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Gut Physiology Scientist

  • Saclay (Essonne)
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Job description



Are you looking to work for an engaged company to provide better health through food to as many people as possible and enter the movement for # ONE PLANET, ONE HEALTH?

Ready to take part in an inspiring mission to offer your expertise and energy to develop healthy products that allow great experiences to our consumers?

You are looking for a transversal and open international role linked to several departments?

Become our GUT Physiology Scientist

to be part of our ambitious Scientific Innovation agenda

The job is located in Palaiseau in the Worldwide R&I Center which is the heart of Research and innovation in Danone (R&I). The center is a mix of analytical laboratories, pilot plants, packaging, formulation and life science teams at the edge of sciences and technologies for our Africa, Waters and Dairy & Plant Based businesses.

This position, within the Innovation, Science & Nutrition department, aimsto positively impact the diet & health of people by bringing adapted solutions in the countries where we operate.

Your Mission:

Lead scientific projects & manage external collaborations to contribute building our scientific expertise, communicate science to scientists and lay-people and generate business opportunities.

Your accountabilities:

Bring scientific expertise to the team by managing scientific projects with external collaborators (Universities…)
• Contribute to generate the scientific evidence supporting Danone EDP bioactives & categories in line with our “Health Through Gut” strategy.
Strengthen and grow Danone scientific leadership by ensuring scientific communication: publish peer-reviewed scientific papers, present posters & oral communications in congress.
• Monitor the scientific literature to identify scientific project opportunities relevant for innovation and business.

Your assets:

•Your PhD in digestive physiology or neurogastroenterology.
• Ideally, a first post-doctoral experience in gastroenterology and/or nutrition science.
• You have an experience in scientific project management (transversal leadership, management of resources), preferably in an international context.
• Ideally, you have experience in human studies (study design/conduct, data analysis).
• You possess excellent networking skills and are able to convince and enroll key stakeholders.
• You possess excellent communication skills in written and spoken English to valorize scientific results to experts (publication writing, oral presentation in scientific/medical congress) and non-experts (internal stakeholders, lay-people).
• You are a team player, with a demonstrated ability to take the lead in a result-oriented manner.
• You are Business oriented.

Danone, 'One Planet, One Health' ... why not you?
Danone is a company committed to an inspiring mission: 'Bring health through food to as many people as possible'. This ambition is concretized by daily commitments around social and environmental issues, with local communities, farmers, our partners ... Come grow with passionate and enthusiastic teams! You will discover an environment that promotes proximity and encourages initiative. Join us to contribute to a meaningful project and lead the food Revolution.

Make every future a success.
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