Patent Department. This job allows you to initiate scientific experimental work, to help design clinical trials and translate results into product innovations.

• PhD in Physiology/Endocrinology or related area plus at least 2 years of Post Doc experience
• Plus at least 3 year of working experience with research in one or more of the following areas: Gastrointestinal Physiology, Metabolism, Endocrinology, Human Physiology.
• Experience with performing experimental research in a laboratory setting, pref. on gastro intestinal function.
• Experience with Clinical Trial design.
• Fluent in the English language (oral/written)

Competencies:

Team player, initiative, communicative, result driven, analytical, innovative, pro-active.

We offer you a challenging job in an innovative multinational company, with all career prospects, training and personal development, with an open and dynamic atmosphere.

Danone Research – Centre for Specialised Nutrition is a state-of-the-art life sciences innovation centre for the development of new product concepts for Baby Nutrition and Medical Nutrition. We create formulas that provide clinically substantiated health benefits to vulnerable consumers – infants, toddlers, elderly and patients. Our products are marketed under the brand names Nutricia, Milupa, SHS and  Blédina, amongst others.

Capitalising on our numerous international preclinical and clinical collaborations, we aim to identify new nutritional intervention opportunities and develop innovative product forms. Danone has R&D facilities worldwide, with major centres in The Netherlands (Wageningen, Zoetermeer and Cuijk), France (Palaiseau), Germany (Friedrichsdorf) and UK (Liverpool).

If you want know more about this vacancy, contact Ingrid Ganzeboom +31 (0) 317-420613 or +31 (0) 651179720 or send an e-mail to i.ganzeboom@nutri-akt.nl

The centre of Danone Research in The Netherlands will move to Utrecht in 2012.