Background & Purpose of the Job
We are the Global Health & Wellbeing (H&W) team at Unilever. We are focused on one of Unilever’s largest growth opportunities – the €140bn Health & Wellbeing space defined by Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements (VMS).
We work in an agile, fast-moving environment, collaboratively within the team and with our Unilever colleagues around the world. We work in a project based networked way where everyone needs to be able to take a step back and think strategically as well as rolling up their sleeves and get their hands dirty, to be entrepreneurial and experiment as well as bringing in the best of Unilever and work the structures of a large company, to take charge and lead as well as follow and support others.
OUR BUSINESS
Unilever’s Health & Wellbeing Group holds the company’s functional nutrition brands and the portfolio of brands that includes Equilibra (Italy) and US acquired brands Olly, Liquid IV, Smarty Pants, Welly, Onnit, and Nutrafol. Each brand is completely unique and focused on giving consumers superior experiences within their respective spaces and target segments. We are committed to continue grow this strategic business for Unilever through a series of acquisitions and international expansion of acquired brands through Unilever’s scale and network in the markets.
Who You Are & What You’ll Do
The Clinical Development Senior Manager (CDM) will play a critical role in the Nutritional Sciences and Innovation team. The CDM will be responsible to partner with internal project teams and external suppliers to create fit for purpose approaches to the design, development and execution of clinical studies and the management, analysis interpretation of the data generated from the studies. The CDM will utilize the results to enable data-based decision- making insight generation and claims substantiation to innovation projects. The CDM will provide subject matter expertise in dietary supplements for key benefit areas of energy, immunity, digestive health, women’s health, hydration and sugar reduction across different innovation activities.
The role reports to the Global Director, Nutritional Sciences and Innovation, Health & Wellbeing and will interface with the Global and Regional R&D teams.
The role requires the ability to work within a small agile core team and influence a matrix organization. Strong people and networking skills and a true passion for innovation also required.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Lead
Lead and manage all platform-led Clinical Trials Development activities within The Collective
KOL Mapping for key scientific areas of interest including innovative clinical trial design
Generate evidence development plans for claims substantiation
Organization of the Clinical Sciences Forum
Data Management and Statistics thought leadership
Establish Data Transfer Process for all studies in the Collective
Develops scientific positions and viewpoints relevant to the business
Anticipates and manages potential business issues by predicting and responding to external scientific developments in the field
Support (within the broader NS&I team)
Identify and share emerging clinical research for the key benefit areas: hydration, sleep, beauty from within, cognitive function and mood, women’s health & nutrition science
Support front end innovation activities including but not limited to workshops, prototyping and claimstorming
Partner with platform technology for helping translation of science to clinically meaningful endpoints
Partner with Nutritional Sciences to support ingredient evaluations
Support the broader R&D teams with additional clinical research requirements Develop an external scientific engagement strategy including conferences, symposiums & publications to demonstrate Unilever’s leadership in this discipline
What You’ll Need to Succeed
Master’s degree required (PhD, MD, or PhD/MD preferred) in nutrition science, dietetics, biology, life sciences or similar discipline.
5+ years industry experience in a healthcare, consumer goods, food or pharmaceutical company in clinical research
Evidence of a robust publication record
Broad knowledge of Nutrition and Health Science across multiple therapeutic areas including but not limited to hydration, sleep, beauty from within, cognitive function and mood and women’s health.
Ability to recognize significance of unusual test results and how they lead to new clinical insights and technical opportunities; ability to interpret data and communicate significance of what it means to others
Provides technical recommendations and initiates problem solving, brings in individuals from cross-functional areas to share expertise to solve a problem
Able to quickly assess and identify potential regulatory, safety or ethical concerns and determine ways forward.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to present information in a clear and concise manner to senior management
Networking and stakeholder management
Attention to detail, excellent organization and time management skills.
Ability to think flexibly in order to meet constantly shifting priorities and timelines and to independently provide solutions to issues.
Problem-solving, troubleshooting skills and ability to find creative solutions
Ability to work successfully in a ‘team-based’ matrix environment
Ability to manage external collaborations and projects
What We Can Offer You
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Pay: The pay range for this position is $113,400 to $170,200. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.
Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.
Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.
Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents
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