Nutrition and Scientific Affairs Director - Danone Canada

Job Summary:

The Nutrition and Scientific Affairs Director at Danone Canada will leverage global nutrition expertise to support the business, monitor health and nutrition trends, and advocate for Danone's products. This role involves collaborating with Marketing, Regulatory, and Legal Affairs to develop strategic nutrition communication messages and claims. The Director will act as a spokesperson for Public Relations, manage corporate nutrition initiatives, and facilitate clinical studies. Additionally, the role includes managing the Danone Institute North America, engaging with key opinion leaders, and overseeing budget and team management. The ideal candidate will have advanced scientific knowledge, strong communication skills, and extensive experience in food, health, and nutrition.

Job Responsibilities:

Develop and leverage Danone's global specific nutrition expertise

• Utilize the extensive health and nutrition network from Group Danone to enhance the company's communication plans.

• Ensure consistent implementation of Danone's Health & Nutrition guidelines across all platforms.

• Provide regular updates to R&I (Research and Innovation) on significant nutrition congresses and activities in Canada and the US

Build Danone Canada competitive nutrition assets

• Serve as the company's scientific expertise to support the entire business as needed.

• Monitor health and nutrition issues and trends, providing risk/opportunity analysis and insights for the business.

• Support Marketing, Regulatory, and Legal Affairs with scientific substantiation and approval of nutrition claims and communication messages in advertising, packaging, promotions, etc.

• Advocate externally to support Danone's products, ingredients, processes, and their health benefits

Support the business on health and nutrition-related initiatives

• Act as a Nutrition spokesperson for Public Relations and Media, outreach to healthcare professionals, conventions, symposiums, and professional exhibits.

• Collaborate with Human Resources to develop and participate in corporate nutrition initiatives targeting employees.

• Contribute to crisis management during crisis periods.

• Play an active role with marketing to integrate the health strategy into Brands' strategy and activation plan.

• Support Marketing and work with R&I in defining the nutrition characteristics of product innovations and renovations.

• Facilitate and promote the implementation of nutrition-related clinical studies in Canada as needed

Danone Institute North America (DINA)

• Understand the functioning of nonprofit organizations and bylaws.

• Manage initiatives sponsored by the local or global Danone Institute.

• Shape the agenda of the local Danone Institute and ensure the evolution of its goals to align with the company's mission and vision.

Build Category, Brand and Danone credibility through Health, Nutrition Key Opinion Leaders and healthcare professionals stakeholders' outreach (e.g Nutritionists, Dieticians, Pediatrics, Gastroenterology, Primary Care)

• Ensure health stakeholder mapping meets business priorities and continually updated through collaboration across different functions.

• Develop and implement effective stakeholder engagement plans and innovative strategies to support Danone brands and corporate reputation

• Initiate and lead consultations with KOLs, top HCPs (health care professionals) and KOF (Key Opinion Formers) for nutrition claims and insights.

• Organize and coordinate expert health and nutrition advisory boards with KOLs on different topics (eg infant nutrition, dairy and plant-based products, probiotics)

• Participate and manage Danone presence at key science, nutrition and medical conferences, including exhibit attendance; interact with HCPs and communicate brand messages.

• Define goals and design content of scientific symposiums and other events.

• Develop category and branded collateral materials targeting HCPs for credibility building

• Evaluate ROI for different tactics if applicable.

• Select and manage nutrition agencies and freelancers, as necessary

• Build advocacy in scientific, medical and industry associations

Budget and management skills

• Manages budget for the nutrition and scientific affairs team and health and wellness brand activations

• Manage a small team of Dietitians/internal health and nutrition experts if required

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