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Mars

Global confectionery, food, and petcare company

Solution Validation Designer

Clinical Research OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAimargues, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • MSc (Engineer B+5) and/or DMV.
  • Fluent in English.
  • Experience with external cat and dog panels through agencies, facilities, breeders, and/or clinical trials.
  • Knowledge of research and development, markets and marketing, and supply chain logistics.
  • Comfort with data management and communications.
  • At least 3 years of experience.
  • Knowledge of petcare methodology.

Responsibilities

  • Explore animal needs for new projects to generate insights and opportunities in pre-quest.
  • Initiate and identify field insights to anticipate future needs.
  • Investigate what is currently missing to achieve success.
  • Collect field data and update knowledge with the research team.
  • Anticipate potential studies to explore new territory and long-term studies on commercial products to fill knowledge gaps.
  • Support the Solution Designer in shaping innovations for cats and dogs to meet the needs of customers and pet owners.
  • Build and align the performance plan for new solutions with the Pet & Product Scientist and marketing to support claims and Product KQA and prove solution efficacy globally.
  • Select and recruit international partners for clinical studies.
  • Coordinate document submissions to the Royal Canin Scientific Advisory Committee and Ethics Committee.
  • Plan to ensure on-time delivery of solution performance studies.
  • Help supply products for product performance monitoring studies.
  • Organize and coordinate internal validation and external clinical product performance tests.
  • Monitor the product performance study budget.
  • Compile clinical study reports and analyze the statistical power of results.
  • Create clinical data sheets.
  • Standardize protocols for use by local markets.
  • Review and communicate product performance validation to stakeholders.
  • Collect test-and-learn findings for future projects and anticipate post-launch phase 4 vigilance field trials.
  • Maintain international relationships with external agencies and collaborate with markets to build networks with cat and dog breeders and key opinion leaders in all regions, representing Royal Canin R&D expertise in the dog and cat field.
  • Contribute to the community of practice to maintain the foundations of animal-trial best practices, including standard operating procedures, targets, and methodologies.

About the Company

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Mars

Global confectionery, food, and petcare company

Mars makes confectionery, food, and petcare products and also operates pet health services through networks like Banfield, VCA, BluePearl, and Royal Canin. Its products are marketed under familiar brands such as M&M’s, Snickers, Milky Way, Skittles, Dove, Orbit, Pedigree, Royal Canin, Whiskas, and Cocoavia, sold globally to consumers and pet owners. The company differs from competitors by combining a broad, diversified portfolio with a global, family-owned structure guided by the Mars Principles (Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, Freedom), which drives its operations and partnerships. Mars aims to help communities prosper and to grow its business while improving social and environmental outcomes, using its scale to support responsible practices across the world.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$27B
Headquarters
McLean, VA
Founded
1911

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