Position Snapshot

Location: Vevey, Switzerland 
Company: Nutrition SBU
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100%
Type of contact: Permanent contract 

What we offer at Nestlé

Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces
Dynamic international working environment
Attractive additional benefits 

Position Summary  

As the Head of Medical Education and Affairs within our Global Medical, Regulatory, and Scientific Unit team, you will play a pivotal role in driving science-based nutrition information and education initiatives among healthcare professionals. This includes engaging global Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), experts, academic societies, and researchers. Additionally, you will lead the digital outreach of this information through various digital channels of medical communication. You will guide and support country affiliate medical teams in their educational activities and events. Your scientific expertise will be utilized across a wide range of global medical affairs activities, including data generation, analysis and interpretation, publications, medical communication, training, information, safety assessment, congress strategy, and KOL management. 

The Nutrition “Strategic Business Unit” (SBU) is part of the Nestlé Group. Our mission is to support lifelong health and well-being for all. Grounded in the deep understanding of today's nutritional challenges and the link between food and health, we leverage our R&D expertise to offer tasty and balanced diets which cater to the varied and different needs of mothers, infants, children, teens and adults. Our high quality and sustainable solutions include ensuring access to affordable nutrition and addressing specific dietary requirements and nutritional deficiencies.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Join our team and make a significant impact on the dissemination of science-based nutrition information and education among healthcare professionals worldwide. 

A Day in the Life of a Head of Medical Education and Affairs

• Lead and advance digital footprint of Nestle Nutrition Institute (NNI) and the Wyeth Nutrition Science Center (WNSC) with global healthcare audiences through information, communication, and education initiatives.            
• Foster relationship with global NNI scientific councils, global experts and academic associations to support advocacy on nutrition science.     
• Strengthen relationships with medical societies through continued engagement encompassing educational initiatives, participation of global and regional events.            
• Broaden reach of globally driven NNI and WNSC scientific publications.            
• Ensure code of conduct compliance of all NNI and WNSC center-driven activities and ensure proper guidance for compliance to markets for local/regional activities.
• Build, motivate and support a high-performance team with clearly aligned goals and objectives.    
• Partner and collaborate with other Nestle entities (e.g., Nestle Research, Nestle Health Science) to further leverage NNI/WNSC platform/benefits.
• Guide markets affiliate medical teams for local data generation initiatives, medical training, and safety assessment.

What will make you successful

• University degree in Medicine (MD preferred), post graduate Clinical Nutrition, or equivalent.
• Strong background and general knowledge of clinical pediatrics and clinical nutrition.
• Minimum 10 years of experience of which at least 5 years within a corporate medical affairs function in a senior leadership position.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing medical education programs, medical conferences, and scientific events for healthcare professionals.
• Strong understanding of nutrition research and research translation, research publications and editing skills.
• Excellent capabilities of communication, networking and managing collaborations with external scientific bodies, associations, and scientific experts.
• Influencing skills through building strong scientific argumentation.
• Demonstrated success in leading and managing individuals, diverse teams and creating a sustainable high-performance culture.
• Fluent in English.

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win. We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.

Be a force for good. Join Nestlé and visit us on www.nestle.com.