Job Unilever - Research Scientist (PhD) Bioavailability & L-ADMER

For this multidisciplinary environment we are looking for a Research Scientist (PhD) Bioavailability & L-ADMER with a track record in bioavailability & ADME, with particular interest in applying relevant physiological models.

As an L-ADMER you are responsible for:

• Be involved in bioavailability aspects of food ingredients and understanding their liberation, absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion processes, including modeling;
• Translate project objectives and scientific insights into research proposals in the area of bioavailability & L-ADMER with short and long-term scope (designing/executing in-vivo and in-vitro studies incl. lab bench work);
• Be involved as scientist in several benefit-driven discovery projects, particularly responsible for bioavailability aspects of compounds;
• Assess internal and external scientific developments and evaluate their business relevance.

• PhD, preferably with post-doctoral experience (1-3 years), in pharmacology, bio-pharmaceutics, Physiology;
• Experience with bioavailability and ADME models as well as pharmacokinetic analysis and interpretation is a prerequisite;
• We seek a scientist with high affinity for lab bench work and affinity with formulation design would be a plus;
• Good communication skills at a professional level (English) as well as effective interpersonal skills and the ability to work in teams across disciplines is required.

• Good working conditions;
• A dynamic and international work environment;
• Options for development.

Unilever's vision is to help people feel good, look good and get more out of life with brands and services that are good for them and good for others. Around the world our Foods and Home and Personal care brands, such as Knorr, Dove, Omo, Slim-Fast, Hellmann's, Ben & Jerry's, Axe, Magnum, Lipton, and Becel, are chosen and used by consumers more than 150 million times a day. Worldwide, 163.000 employees in 90 countries are working for Unilever.

Unilever R&D Vlaardingen (URDV) is one of Unilever’s six global research sites. URDV creates and delivers business relevant and unique solutions underpinning brand innovation programmes, based on scientific and technological capabilities. The Nutrition & Health (N&H) department at URDV develops and translates expertise and trends in nutrition science to deliver substantiated consumer relevant health benefits & claims for Unilever Foods in particular, focusing on Cardiovascular Health, Weight Management, Resistance to Disease and Child development. Within the N&H department, the Molecular Aspects of Health expertise team focuses in particular on developing mechanistic insights into molecular and cellular targets and into bioavailability and ADME aspects.

If you want more information, you can contact Unilever Recruitment at +31 (0) 800-0201078.

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