• Work closely with the Global R&D Brand Head, Brand Innovation lead, and science teams within R&D

• Initiate regional/local projects for their respective brand with end-to-end accountability (close collaboration with Product Managers & Marketing Departments of key countries)

• Align with Brand Innovation lead and Brand Head to make sure that all innovation initiatives are suitable to drive growth and deliver health in their hands for our consumers

• Align with Brand R&D Head before each Global IC

• Be responsible for delivering a sustainable innovation pipeline for their sub-category within their region as well as ensuring business protection projects are identified and executed

• Influence and advise key stakeholders and the leadership team on industry trends and new opportunities for their brand

• Build a consolidated view of all projects for their brand, identify cross-fertilization / scale-building opportunities, and prioritizes budget and resources between projects to deliver the ambition (close collaboration with portfolio)

• Collaborate closely with the countries (Marketing) of their global brand to identify their needs based on clear consumer insights

• Collaborate closely with other R&D functions (platform R&D, consumer science), science departments (Medical & Regulatory affairs), legal/IP, and marketing of the sub-category & region

• Evaluate innovations (external or in-house) for their global brand

• Evaluate innovations such as BD opportunities, NPD, claims with significant impact that need clinicals, novel ingredients & formulation technologies, sustainable solutions

• Utilize decision making criteria, recommend innovation investment allocations for the brand and assist in clear communication of decisions across the organization to ensure aligned execution

• Support the development and implementation of frameworks that enable rigorous and objective decision-making within and across platforms to drive prioritization and trade-offs

• Support and execute regular innovation reviews to pressure test strategic areas of focus in the country/region for the global brand​

About you

• Degree in Science with Masters or Higher degree (Ph.D.) or relevant Academic qualification is desirable

• Strong experience in probiotics, prebiotics, microbiome or natural ingredients

• Ideally, experience in a Global position

• Knowledge of pipeline data (financial, timing/milestones, and value propositions) and disease state data

• Ability to partner and influence across a matrix environment with strong communication skills

• Ability to apply a variety of analytical techniques to derive insights from a set of objective and subjective data inputs

• Strong leadership, business acumen & good interpersonal relationships

• Fluent spoken and written English

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

Pursue Progress. Discover Extraordinary.

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

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