Health & Nutrition Research Lead (Protein)

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About the role

Act as the strategic lead for the Health & Nutrition Science team, responsible for the scientific exploration, evaluation, substantiation, and translation of selected Future Growth Platforms. This role aims to drive short-, mid-, and long-term objectives with a clear vision of how the "Health through Food" pillar can become a reality.

Main responsibilities

• Lead the definition, development and execution of the Nutrition & Health scientific research strategy and pipeline that will help build Future Growth.
• Stay up to date with advances in Human Nutrition & Health topics to feed and shape business strategies across internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify and enable strategic business opportunities grounded in consumer benefits by leading research projects and data analysis initiatives, including clinical studies.
• Execute advanced laboratory techniques related to nutrition and health, including protein quality, amino acid determination, digestion process, and specialized analysis such as HPLC, UPLC-MS, and GC-MS.
• Lead external scientific partnerships (e.g., universities, research centers, startups) and navigate complex innovation ecosystems effectively.
• Conduct research and critical analysis of scientific literature to develop, translate, and present comprehensive nutrition content aligned with selected strategic scientific topics, providing guidance to internal and external audiences (KOLs).
• Represent Sigma in internal and external scientific forums, actively influencing the scientific research agenda to align with Sigma’s strategic priorities.
• PhD in Human Nutrition, Nutritional Sciences, Metabolic Biology, Nutrition and Health Sciences, or Food Science and Nutrition.
• Proven leadership experience in research institutions.
• Proven work experience in the food & beverage industry, specifically in N&H initiatives.
• Hands‑on experience with laboratory techniques related to Nutrition & Health, such as protein quality, amino acid determination, digestion process, and specialized analysis including HPLC, UPLC-MS, and GC-MS.
• Exceptional communication skills to effectively present science‑based value propositions to both technical and non‑technical audiences.

Additional considerations

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Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Research

Industries

Food and Beverage Services

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