Senior Nutritionist - Swine/Monogastric

Job Description

This role is an internal and external recognized authority in the field of sustainable swine/monogastric nutrition. Working on improving animal nutrition and health while reducing emissions of phosphorous, nitrogen, land-use and CO2. Expert in effect of enzymes and other additives like probiotics and phytogenic on swine nutrition. 
 

Key Responsibilities & Tasks
 

•    Plan and execute a significant amount of innovation trials , collaborating with a multi-disciplinary group of university and institute partners globally.
•    Promotes knowledge leadership in swine / monogastric nutrition and health externally and internally via scientific presentations and papers.
•    Maintains an up-to-date awareness of all R&D activities in the area through literature review and industry and academic networking. 
•    Can perform key account support activities globally.
•    Shows creative and original thinking in developing innovative solutions for the animal feeding industry.
 

Job Requirements

Professional Profile

•    PhD Degree or MSc. degree in Animal nutrition or related subject with a focus on pig’s nutrition, intestinal health or physiology.
•    Demonstrated understanding of the diverse and changing global swine feeding industry with more focus on improving nutrition & health while reducing emissions and antibiotic use.  
•    At least 10 years’ experience in a product development / R&D role in the Animal Nutrition industry. 
•    Able to link customer value to product specification or product supporting service to be developed.
•    Established track record in swine /monogastric nutrition research, evident through scientific publications.
•    Working level understanding of statistics and use of statistical packages and affinity with big data analysis. 
•    Working level understanding of least cost formulation for swine /monogastric feeds.
•    Demonstrated innovative and creative skills in the way to achieve a new goal set.
•    Shows creative and original thinking in developing innovative solutions for the animal feeding industry.
•    Motivated to play a role in developing new products for more sustainable swine /monogastric production.
•    Methodical, systematic and accurate approach, with attention to detail and able to achieve deadlines with complex or new issues.
•    Demonstrated ability to communicate at all levels, externally and internally, including good presentation skills, reports and scientific writing.

Personal Competencies
 

•    Innovative and creative in the way to achieve a new goal set.
•    Methodical, systematic, and accurate approach, with attention to detail
•    Excellent ability to communicate at all levels, internally and externally, including reports and scientific writing.
•    Good presentation and oral communication skills
•    Achieve deadlines.
•    Team player and self-motivated  
•    Able to work in a multi-cultural environment.

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