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Analytical Excellence Researcher Chemistry

• Netherlands
• HAPS
• Hybrid
• Permanent Full-Time
• Posted: 2 Dec 2025

About the job

Do you want to reinforce your analytical experience in a global food company? Do you want to be part of a global organization and have visibility and exposure to many levels and functions in the organization?

Then join us as SN AE Researcher Chemistry in the Global Analytical Excellence team for the Specialized Nutrition (SN) category, in Haps, the Netherlands.

Within the Quality and Food Safety organization of Danone, sits the Global Analytical Excellence team for Specialized Nutrition. The mission of the Global Analytical Excellence team is to ensure a highly responsive, reliable and cost-effective QFS laboratory network, gathering internal and external capabilities, to deal with all analytical needs, from emerging topics to regulatory requirements, to protect consumers and patients trusting our brands.

The role of SN AE Researcher Chemistry forms part of the Global Analytical Excellence team and you will support supply points with your chemistry expertise, contributing to the overall success and quality of our operations.

In this role, you report directly to the SN Chemistry Analytical Excellence Leader.

Based at Haps, the Netherlands, but acting in a global capacity as part of the Analytical Excellence team.

About the Job

The main mission of the role of SN AE Researcher Chemistry is to be an efficient business partner by driving programs and processes contributing to reliable results for decision making by

• Contributing to Analytical Excellence programs for chemistry by managing and supporting on validations and verifications of Reference Methods to analyze our SN products.
• Be an integrated SN Reference laboratory team member by participating in laboratory projects according to ISO 17025 guidelines (identify, test and develop methods; create, review, and follow SOP and Quality Manual).
• Be a consultant of the Analytical Excellence Program by contributing to the analytical strategy plan to ensure that the Supply Point (SP) laboratories perform according to the Danone standards and are using fit for purpose methods for process control and product release (roll out, audits, proficiency tests, troubleshooting support). Be connected with preferred external laboratory partners.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Implement and monitor analytical methods for the determination of chemical parameters in SN products.
• Coordinate and execute experimental analytical work with state-of-the-art instruments for example: LC-MS/MS, IC, GC, ICP-MS.
• Be aware of new trends in analytical chemistry.
• Identify new and alternative methods for process control, release and emerging risks.
• Be a key contact with analytical expertise for the SP laboratories and R&I.
• Coordinate the implementation of new methods in SP laboratories and coordinate the validation/verification studies to ensure method suitability.
• Follow inter laboratory comparisons within Danone and support on RCA.
• Train, audit and support the Supply Point laboratories worldwide and set up a network with key stakeholders.

This role will require you to interface with multi-disciplinary teams and key capabilities in Research & Innovation (R&I), Quality & Food Safety and Supply Points.

You are independent and enthusiastic, with experience in food analysis or equivalent and in project management. As a person you are a team player, flexible, collaborative and like to build a strong network.

About you

Next to that you bring:

• A BSc/MSc degree in Food- or Analytical Chemistry or Chemistry.
• Knowledge and experience with analytical techniques such as Gas Chromatography (GC-FID, GC-MS), Liquid Chromatography (HPLC-DAD/FLD, LC-MS/MS), Ion Chromatography, ICP-MS.
• Strong project management skills, from scoping to implementation.
• Working experience in an ISO 17025 accredited laboratory.
• Working experience with method development / validation and strong knowledge of international validation standards.
• Strong knowledge of statistical analysis.

Working here you'll need to enjoy a fast-pace and complexity. But it's packed with opportunities. You'll work with some of the best-known brands in the world, such as Nutricia and Nutrilon. Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you.

About Danone

At Danone, we offer a complete package of benefits, with a competitive primary salary and yearly bonus, but also benefits like a premium free pension, 30 days annual leave and several discounts on a collective health insurance and even on some of our products.

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