About this role
Senior leadership role overseeing global Applications and Technical Service with a focus on probiotic and dietary supplement ingredients. Leads formulation science, global teams, and market-facing innovation to convert science into differentiated, market-ready solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Set the global vision for formulation and application leadership
- Lead global Application and Technical Service teams
- Drive innovation across probiotic delivery formats
- Partner with Commercial, Marketing, and Product Management
- Transform Applications from a support function to a value-creating engine
Technical Overview
Science-driven leadership in probiotic formulation, stability, and delivery formats. Interfaces with Commercial, Marketing, and Product Management; emphasizes speed, architecture of best practices, and global knowledge sharing.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a senior R&D applications leader with 15+ years in probiotics or dietary ingredients, holding an MS or PhD in a relevant field, capable of leading global cross-functional teams, translating science into market-ready, differentiated solutions, and partnering with sales/marketing to drive growth.
Must-Have Skills
Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in MicrobiologyFood ScienceBiotechnology or related field15+ years of experience in relevant industries10+ years in probiotics or dietary supplement ingredientsProven leadership of largeglobalmatrixed teamsStrong formulation science expertiseAbility to translate complex scientific concepts into commercially viable B2B solutionsExperience operating at the intersection of sciencecommercializationand speedStrong commercial acumen and collaboration with sales & marketingExcellent communicationinfluenceand stakeholder engagement
Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience leading capability transformations or Centers of ExcellenceExternal presence in probioticsmicrobiome scienceor functional health ingredientsDemonstrated culture of innovation and continuous improvement
Required Skills
Advanced degree in MicrobiologyFood ScienceBiotechnology; probiotics; dietary supplement ingredients; finishedformat; marketready; timeto-market; businesstobusiness; crossregional; matrixed teams; Centers of Excellence; commercialization; customer engagement; sales and marketing; formulation science; probiotic science; global leadership
Hard Skills
formulation sciencestabilityfinishedformatmarketreadytimeto-marketprobioticsdietary supplement ingredientsglobal leadershipcrossregional collaborationb2b commercializationcustomer engagementstakeholder engagementstrategic growth enablementprobiotic science
Soft Skills
communicationleadershipinfluencestakeholder engagementcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptability
Keywords for Your Resume
Global ApplicationsTechnical Service Leaderprobioticsdietary supplement ingredientsfinishedformatmarketreadytimeto-marketbusinesstobusinesscrossregionalmatrixed teamsCenters of Excellencecommercializationcustomer engagementsales and marketingformulation sciencestrain scienceprobiotic scienceprobiotic delivery formatsglobal leadershipstakeholder engagementbiotechnologyadvanced degreeMSPhD
Deal Breakers
15+ years of experience in relevant industries, 10+ years in probiotics or dietary supplement ingredients, Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in a relevant field, Global matrixed leadership experience
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