Unilever Research Scientist Plant Biologist Recruitment, Apply Online
Unilever Research Scientist Plant Biologist Recruitment, Apply Online. PhD Biochemistry, Plant Biology, Life Sciences, Biotechnology Job. Unilever R&D Bangalore Job. Interested and eligible applicants can check out all of the details on the same below
Job Title: Research Scientist – Plant Biologist, ekaterra
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Bangalore, India
Job ID: R-51147
Your Role
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.
Your Key Responsibilities
Main Accountabilities:
- Elucidating metabolic pathways for secondary metabolites in tea and naturals and their application in health & wellbeing and end cup sensorial
- To develop cutting-edge technologies supported by risk-based assessment, and consumer benefit to drive product superiority and savings
- Underpinning the science across processes, product chemistry/ key technologies/innovations via closely working with Global TPLs, ecosystem partners
- To influence both Global and local R&D teams on implementing technological solutions in plant-based beverages portfolio which are sustainably accretive
- To support global and local design teams on claims and KBS on product and processes
- Accountable to build CAP strategy, obtaining regulatory compliances, product safety of new processes, and products developed in the team
- Inspire and actively develop junior team members by proactively working on their development plans.
- Stakeholders management, gets outside-in-first – the scientific insights, technologies etc.
Problem Solving:
The employee is expected to create and develop breakthrough pragmatic technologies and help in advancing them through the innovation funnel to the market. This means that they are expected to be keenly aware of the latest S&T developments in the external world in the relevant area, consumer needs 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, strategic thinking, building long-term R&D road maps, rigour and in-depth understanding in the area of plant biology/biochemistry, particularly on secondary metabolites pathways. The candidate will be working very closely within Tea Technology Unit with Scientists, Global TPLs seconded by ekaterra and Unilever for the growth of Unilever and ekaterra tea and naturals business.
Skills and Experience
Key Skills:
- Strong hands-on experience in biochemistry, biotechnology, life sciences, molecular biology, health and wellness with a proven record in the successful delivery of technological solutions to consumer relevant problems.
- Enthusiasm to carry out hands-on practical R&D experiments in the lab, pilot plant and factories
- Awareness of relevant latest scientific developments and how they can be translated to pragmatic and cutting-edge technologies to deliver un-met needs of consumers in the area of tea and natural
- Proactive and self-motivated to engage with internal and external science leaders, learning new skills in a relatively shorter time frame.
Essential Qualifications:
- A PhD in Biochemistry, Plant Biology, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, or Plant Physiology from reputed institutes/Universities abroad with 1-2 years overseas post-doctoral research experience in academia or industrial R&D.
- The successful candidate will be part of the biology skill base in the Tea Technology unit, set up under JDA between Unilever and ekaterra to cater to the R&D needs of Unilever and ekateraa tea and naturals business.
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