Global Head of Consumer Science

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Opella is the self‑care challenger with the purest and third‑largest portfolio in the Over‑The‑Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally
. Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self‑care as simple as it should be
. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.

At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands
, our 11,000‑strong global team, our 13 best‑in‑class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centres. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.

As a globally certified B Corp company, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at

The Global Head of Consumer Science is a pivotal leader in shaping Opella’s ambitions to be consumer‑centric in making health as simple as it should be and delivering outstanding consumer experiences that support self‑care. This role is responsible for defining and implementing the overall consumer science strategy, ensuring that technical consumer insight and true product reasons to believe are built throughout our product development cycle.

The successful candidate will drive the creation of superior consumer experiences through building the consumer‑centric culture across R&D, developing new approaches to unlocking technical product insights, and supporting teams to deliver outstanding consumer experiences making self‑care easier for consumers across the science that supports our brands.

• Strategic Leadership for the Consumer Science function:
  • Lead the global consumer science work programme and engage the full consumer science team in driving the strategy forward.
  • Collaborate closely with Opella’s CXI team (Marketing Insights Team), Development Centres, and key functions including Public Relations, Regulatory, Manufacturing & Supply, Procurement and Quality.
  • Develop a high‑performing team across the science hub: establish objectives and development goals, build a talent pipeline, foster a learning culture, build leadership capabilities, promote professional growth, and build strong relationships with key transversal partners.
• Insight, Strategy & Capability Development:
  • Oversee all aspects related to Sensory Testing and Consumer and Product research, ensuring consumer‑centric product development.
  • Co‑own the relationship with Flavor Houses and identify new technologies for consumer engagement.
  • Implement the consumer‑centricity programme to ensure R&D teams possess consumer empathy.
• Innovation & Roadmap Integration:
  • Engage with Opella’s broader innovation community to guide new product and solution offerings, focusing on best insight identification.
  • Scout the external environment for cutting‑edge consumer science approaches and bring in external science opportunities.

• Operationalise Consumer Science: drive delivery of superior consumer experiences through sensory lab testing, online engagement, technology partnerships and consumer engagement programmes.
• Develop all consumer/product research to inform product development, improvement and life‑cycle management.
• Manage the consumer science budget and vendor relationships.

• Collaborate with CXI to develop core deliverables such as situational analyses.
• Use qualitative and quantitative research methodology to inform key decisions.
• Build a consumer‑centric culture across the R&D organisation.

• Digital evolution: strategy that supports consistent reporting & data consolidation.
• Follow industry and pre‑defined standards to ensure legal and ethical approaches to Consumer Science.
• Nurture key working relationships:
  Innovation Teams, Development Centres, CXI, Regulatory and Medical, Regional Science Hub leaders, Brand R&D leads and Innovation leads.

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s in relevant field.
• Strong leadership expertise and experience…