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Van Drunen Farms · 2 days ago

Sr. Scientific Advisor

Ohio, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$155K/yr - $162K/yr

15+ years exp

Van Drunen Farms is a global ingredient and nutritional supplement supplier, and they are seeking a Sr. Scientific Advisor to support their R&D Team. This role involves serving as a subject matter expert in human biology and clinical practice to enhance the quality and efficiency of clinical science reviews and execution.

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Responsibilities

Review of Irvine lab output to ensure results are not inconsistent with known methodologies, effects, outcomes or established ranges. Escalate incongruencies or logical challenges for further review and risk assessment with clear, logical and concise analysis

Development of clinical protocols (internal/pilot, University, CROs) to ensure best practice, appropriate novelty and alignment of outcomes (primary/secondary/exploratory as appropriate) with business objectives and risk

Critical review of University/CRO output to advise and assist FC University & CRO managers

Evaluation and implementation of new biomarkers associated with relevant clinical outcomes that can be tested using appropriate and/or accepted methods in our discovery platform

Employ expertise in the analysis, synthesis and general translation of published science as well as new, FC clinical outcomes for various internal stakeholders

Serve as a credible expert to external audiences - from customer engagement to academic settings - in support of FC products, science and/or strategic objectives

Maintain active engagement in the latest developments in relevant fields, not only in published literature but also in key conferences and professional organizations as deemed appropriate by R&D leadership

Provide assistance in efficient scoping of literature reviews to be executed by others

Flexibility for occasional travel

Perform other duties as requested by R&D Leadership

Qualification

Human BiologyNutritional Intervention TrialsClinical Project ManagementClinical Protocol DevelopmentBiomarker EvaluationLiterature ReviewStakeholder EngagementCommunication Skills

Required

15 years of progressive experience in a human-outcomes-centric research environment

15 years of experience in designing and successfully executing nutritional intervention clinical trials

10 years of experience in clinical project management

PhD in Human Biology, Nutrition or related discipline

Benefits

Bonus: This role may further qualify for supplemental compensation in the form of bonus and incentive programs, contingent upon achieving pre-established individual and company performance metrics.

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Benefits Available: 2026-benefits-summary.pdf