Lifelancer
Job title:
Senior Nutrition Scientist
Company
Lifelancer
Job description
Were looking for an experienced, data fluent, impact oriented Senior Nutrition Scientist with a good working knowledge of human nutrition, epidemiology and dietary assessment, to be part of our ZOE Science research group.Reporting to the Head of Nutrition Science Research, youll be a key part of the science team shaping our research agenda. Initially, youll focus on health outcomes measured monitored through our ZOE app, as well as internal RCTs. Over time, youll have the opportunity to design new groundbreaking studies with our academic collaborators from world class universities.Youll benefit from working with a team of incredible scientists that lead ground-breaking research in the field of nutrition health, the outcomes of which are published in high-impact journals such as Nature Medicine.Responsibilities
- Design remote trials to address scientific hypotheses related to commercial offering
- Proposing research questions to investigate the relationship between diet, lifestyle and health, using data from the ZOE research platforms
- Design of analysis plans for RCTs as well as health outcomes measured through app
- Contribute to the dissemination of research through high-impact publications and public engagement activities
- Work closely with product teams, scientists and data scientists to translate our scientific findings into compelling user features in the ZOE app and across ZOE products (e.g. podcasts) that both helps our users understand how their body responds to food, and supports them to make changes in their diet to improve their long-term health
- Think through the user experience journey when interpreting existing data finding new ways to gather additional information to advance personalisation of dietary advice
- Coach junior team members on scientific analysis methods
- Ability to take ownership and project manage studies/ lead team initiatives to pre-agreed deadlines and budgets
Essential Criteria
- PhD awarded in nutrition, epidemiology, public health or other related quantitative discipline
- At least 2 years postdoctoral research experience combined with professional working experience in health-tech, consumer health, wellness or life-sciences industries
- Demonstrable record of publications in peer-reviewed conference proceedings/ scientific journals
- Statistical analysis skills relevant for to data collected from large observational cohorts and randomised controlled trials, including expertise in using statistical software (e.g., R, SAS, SPSS)
- Ability to lead, inspire mentor teams of junior scientists to deliver RCTs or initiatives focussed on the analysis of ZOE health data
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Expected salary
Location
London
Job date
Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:42:43 GMT
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