Paediatric Product Specialist

Danone; Antrim; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Fuel card

Job summary

Danone is seeking a Paediatric Product Specialist for Northern Ireland. You will build partnerships with clinicians to improve access to Nutricia nutrition products and provide specialist support across hospitals and community settings.

You will combine clinical knowledge with commercial insight to grow the paediatric nutrition business, protect hospital contracts, and run data-driven territory strategies. A UK driving license and local presence are required.

Qualifications

• Build trusted relationships with healthcare professionals in paediatrics, nutrition, healthcare, pharmaceuticals or related clinical settings.
• Combine clinical understanding with commercial thinking to improve patient outcomes and business growth.
• Demonstrate strong communication and presentation skills for one-to-one and group discussions.
• Use customer insight and market data to prioritise opportunities and inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted partnerships with dietitians, paediatricians, neonatologists, GPs, pharmacists and specialist nurses across Northern Ireland.
• Grow Nutricia’s paediatric nutrition business by identifying opportunities and increasing product preference in hospital and community settings.
• Protect and expand hospital contract business by understanding local priorities and demonstrating value of Nutricia’s products and support.
• Support healthcare professionals through clinical conversations, educational meetings and enteral feeding expertise, with focus on paediatric allergy and faltering growth.
• Shape territory strategy using sales data and market insights to deliver sustainable growth.

Skills

Relationship-building

Clinical & commercial thinking

Communication skills

Analytical mindset

Proactive team player

Job description

About The Job

Could your clinical knowledge and commercial thinking help improve nutritional support for children across Northern Ireland? As our Paediatric Product Specialist, you will work closely with healthcare professionals across hospitals and community settings, helping them access trusted nutritional products, education and specialist support. You will develop important customer partnerships, grow the territory and contribute to better care for children and families, connecting Danone’s purpose of bringing health through food to as many people as possible with clear, sustainable commercial impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Build trusted partnerships with dietitians, paediatricians, neonatologists, GPs, pharmacists and specialist nurses, helping healthcare professionals make informed nutritional choices for children in their care.
• Grow Nutricia’s paediatric nutrition business across Northern Ireland by identifying opportunities, developing key accounts and increasing appropriate product preference in hospital and community healthcare settings.
• Protect and expand hospital contract business by understanding local priorities, bringing together strong clinical and commercial insight, and demonstrating the value of Nutricia’s products and support.
• Support healthcare professionals through meaningful clinical conversations, educational meetings and enteral feeding expertise, with a particular focus on paediatric allergy and faltering growth.
• Shape an effective territory strategy by using sales data, customer insight and market trends to focus activity, improve product availability and deliver sustainable growth.

About you

We would like you to demonstrate your following key skills

• Building credible relationships with healthcare professionals, ideally within paediatrics, nutrition, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, medical devices or a related clinical environment.
• The ability to combine clinical understanding with commercial thinking, recognising how better customer support can improve patient outcomes and deliver sustainable business growth.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the confidence to lead one-to-one discussions, group meetings and educational sessions.
• A curious and analytical approach, using customer insight, market information and sales data to prioritise opportunities and make informed decisions.
• A proactive, collaborative mindset and genuine motivation to improve access to high-quality nutritional support for children and families.

Salary Bracket

£45,000 - £50,000. We’ll also provide you with a company car & fuel card.

• Our field-based principles mean you’ll need to be living in Northern Ireland. If you're unable to relocate, we will not be able to consider your application for this role.
• You will also need to hold a full UK driving license and must be comfortable with regular driving to meet with your customers.

About us

What To Expect

• Introductory Call & Assessment

Shortlisted applicants will have a relaxed conversation with our Talent team. This is as much for you as it is for us - a chance to learn more about the role, the team, and life at Danone, while we get to know your background and what you’re looking for.

We have partnered with Sova Assessment to provide online assessments that help us better understand the skills, strengths and potential that are important for success in this role.

• Behavioural Interview Here, we’ll explore your experience in more detail and how it aligns with the key behaviours we look for at Danone. We share the questions in advance and are interested in hearing real, thoughtful examples from your experience and how you approach different situations.
• In-Person Functional Interview

In this stage, you’ll meet the hiring team. We’ll ask you to prepare a short presentation in advance and take part in a role-play exercise, giving you the chance to demonstrate how you would approach real scenarios in the role.

The functional interview will be held in person in Belfast, week commencing the 23rd November - exact date to be confirmed.

At Danone, we are committed to delivering better health through better nutrition for millions of consumers and patients in our communities.

Our market-leading products reach millions of consumers and patients every day. Our iconic brands span across the dairy, plant-based and water industries, including Actimel, Alpro and evian.

We're also a leading provider of specialised early-life nutrition through our Aptamil and Cow & Gate brands and medical nutrition products and services through our Nutricia brand.

We offer a flexible benefits package that you can tailor to your needs. This includes core benefits like pension, life assurance, and healthcare, plus options such as private medical insurance, gym memberships, cycle to work and holiday trading.

You’ll also have access to employee discounts and wellbeing support, helping you look after your health, finances and lifestyle in a way that works for you. Discover More https//careers.danone.com/uki/en/our-learning-and-rewards.html

Inclusion and Diversity (I&D)

Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) is deeply embedded in Danone's DNA, representing our core values and beliefs. We embrace diversity as a driving force for positive change, nurturing an inclusive workplace where every individual is valued.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 12th November 2026

You will therefore hear about your application after this date.