Healthcare Nutrition Specialist - Jeddah

Danone; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global food company in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Healthcare Nutrition Specialist. The role involves building scientific relationships with healthcare professionals to drive brand market share and meet their healthcare nutrition needs. Candidates should have a BSc in Medical, Pharmacy, or Dietitian and at least 2 years of relevant experience, with fluency in Arabic and English essential. This position offers the opportunity to be part of a mission to promote health through nutritious food.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience, preferably in Nutrition.
• Experience with Primary Healthcare Center is a plus.
• Fluency in Arabic and English required.

Responsibilities

• Drive brand market share by building relationships with HCPs.
• Conduct scientific meetings for HCPs.
• Implement business initiatives based on market opportunities.

Skills

Consumer Orientation

Entrepreneurial

Rigor

Transparency

Decision Making

Team Player

Getting Things Done

Education

BSc. in Medical, Pharmacy or Dietitian

Job description

Healthcare Nutrition Specialist

Location: Saudi Arabia, Jeddah

Responsibilities

In the context of Specialized Nutrition Middle East, you will be responsible to drive and contribute to SN brand market share in the assigned area, build productive scientific‑based HCP relationships, and take responsibility for HCP satisfaction and loyalty by meeting their health care nutrition needs.

• Periodical visits to HCPs in hospitals, health clinics, private clinics, and private hospitals to establish strong scientific‑based relationships and position our Healthcare Nutrition solutions as the preferred choice.
• Ensure all doctors / HCP / KOL receive the right message, information, and clinical studies.
• Illustrate the benefits of our solutions to the HCPs.
• Conduct scientific audio/visual meetings for HCPs.
• Identify business opportunities within the respective area and evaluate learnings to develop business initiatives and tactics.
• Implement a weekly call cycle in constant coordination with the direct manager.
• Understand and respond to competitive activities, initiating and recommending actions to counter‑act these in order to protect our market position.
• Maintain a high level of product knowledge to explain all product information and hand‑outs, and answer any HCP questions.
• Follow up on customer queries / complaints.
• Review the business plan in line with cycle objectives on a quarterly basis with the Head of KSA.
• Compile and submit reports on promotional activities in accordance with established formats and schedule.
• Ensure that all business complies with WHO and local government codes of ethics for infant formula products.
• Conduct seminars and detailing nutrition education activities.
• Perform daily database management and comply with administrative procedures & processes.
• Ensure the accomplishment of qualitative and quantitative key performance indicators assigned for the respective area on daily, monthly, and yearly bases.

Team Input

• Participate in daily and/or weekly meetings to discuss the market situation, problems faced, and to appraise activities versus the monthly KPIs.
• Help run seminars / events.
• Collect intelligence on the HCP Universe, e.g., identifying new contacts.
• Monitor all competitor activities, including consumer offers, medical conferences, and round tables, and report to management.
• Conduct medical detailing face‑to‑face calls and maintain ongoing contact with identified HCPs across the defined geographical area.
• Build strong relationships to targeted HCPs and map the decision‑making networks in the region.
• Carry out promotional activities with targeted HCPs.
• Update competitor intelligence and input into database.
• Record and report back on call visits and progress against set objectives.
• Attend and participate in internal meetings as required.

Qualifications

• Education: BSc. in Medical, Pharmacy or Dietitian.
• Experience: at least 2 years, with experience in Nutrition field a plus; experience with Primary Healthcare Center a plus as well.
• Skills:
• Consumer Orientation: enabling the business to serve the consumer.
• Entrepreneurial: recognizes and seizes business opportunities.
• Rigor: thinks systematically, plans effectively.
• Transparency: acts in an open and respectful manner.
• Decision Making: combines decisiveness with sound judgment.
• Team Player: connects effectively with others.
• Getting Things Done: delivers results and measures performance according to plan.
• Languages required: Arabic native and English.
• Danone Values: Candidates are expected to adhere to Danone's core values: Humanism, Openness, Proximity & Enthusiasm.

Company Overview

Danone is a world‑leading food company operating in three business divisions: Fresh Dairy Products, Specialized Nutrition, and Waters.

Danone’s mission is Bringing health through food to as many people as possible and we want to invite people to join the movement for a healthier world. We recognize the power people have in impacting the world through their daily choices. Each time we eat and drink, we vote for the world we want to live in. We believe a healthy body needs healthy food. And healthy food needs a healthy planet, and this is what our new signature One Planet One Health embodies.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Danone MENA doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where all hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We recruit, employ, train, and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex, national origin, age, genetic characteristic, or any other protected status. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all of our employees share in the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect.