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# CDI - Gut Function Scientist

- **Company:** Danone
- **Location:** Paris, France
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Data Visualization
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=404aa64012232eaf

## About the Role

Your Master's degree or PhD in digestive physiology, gut physiology, gastrointestinal biology, nutritional science or a closely related discipline.

 + Your strong knowledge of Gut & digestive physiology and hands-on experience with in-vitro models simulating the human gut and basic knowledge of interactions between food matrices, ingredients, microorganisms and the gastrointestinal environment. An experience with fermented products and/or knowledge of fermentation would be a plus.
 + Your experience in experimental design, laboratory execution, data interpretation and scientific problem solving. Including knowledge of statistical programming in R and/or Python for data analysis and visualization would be desired.
 + Your excellent organizational & communication skills in written and spoken English to communicate scientific results to experts, non-experts as well as business stakeholders..
 + Your experience in scientific project management including transversal work and management of resources, would be a plus.
 + You are a team player, with a demonstrated ability to contribute autonomously and efficiently in a result-oriented manner within an agreed framework.

## Description

* Bring scientific and technical expertise to the team through hands-on execution of laboratory studies in gut physiology and in-vitro models simulating the human gut- ensuring scientific rigor, reproducibility, traceability and compliance with laboratory and safety procedures- and through monitoring the scientific literature to strengthen methodologies and identify scientific opportunities relevant for innovation and business.
 + Communicate scientific results and recommendations to scientists and non-expert stakeholders through clear presentations, data visualization, study reports and project discussions, supporting informed decision-making.
 * Contribute efficiently to transversal scientific projects by working with formulation, microbiology, nutrition, analytical and other R&I teams and by delivering agreed project activities within scope, timelines and available resources and working efficiently with existing internal and external networks and contribute to knowledge sharing within the team.