Unilever PhD Chemistry Job Opening - Senior Research Scientist

Unilever PhD Chemistry Job Opening – Senior Research Scientist

Unilever is looking to hire a Research Scientist/Senior Research Scientist, Tea based in Bangalore. Unilever is setting up a separate entity for its Tea business to ensure it can best achieve its potential. Its tea brands, estates, and all geographies (other than India and Indonesia) will be part of the standalone entity – Tea Company.

With generated revenues of €2 billion in 2019, the Tea company is growing and profitable with proven potential both pre-and post-COVID-19. Tea company will be the largest Tea entity in the world and is even better positioned to lead the industry and take full advantage of the opportunities in the category, with more focus and entrepreneurship driving greater growth and value.

Job Title: Research Scientist/Senior Research Scientist, Tea

Job ID: R-11593

Category: Research/Development

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka

Eligibility Criteria:

  • A Ph.D. in Chemistry with 3-3 years experience
  • The successful candidate will be a part of the Chemistry skill base
  • The key skills required are technical problem solving, team management, and stakeholder management
  • They are also required to ensure IP protection and regulatory compliance. The role also involves leading an important part of the Tea Sensoromics program to perform a thorough analytical study of different types of teas and their components and correlate with consumer preferences through a sensory panel.

Main Accountabilities and key tasks

  • To develop exciting cutting-edge technology supported by risk-based assessment, consumer benefit to drive product superiority
  • Science & Technology partner and contact for all innovations and technical aspects
  • To influence both Global and Local R&D teams on implementing technology solutions in our portfolio that are sustainably accretive
  • Support global and local design teams
  • Inspire and actively develop members. Define and manage their work program, and development plans.

Problem Solving

The employee is expected to create and develop breakthrough technologies and help advance them through the funnel to the market. This means that they are expected to be keenly aware of consumer needs, competitor trends, and the latest scientific advances in the area. The development of new technologies always presents new and unexpected challenges. The employees is expected to understand these challenges and resolve them speedily with the team. At the same time, the incumbent is expected to respond quickly even when the technology is further into the funnel if a technical issue emerges.

Change

Tea is a mature business with little or no change in 100+ years, hence this job requires a very high level of creativity to identify new technical opportunities and routes to deliver to the category ambition of superiority in teas with a 5-10 year time horizon. This involves not just scientific creativity but rigor an in-depth understanding of changing consumer needs and preferences across the globe especially the tea-drinking heavy countries,

Task Horizon

This Science & Technology role by definition is to create breakthrough technologies with a medium- long term time horizon. Hence the technologies that are developed and progressed must radically add value to the business not just for today but for a 5-10 year time horizon.

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