Senior Scientist - Nutritional Drinks Job at GlaxoSmithKline - GSK Nigeria

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Job Title: Senior Scientist – Nutritional Drinks

Reference: 160812-1

Location – Town / City: Ilupeju-Lagos

Location – Country: Nigeria

Reporting To (Job Title): Technical Manager

Organisation: GlaxoSmithKline – GSK Nigeria

Job Purpose/Scope   

• To lead or manage the delivery of elements of the new products, claims and technology research & development for Nutrition Category brands in Africa, primarily Horlicks, Lucozade and Ribena, from product development brief to final product dossier, that contributes to delivering the growth requirements of the Business

• To provide effective Scientific & Technical Stewardship for the Nutrition Category Business in support of the business purpose.

• To lead new product development projects within the agreed programme

Key Responsibilities   

• Manages one or more projects in support of local plans. Exercises a wide degree of independent, technical sophistication in accomplishing assigned objectives..

• Ensures all work is conducted in accordance with written procedures (e.g. Quality Management System, Work Instructions, Standard Operating Procedures) and regulated Health & Safety requirements and Guidelines.

• Independently designs and commissions experiments and carries out scientific work with an awareness of state-of-the-art technology. Creates project plans to fit overall project objectives.

• Maintains awareness of scientific literature to assist work progression and understanding.

• Creates and maintains good working relationships within the Nutrition category (local Commercial teams and central R&D) ,

• Ensures the maintenance of precise experimental records; the issue of reports at project milestones; written invention records to protect scientific discoveries. Sets and resets priorities to remain focused on objectives in rapidly changing circumstances.

• Authors or co-authors internal reports, external publications and/or development plans

• Identifies, challenges, develops and implements written procedures (e.g. quality and safety), methods and guidelines.

• Ensures all work is conducted following good scientific practice (always) and Good Manufacturing Practice (where required).

• Ensures the use of Product Vision and LIMS to record the formulation, testing and specification of Nutritional Healthcare products

• Defines new methodologies (including new technologies, new methods, processes or materials and assessing innovative technology and equipment to improve working practice(s)).

• Ensures that agreed areas of the department are equipped, maintained and operated to standards expected by GSK

• Reviews and approves Department quality documentation (including SOPs, validation protocols and reports). This may also include preparation of, or contribution to, Departmental quality documentation.

• Responsible for highlighting own training needs and working with his/ her manager to develop a training plan and achieve training goals.

• Responsible for training self and others in technology and laboratory responsibilities (including coaching, mentoring and elements of personal development).

Qualifications, Experience   

• A PhD or MSc in a food-related science field

• Minimum of 10 years experience in research and development function in the Food & Drinks manufacturing industry

• Membership of a relevant professional body will be an added advantage

Competencies

• Excellent team working and people leadership skills

• Strong written and oral communications skills with demonstrable skills in oral presentations to both internal staff and other functions.

• Self-reliant, flexible, with good time management skills

• Demonstrated significant personal achievement in previous role/s

• Fluent in English and the local (Nigerian) language

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Close Date: 30-Aug-2012.

Senior Scientist - Nutritional Drinks Job