Senior Quality Specialist; Hybrid

At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases.

At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way.

We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers.

In this highly visible role, you will help ensure Quality and Food Safety by Design throughout the Idea-to-Launch (I2L) process by providing scientific and technical leadership on chemical contaminant risks in both ingredients and finished products. You will serve as a trusted expert and challenger across functions, driving a zero-defect mindset as the foundation of Quality by Design and safeguarding consumer trust in Nestlé products.

You will define and maintain contaminant limits within Raw Material Product Specifications (RMPS) and support Strategic Business Units and Quality Management teams in establishing and maintaining finished product specifications. This work is critical to ensuring consumer safety, regulatory compliance, and protecting Nestlé's reputation for quality.

As the Subject Matter Expert and Issue Manager for key contaminants, including mycotoxins, heavy metals, mineral oils, 3-MCPDE/GE, plasticize rs, pesticides, and PFAS, you will lead risk assessments, investigate emerging issues, and provide expert guidance across the organization. You will also contribute to the advancement of innovative tools and databases, including the Next-GEN TIC contaminant database and SAP Recipe by Design Contaminant Tool (Project FACE), helping shape the future of contaminant risk management.

This role offers the opportunity to proactively identify and monitor emerging risks through risk screening and horizon scanning, develop and author global standards and guidelines, and drive continuous improvement in food safety practices. Success in this position requires a passion for scientific excellence, strong collaboration skills, and a commitment to building and sharing expertise across factories, markets, and business units worldwide.

• Support Quality Specialists throughout the Idea-to-Launch (I2L) process by providing expertise on chemical contaminant-related issues.
• Define contaminant limits within Raw Material Product Specifications (RMPS) and provide expert support to SBU Quality Management teams on contaminant limits for finished products. Assess new and novel ingredients within I2L and perform risk assessments for non-compliant products, including Technical Assessments (TA), Food Safety Concerns (FOC), exceptional releases, and derogations.
• Maintain the Next-GEN TIC database for assigned spend…