Job purpose Job holder is an expert in the area of health sciences whose principle job is to make available BIG opportunity ideas as scientific platforms that can be converted into successful product delivery in support of the India s Innovation programme for FAMILY NUTRITIONContribute to the development of innovative research and claims opportunities within the Indian Nutritional Healthcare portfolio The emphasis will be on health science and health nutrition research Lead or manage the delivery of elements of the new products claims and technology research development programmes Provide effective Scientific Technical Stewardship for the Nutritional Healthcare Business in support of the business purpose Key Responsibilities Building the early stage pipeline by championing the development of innovative differentiated concepts claims from R D to fuel a robust portfolio Provides leading edge scientific ideas particularly around the delivery of scientifically differentiated products or claims for nutritional products platforms Champion ideas through to evaluation stage with passion and persistence Build an extensive knowledge and understanding of the company s Nutritional products and associated products in other categories High awareness of emerging trends innovations competition trends globally in the field of ingredients and nutritional products Be aware of consumer insights and trends and align scientific platforms to deliver on them The most current scientific literature on nutrition and health linkages