Through the development of new projects, product relaunches or lifecycle activations, the Royal Canin Global Product Performance and Science Officer is accountable for the delivery of scientific knowledge, the definition of Key Product Health Benefits and the appropriate substantiation for these claims within their ranges.

The Global Product Performance and Science Officer gathers and captures scientific information, translates the resulting knowledge into clear and accurate scientific messages for global dissemination to support the competitive edge of their product territory. They work in tight partnership with the R&D interfaces, Marketing Brand Managers and Corporate Affairs teams to ensure these messages are embedded rigorously and consistently during the product development, launch and renovation processes. 

What are we looking for?

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in animal science, nutrition, food science, biology or chemistry or science related technical field) 

• 5+ years’ experience in Animal Health and Nutrition with a strong background in communications

• Ability to adapt and manage multiple ongoing projects.  

• Knowledge in Food Technology, Research, Biology and health science background 

• Experience in user centric innovation & processes 

• Position with numerous interfaces demanding transversal management practices and good communication skills.  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in animal health or nutrition discipline, food science, biology or chemistry or science related technical field

What will be your key responsibilities?

Generate insights and opportunities in Pre-quest

• The role brings added value to our offer by shaping our innovations for cats and dogs in order to also answer to customers and pet owners’ needs:

• Follows markets’ technical trends

• Collects, with CMI and/or CTI, pain points from customers and pet owners’ needs

Lead and define Solution Performance studies 

• Aligns with Marketing to define the performance plan for new and existing products, ensuring support for product claims, validation of Key Quality Attributes (KQAs), and demonstration of the solution’s efficacy on a global scale.

• Coordinates documents submission to the Royal Canin Scientific Advisory Committee and to Ethics Committee

• Collaborates with the key internal stakeholders e.g. Vet Affairs

• Reviews, analyses and validates data from clinical trials and potential “test & learn”. Confirm statistical relevance and scientific evidence.

• Communicates & documents results; lead or support external communication/publication of the results

• Plans to ensure Solution Performance studies delivery on time

Monitor and deploy Solution performance studies 

• Helps to Supply products to monitor Product Performance studies 

• Organizes and coordinates all internal validation and external clinical product performance tests

• Compiles the clinical study report and the statistical power of the results

• Creates the clinical data sheet

• Creates / validates the protocol to be used for the performance trial

• Reviews and communicates validation of the product performance to all stakeholders

• Anticipates future in-market product testing where/if applicable. 

Provide guidance and insights regarding the nutritional and scientific content of projects

• Ensure a consistent and rigorous nutritional and scientific approach is leveraged during the development of our projects to fulfill the ‘Dog and Cat First’ principle. Act as a custodian of this nutritional & scientific consistency & knowledge during the entire pre- and post- market launch process.

• Provide scientific evidence for product claims substantiation.  Accountable for referral claims and evaluation of risk of on pack claims, all the time proposing solutions to secure the business.

• Engage in relevant workstreams with R&D, supply, commercial & regulatory interfaces to defend the needs & insights of develop projects regarding science evaluation and/or nutritional questions; in particular, evaluate the scientific needs and inputs to contribute to regulatory dossiers (e.g. GRAS/EFSSA files/..).

• Ensure that emerging trends (issues and opportunities) in the range/territory are highlighted and understood by the business.

• Balance the level of science requested with business potential and influence to adapt the story for the product.

Develop and disseminate the scientific content of new product, driving engagement in the story, performance and benefits of our products

• Develop the key message and compelling stories around the product, continually assess the competitors and provide the key arguments to the business.

• Provide the level of science requested for regulatory, KOL, countries, brand communications and customers (veterinarians and breeders).

• Deliver internal training to Royal Canin associates and help upgrade our approach in terms of claims development, substantiation, performance evaluation & product formula design.

• Deliver scientific tools according to the needs of the communities (such as scientific dossiers, PowerPoint presentations, brochures …) to provide global science communication team with all the scientific elements required to train the local sales forces.

Support scientifically product range after launch throughout life cycle

• Provide support for any regulatory challenges, collaborating with Regulatory Affairs. Follow the compliance of the products according with new legislations with accountability for responding to any scientific challenges that arise.

• Capture and leverage existing external (Universities, scientific literature, Key Opinion Leaders) or internal (PPS, Discover Team research, Field trials, product performance evaluations etc..) scientific knowledge on Pet (physiology, pathologies...) and Product (nutritional & diagnostic solutions etc.)

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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