Nestlé Institute of Food Safety and Analytical Sciences

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Location: Nestlé Research, Lausanne, Switzerland

Institute: Nestlé Institute of Food Safety and Analytical Sciences

Company: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Act. Rate: Full-Time Act. Rate 100%
Type of contract: Temporary, 2-year contract

What we offer at Nestlé

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Position Summary

We are looking for a Food Safety Associate Data Analyst, to be responsible for supporting food safety digital research and innovation with data scientists, food safety specialists, external partners, R&D, T&P QM and NR IT. You will strengthen the use of data to gain business intelligence and insights into food safety.

As a Food Safety Associate Data Analyst, you will contribute to building and maintaining solid, user‑friendly data platforms and catalogues for application by R&D, businesses and operations as designed.

A Day in the Life of a Food Safety Associate Data Analyst

• Participate in the Digital Food Safety Data strategy
• Propose new ideas and approaches to improve data FAIRness in POCs, MVPs or solutions
• Integrate understanding of solutions and data flows into data approach design
• Design and execute data experiments for analysis, data quality and reporting
• Scout and evaluate data sources, technologies and data‑related initiatives
• Propose, plan, deliver and document technical support in project
• Translate and integrate selected use cases into POCs and MVPs with experts
• Cooperate with IT to hand over prototypes for industrialization
• Cooperate with data owners on data quality and availability improvement
• Participate in alignment and integration of data quality pipelines
• Contribute to data source harmonization based on best‑fit sources

What Will Make You Successful

• MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Data Science or relevant discipline
• In‑depth understanding of modern database and information technologies
• Knowledge of data transformation methodologies (ETL)
• Knowledge of Azure and Snowflake technologies
• Knowledge of data visualization tools such as PowerBI
• Good understanding of software development steps
• Knowledge of SAP QM
• Agile project management and consumer‑centric design thinking

Additionally, the good candidate has the following soft skills:

• Excellent communication skills in English
• Ability to analyze, interpret and organize large amounts of data, with excellent problem‑solving and analytical skills
• Analytical, rigorous and systematic thinker with the ability to master new techniques quickly
• Highly cooperative, conciliating, committed and reliable in collaborative environments
• Strong analytical capabilities paired with communication, diplomacy and strength of character to lay out facts and options to senior management
• Able to cooperate with and convince people from different disciplines and backgrounds
• Strong enthusiasm for research in digital tools and data technologies, with a clear commitment to consumer safety
• Excellent time‑management skills and ability to handle multiple deadlines simultaneously

Exciting Opportunity Ahead! After submitting your application, you will receive an invitation to create a short video introduction, guided by a few specific questions. This is your chance to showcase your personality and passion.

We kindly ask that you submit your video within 7 days of your application to ensure we can assess your profile thoroughly. Please note that if this step is not completed within the specified time, we will assume you have chosen to withdraw your application

Nestlé is committed to the accessibility of its recruitment process. If you require an adaptation during the recruitment process, please do let us know so we can support you effectively. All information will be treated confidentially.

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.

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