Tea & Health Executive

JOB TITLE: Tea & Health Executive

LOCATION: Bangalore

REPORTS TO: One of the Beverages Program S&T Leaders

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BUSINESS CONTEXT:

Delivering superior technologies and innovations to solve consumer relevant problems is very crucial for success in the area of plant-based beverages.  Driven by this strong demand, Unilever intent to deliver cutting-edge technologies through fundamental understanding on various secondary metabolite pathways in tea and other botanicals through cross fertilization of ideas between biologists, chemists, chemical engineers.   The biology/bioscience/biochemistry/biotechnology expertise is an integral part of other leading-edge expertise in Beverages S&T The role requires the following key skills:

KEY SKILLS:

• Strong hands-on experience on key analytical techniques in biochemistry, biotechnology, life sciences, molecular biology, health and wellness.

• Good understanding of nutritional biochemistry and various biological process involved in metabolism and human health. 

• Appreciation for of natural product chemistry and secondary metabolites from plants.

• Enthusiasm to carry out hands-on practical R&D experiments in the lab, pilot plant and factories

• Awareness on relevant latest science developments in the external scientific world and how it can be translated to pragmatic and cutting-edge technologies to deliver un-met need of consumers.

• Pro-active and self-motivated to engage with internal and external science leaders, to learn new skills in relatively shorter time frame.

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Will be working very closely under the guidance of program leaders in Beverages S&D on Elucidating metabolitic pathways for secondary metabolites in tea and thier application in health & wellbeing and end cup sensorials

• To develop cutting-edge technologies supported by risk-based assessment, consumer benefit to drive product superiority and savings

• Underpinning the science across  processes, product chemistry/ key technologies/innovations via closely working with Global TPLs, ecosytem partners under the guidance of Senior Scientists

• To influence both Global and local R&D teams on implementing technological solutions in plant based beverages portfolio which are sustainably accretive

• Accountable prepare scientific substantiation and dossier preparation for nutritional claims for beverages & food products.

• Responsible for screening functional actives by reviewing scientific literature, clinical studies, Ayurveda.

KEY REQUIREMENT:

• MSc Biochemistry, Biochemistry, Life Sciences, 

• BE/Btech Biotechnlogy, Biochemistry with 6-12 months experience in FMCG or academia.

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