Principal Innovation Research Scientist

Gi Group SA

For our partner in the pharmaceutical industry, Gi Group is looking for a:Principal Innovation Research Scientist(Temporary contract)Your missions :You will be responsible for supporting the core and senior scientific leadership team by developing, maintaining, and executing programs and strategies across the business.You will play a significant role in building a balanced global power brand pipeline and where appropriate will be responsible for creating, leading and driving early stage innovation projectsYour responsabilities:Deliver qualified (technical and consumer) early stage projects and successfully transition them into the exploratory pipelineIdentify, assess, and drive forward key innovation opportunitiesProvide technical support and project leadership for identified innovation opportunities for the category.Drive and maintain awareness of scientific literature and competitive intelligence to assist work progression and understandingEffectively manage external relationships, developing and implementing strategies.Create technical and product understanding research plans to fit overall project objectivesAuthor technical papers/presentations to enhance personal, departmental and corporate reputation.Lead Due Diligence on external innovation opportunities to deliver strong technical recommendationsYour profile :MS or PhD in Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Engineering or Related Sciences5 + years of experience in a scientific roleExperience in consumer-focused global healthcare related products / brand managementExperience of working with External Innovation and the evaluation of external opportunitiesExperience of partnering with Regulatory, Product Development, Medical Affairs, Supply Chain and Clinical Development on the requirements for product development and an experience of with the approval processes#LI-AM1