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Name of the Post – Senior Research Executive-Biochemistry
Job ID – R-47770
Location – Unilever R&D Bangalore
We are looking to hire a Research Executive / Senior Research Executive – Biology in our Beverages team based in Bangalore:
Job Purpose:
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 and ekaterra have set up a Tea Technology Unit under a joint development agreement to deliver cutting-edge technologies through a fundamental understanding of 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 that Tea Technology Unit/Unilever Beverages/ekaterra has in the area of process engineering, product chemistry, analytical chemistry, health and wellness.
The role requires the following key skills:
Key Skills
- Strong background in the area of biology/biochemistry/biotechnology/life sciences/plant sciences/plant physiology
- Strong hands-on practical experience in biochemical and molecular biology techniques
- Enthusiasm to read and carry out hands-on practical R&D experiments in the lab, pilot plant and factories
- Awareness of the latest scientific developments in the area of plant biology, biochemistry, plant response to biotic and abiotic stresses, sustainability, regenerative agriculture
- Proactive and self-motivated to engage with internal and external science leaders, learning new skills in a relatively shorter time frame.
- Acquainted with Unilever SOLs across the inner game and outer game to make sustainable living a commonplace.
Main Accountabilities
- Elucidating metabolic pathways for secondary metabolites in tea and their application in health & well-being and tea quality
- To develop cutting-edge technologies supported by risk-based assessment, and consumer benefit to drive product superiority and savings under the guidance of senior scientists, group leaders, collaborators
- Underpinning the science across processes, product chemistry/ key technologies/innovations via closely working with Science Leaders/Project leaders/ecosystem partners
- To support global and local project leaders and scientists in developing claims and KBS on product and process development.
Problem Solving
The employee is expected to work under the guidance of a group of scientists with leading-edge expertise in the area of tea biology, tea chemistry and tea processing to create and develop breakthrough technologies and help in advancing them through the innovation funnel to the market. This means that candidate is expected to be thorough with the latest developments in plant biochemistry, plant biotechnology, molecular biology, consumers need and competitor trends.
Change
Tea is a mature business with little or no change in 100+ years, hence this job requires a very high level of creativity to identify new technical opportunities and routes to deliver to the category ambition of superiority in teas with a 5–10-year time horizon. This involves scientific creativity, lateral thinking, rigour and in-depth understanding in the area of plant biology, plant biochemistry, and plant physiology, particularly on secondary metabolites pathways. The candidate will be working very closely within Tea Technology Unit with Scientists, and Global TPLs for the growth of Unilever and ekaterra plant-based beverages businesses.
Key Requirement:
- BTech Biotechnology, MSc Biotechnology, MSc Plant Sciences, MSc Plant Biology, MSc Ag, MSc Biochemistry, BS Biology.
- The successful candidate will be part of the biology skill base in the Tea Technology unit, which has been set up under JDA between Unilever and ekaterra to cater for the R&D needs of Unilever and ekateraa plant-based beverages business.
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