Senior Specialist Applied Data Analytics

Position Snapshot

Location: Nestlé Research, EPFL, Switzerland
Institute: Institute at Nestlé Health Sciences
Company: Nestlé SPN
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100%

Type of contract: Permanent contract

Please note that as a first step of the recruitment process, once you have submitted your application, you will be invited to complete a recorded video introduction.

What we offer at Nestlé

Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces
Dynamic international working environment
Attractive additional benefits

Position Summary

Nestlé Research is based in Lausanne, Switzerland, employs approximately 1000 people and is comprised of five Nestlé Institutes: Food Sciences, Health Sciences, Food Safety & Analytical Sciences, Packaging Sciences, and Agricultural Sciences. Please have a tour of our facilities using this link or read more about Nestlé Research at our website. Please follow us on Nestlé R&D on LinkedIn.

Learn more about the Institute of Health Sciences here: Nestlé Health Science.

As a Senior Specialist Applied Data Analytics, you will join a diverse team of researchers developing nutritional solutions across health benefit areas. You will drive data analyses using preclinical, clinical, and real-world studies, contribute to the discovery of biomarkers and generate hypotheses to support our research & innovation pipeline.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context.

A Day in the Life of a Senior Specialist Applied Data Analytics

• Generate data-driven hypotheses and lead research initiatives that grow the impact of data analytics on our R&D Nutrition & Health portfolio at Nestlé
• Develop and apply computational methods to analyze high-throughput biological data, including transcriptomics and metabolomics, interpret data and create compelling graphical visualizations
• Work closely with junior and senior data scientists and subject matter experts on study design, data collection, analytics and interpretation of preclinical and clinical data
• Lead internal and external collaborations to expand the use of data science applications
• Influence stakeholders to support business translation in accordance with strategic priorities

What will make you successful

• Msc or PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics or Computational Biology
• At least 8-10 years of work experience – ideally as postgraduate work
• Track record of peer-reviewed publications based on analytics of biological data
• Well versed in R and/or Python & excellence in best practices for reproducible data science
• A strong translational mindset to strategically apply data analytics for the development of nutritional solutions across health benefits
• Team oriented, entrepreneurial spirit and outstanding communication skills
• Good understanding of machine learning models and their applications to health data
• Fluency in English

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win. We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.

Be a force for good. Join Nestlé and visit us on www.nestle.com.