Clinical Sciences Manager
Job Number: nest-00012645
Nestle Nutrition
Regulatory Affairs


Ensures adequate scientific rationale, and documentation, for benefits and claims for products and communications
Translate scientific data to language supportive of product claims and benefits, defend against competitive threats & decrease risk of challenges
Maximize strength of claim language within boundaries of scientific support and legal and regulatory conventions
Develop and maintain library of claims substantiation in concert with Infant teams.
Clinical Development
Provide clinical/scientific support guidance to marketing projects and to Medical Affairs programs and communications, including platform projects, lectures, sales training support, competitive defense strategies and issues management.
Serve as conduit to Global Scientific Affairs for message alignment for existing and upcoming products
Determine need for clinical trials for best business impact.
Develop clinical trials in support of product claims, feature and benefits within time and resource constraints.
Manage research support requests and internal decision-making and response processes
Nutritional Compliance:
Provide scientific and clinical support for the product ingredients/nutrients
Manage product disposition issues, including product release requests and formulation decisions, leveraging scientific & clinical rationales.
Develop and maintain policies for minimal/max release of nutrient outliers for manufacturing
Manage extraordinary release requests.
Requests from the field, aligning with business priorities clinical
Functional Skills: Advanced Clinical trial development and experience. Detail oriented and able to multi-task in a fast paced environment. Computer literacy including experience in Microsoft Office Programs
Strategic Skills: Strategic agility, proven ability to make complex decisions
Operating Skills: Results focus, hands on, project management skills, timely decision making
Courage: Command skills, conflict management
Energy & Drive: Action oriented, strong drive for results, passion to win
Organizational Positioning Skills: Cross functional understanding, Excellent presentation skills & written communications, ability to interact successfully in a matrix environment
Personal & Interpersonal Skills: Approachability, Customer focus, skilled to build and foster effective peer relationships.
Proven ability to train, coach and inspire others
Preferred Qualifications (Include Academic Background, Years Industry Experience)
Masters degree in nutrition or closely related field.
Five years+ of clinical nutrition experience, preferably in pediatric or critical care settings Clinical trial development and management experience
Nutritional or clinical management experience in a business setting desirable