Research associate Jobs in St. Gallen

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced individual to join our team as a Senior Pharmaceutical Botanist. At Nutreco Exploration, we are committed to innovation and excellence in the field of animal production. As a member of our team, you will play a crucial role in driving our mission forward and contributing to our success.

Join our "Nutreco’s Garden of the Future" campus —Nutreco Exploration (NutEx) is the ingredient development partner for Nutreco's global animal nutrition businesses : Skretting (aquaculture) and Trouw Nutrition (land animals). We discover, create, and produce novel feed ingredients using two cutting-edge strategic programs : Phytotechnology and Microtechnology, improving the health and welfare of millions of animals worldwide through science-based, sustainable innovation.

From our campus in Arbon, Switzerland, we work as a tight-knit team of around 25 experts, collaborating daily in an agile, cross-functional setup. We are part of Nutreco — a global company with over 11,000 employees. We value curiosity, collaboration, and continuous learning, and we believe strong teamwork drives better science and better business.

Make breakthrough discoveries in botanical feed science.

Join our cutting-edge team to pioneer the next generation of phytotechnology and microtecnology feed additives through our innovative EDGEOS platform. This senior position offers exceptional opportunities to lead groundbreaking investigations into phytotechnology and microtechnology, translating fundamental botanical expertise into transformative commercial applications that improve animal health globally.

Tasks

Your Research Opportunities & Impact

• Lead Scientific Discovery
• Drive independent programs to identify novel plant species with untapped potential for PhytoComplex development
• Establish innovative analytical methodologies for characterizing complex bioactive compounds using advanced techniques including chromatography and spectroscopy
• Design and execute sophisticated laboratory experiments to evaluate the efficacy and safety of plant-derived PhytoComplexes
• Pioneer complexity science applications to assess multi-compound interactions within PhytoComplexes and their holistic effects on animal welfare, health and performance

Collaboration & Translation

In NutEx, collaboration drives innovation. You'll work closely with subject-matter experts across animal science, chemistry, marketing, and regulatory affairs to translate your discoveries into market-ready solutions for our EDGEOS brand.

Requirements

What You Bring to Our Innovation Team

Benefits

What We Offer

Our activities include screening of plant candidates; designing biological modelling to rank the plant's potential; analysing plant chemotype; developing and executing proper methods to propagate the selected plant; and developing growing protocols for our trusted suppliers to grow / care for the plants at different places around the globe. And finally, we define how to process the plant to make it suitable for use as feed additives or feed materials.

To do all this amazing work, we have our own specialist team of agronomists, phyto-pharmacists and phyto-chemists collaborating with colleagues from across Nutreco companies.

Achieving our purpose of Feeding the Future in a sustainable way requires us to produce protein from more, and more varied sources. Through our work we’re pioneering plant-based solutions to meet our customers' needs and supporting our purpose.