WHO ARE WE?

We are the Global Health & Wellbeing (H&W) team at Unilever. We are a start-up (less than 2 years old), focused on one of Unilever’s largest growth opportunities – the €140bn Health & Wellbeing space defined by Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements (VMS).

We work in an agile and entrepreneurial way, collaboratively within the team and with our Unilever colleagues around the world. We work in a project based networked way where everyone needs to be able to take a step back and think strategically as well as rolling up their sleeves and get their hands dirty, to be entrepreneurial and experiment as well as bringing in the best of Unilever and work the structures of a large company, to take charge and lead as well as follow and support others.

OUR BUSINESS

Unilever’s Health & Wellbeing Group holds the company’s functional nutrition brands and the portfolio of brands that includes Equilibra (Italy) and US acquired brands Olly, LiquidIV, SmartyPants, Welly and most recently, Onnit. Each brand is completely unique and focused on giving consumers superior experiences within their respective spaces and target segments. For the acquired businesses, we are committed to continue growing this strategic business for Unilever through international expansion of the acquired brands, utilizing Unilever’s scale and network in the markets.  

JOB DESCRIPTION OVERVIEW

The Medical affair specialist, Health & Wellbeing will be acting as medical affair panels and identifying medical and scientific key knowledge gaps. Medical visit and maintain relationships with wider key opinion leaders (KOLs) to seek professional channel endorsement; Functional report to medical affair (assistant) manager on medical marketing work by facilitating physician outreach and driving project implementation. The role will have heavy cross functional interactions and coordination across global R&D and China whole team and institute to ensure timely delivery of the objectives.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Medical visit and maintain relationships with wider key opinion leaders (KOLs) to seek professional channel endorsement.Supporting medical events (medical meetings, patients' education, etc.) and ensuring all activities align with compliance and supporting responsible area.Working closely with commercial team on trainings to ensure high quality services to consumers.Establishing and nurturing relationships with doctors via WeChat Work and devising a comprehensive engagement strategy.Functional report to medical affair (assistant) manager on medical marketing campaign to build a robust network of healthcare professionals, engage with physicians effectively, and ensure the seamless execution of projects.Leading plug & play project as market entrance and FAQ cautions creation.Partially assisting head of R&D on document management and RD daily operation.

KEY EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Bachelor’s degree required in food science or pharmaceutical. Master’s degree would be preferred.2+ years’ working experience as medical affair in Healthy food company, metabolism area would be preferred.Excellent understanding of Product development and clinical study principles, especially on hair wellness healthy food. Ability to lead more complex portfolio of innovation/quality & Value Improvement Project (VIP) projects including multiple brands/regions/ technologies.Problem-solving ability using innovative thought and good scientific judgmentExperience working with cross functional teams across geographiesExcellent written and oral communication skills, ability to work well with others, and ability to plan and execute work independently with minimal supervision. Able to interact effectively with the most senior levels of management both internally and externallyAbility to lead projects with multiple external parties including contractors, research partners, manufacturing facilities, etc.

Additional info

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190418005592/en/Unilever-to-Acquire-OLLY-Nutritionhttps://www.nutritioninsight.com/news/merging-wellness-with-nutrition-unilever-expands-supplements-portfolio-with-smartypants-vitamins-acquisition.htmlhttps://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/liquid-iv-expands-its-flagship-product-line-after-unilever-acquisition/https://www.nutraingredients.com/Article/2021/04/27/Unilever-to-acquire-human-optimisation-brand-Onnit#

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.