Nestlé Research Center (NRC) located near Lausanne, Switzerland is one of the leading research laboratories in food and nutritional sciences. With 700 members of staff from 50 nations, NRC has a strong position in the international scientific community supported further by 332 outside scientific contracts and 240 scientific publications in 2007 (learn more about the NRC on www.research.nestle.com).

NRC has an excellent reputation in food and nutrition research that has benefited consumers for over a century. By bringing together its knowledge in Nutrition and Health, Food Science, Food/Consumer Interaction, Food Quality and Safety, Nestlé opens the way to develop Good Food and Good Life: to offer tasty foods that procure health as well as pleasure for our consumers.

In this global and multicultural environment, Nestlé, a food, nutrition, health and wellness company aims to work with the best scientists in the world.

To support its research strategy, the Quality & Safety Department at the NRC is seeking a:

Project Leader: Mass spectrometry-based developments

who will work within the Analytical Sciences unit, coordinating technicians involved in related projects.

Main responsibilities:

- Lead developments of mass spectrometry-based methods (internally and externally) according to GLPs.

- Ensure appropriate contribution of collaborators within projects.

- Propose appropriate solutions with clients and external key contacts.

- Provide clients with advice and support upon request.

- Propose and set up a vision for future developments aligned with both current analytical advances and QS Department strategy.

Required profile:

- PhD in mass spectrometry, several publications.

- Strong experience in quantitative LC-MS and protein analysis.

- Experience in project management in a R&D environment.

- Experience in method validation.

- Fluency in English.

Personal requirements:

- Able to acquire new competences, drive for consumer safety.

- Able to communicate knowledge and results, coaching skills.

- Pragmatic, efficient, hands on and decision making skills.

- Able to write documents such as instructions, reports and publications.

- Open to travels.

If you are interested in being involved in demanding and innovative projects within one of the leading research laboratories in food and nutritional sciences worldwide, then apply with us (complete application including CV, cover letter and references is mandatory) now on www.careers.nestle.com./ Requisition ID 3252.