R&D Nutritionist - Coffee Products

About the role

Nestlé is looking for an R&D Nutritionist at its Product Technology Center for Coffee in Orbe, Switzerland. The role guides the use of nutrition science in product innovation and reformulation for coffee product categories, working with product developers, project teams, nutrition and health experts, application groups and market nutritionists. The work model is hybrid, up to 80%.

Key responsibilities

• Develop scientific rationales and nutritional guardrails to support continuous portfolio improvement.
• Assess product nutrition against internal targets and external requirements, and shape nutrition and health messaging during innovation and renovation projects.
• Identify nutrition gaps, consumer trends and growth opportunities that inform future solutions.
• Build nutrition awareness among NPTC employees and lead knowledge transfer across application groups and market nutritionists.

Required profile

• Brings nutrition science expertise to product innovation.
• Applies nutritional methodologies and food science knowledge to support practical product decisions.
• Uses analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to turn science into business impact.
• Collaborates across teams, markets and matrix environments and communicates clearly.
• Fluent English, spoken and written.