Associate specialist for Mood and Performance group

Lausanne, CH ·  Full-Time· Fixed term contract

PhD in Psychophysiology, Psychology or equivalent with expertise in real-time assessment of emotional state in humans; 1-2 years of research experience after doctoral degree

Position Summary

Nestlé Research is based in Lausanne, Switzerland, employs approximately 800 people and is comprised of four Nestlé Institutes: Material Sciences; Health Sciences, Food Safety & Analytical Sciences and Packaging Sciences. Please have a tour of our facilities using this link or read more about Nestlé Research at our website.

As an Associate specialist for Mood and Performance group, and with your experience or interest in nutrition research and clinical substantiation, you will Conceive and lead highly collaborative research activities to develop innovative concepts for acute mood and cognition benefits in the general population.

A day in the life of an Associate specialist for Mood and Performance group

• Proactively collaborate with different research teams within Nestlé
• Execute scientific activities to support benefit substantiation
• Plan & execute internal and external clinical research activities, including protocol writing
• Training and coaching of technicians and trainees in group
• Propose new ideas around mood and cognition benefits
• Evaluate and implement innovative technologies & digital tools in alignment with group objectives
• Identify partners and KOLs for collaboration
• Contribute to scientific communication material, patents, and peer-reviewed publications
• Present ideas, findings and updates to department and project stakeholders

What will make you successful

• PhD in Psychophysiology, Psychology, Neuropsychology, Neurosciences or equivalent with expertise in real-time assessment of emotional state in humans
• 1-2 years of research experience after doctoral degree
• Deep and broad knowledge of methodologies for mood & cognitive performance assessments in adults, experience with home-based approaches is a plus
• Experience with experimental task development and psychological test development
• Experience with wearable systems and digital health approaches in the context of emotional wellbeing
• Strong hands-on experience with clinical trial design, neurophysiological recording systems (e.g., Biosemi, Biopac), softwares for stimulus presentation (e.g., E-Prime), cognitive testing (e.g., COMPASS) and data neurophysiological processing (e.g., AcqKnowledge)
• Programming skills is a plus
• Highly motivated and independent, with the ability to work in a cross-functional environment
• Fluent in English both written and spoken

The Nestlé Group is the world’s largest food and beverage company with 92.6 billion Swiss Francs in sales in 2019. It is present in 187 countries around the world, has 403 factories and its 291’000 employees are committed to Nestlé’s purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Nestlé offers a wide portfolio of products and services for people and their pets throughout their lives. Its more than 2000 brands range from global icons like Nescafé or Nespresso to local favourites. Company performance is driven by its Nutrition, Health and Wellness strategy. Nestlé is based in the Swiss town of Vevey where it was founded more than 150 years ago. Learn more about our Group and reasons to join us on www.nestle.com. 

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