Molecular Microbiologist

**Nestlé Institute of Food Safety & Analytical Sciences**

**Position Snapshot**

Location: Nestlé Research, Lausanne, Switzerland
Institute: Nestlé Institute of Food Safety & Analytical Sciences
Company: Nestlé SPN
Act. Rate: Full-Time
Type of contract: Permanent contract

**What we offer at Nestlé**

Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
Dynamic international working environment
Attractive additional benefits

**Position Summary**

Nestlé Research is based in Lausanne, Switzerland, employs approximately 1000 people and is comprised of five Nestlé Institutes: Food Sciences, Health Sciences, Food Safety & Analytical Sciences, Packaging Sciences, and Agricultural Sciences. Please have a tour of our facilities using this link or read more about Nestlé Research at our website. Please follow us on Nestlé R&D on LinkedIn.

Learn more about the Nestlé Institute of Food Safety & Analytical Sciences here.

We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context.

**A Day in the Life of a Molecular Microbiologist**
- Design, execute and manage innovative research activities, utilizing genomics and classical approaches, that deliver fundamental knowledge supporting the safety and quality of Nestlé products
- Perform microbiological risk assessments of existing and new products/processes/concepts
- Actively contribute to Nestlé leadership in Food Safety Microbiology through active networking in international expert groups and conferences (Publication in scientific journals, talks during international conferences, etc.)

**What will make you successful**
- PhD/MSc Degree in Food Science or Food Microbiology, specializing in Microbial Genomics, or a closely related field. PhD preferred
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in the food industry or in food safety research
- Strong expertise in microbial genomics including bioinformatics, classical microbiological approaches and data analysis
- Ability to work in cross-disciplinary teams and multicultural environment
- Fluent in English with effective oral and written communication

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win.
We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.