Researcher Salmonid Nutrition

The purpose of the job is to generate ideas and to create new products and concepts together with the Global Marketing Organisation. The researcher manages and assures successful completion of the R&D tasks within an innovation project. The researcher provides business support during the launch phase of innovations
The researcher is an employee of Animal Nutrition R&D and is either hierarchically located in the Swine, Poultry, Ruminant or Ingredients Research Teams. The researcher reports to the Manager Research and leads R&D tasks (studies) in innovation projects. The project team of an innovation project is often a multidisciplinary team with a business leader to whom the project reporting has to be done.

Job Description:

Idea generation, networking:

· Generate new ideas for innovation, support idea evaluation. 

· Create a functional in-/external scientific network to source ideas and  to support R&D studies

R&D studies:

· Design, supervise and report R&D studies in innovation projects.

· Comply with the animal ethics guidelines and rules.

· Act  in a role of  study director, responsible scientist or principal investigator and held responsibilities assigned to those functions (more information can be find

in the SOP ‘Roles and Responsibilities within study team’) 

R&D project management:

· Manage the assigned R&D tasks in innovation projects and keep track on budget and planning.

· R&D accountability in just-do and/or stage-gate projects 

Business support:

· Support training, knowledge and technology transfer role by the Global Marketing Organisation. 

· Support implementation of innovations by the Global Marketing Organisation. 

· Support (key) account meetings and seminars organized by the Global Marketing Organisation.

Presentation, communication:

· Represent Nutreco at science meetings. 

· Profile Nutreco R&D and Nutreco’s innovative image.

Our organisation:
Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and fish feed. Our advanced nutritional solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide. Quality, innovation and sustainability are guiding principles, embedded in the Nutreco culture from research and raw material procurement to products and services for agriculture and aquaculture. Experience across 100 years brings Nutreco a rich heritage of knowledge and experience for building its future.

Equal Opportunity Employer: 

Nutreco is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Nutreco is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.