Scientific Director

Overview

Scientific Affairs Director

Location:

Vista, CA

Step into a high-impact role where your scientific vision shapes the future of functional mushroom health solutions. As Scientific Affairs Director, you’ll guide innovative research, elevate scientific communication, and help bring category-defining wellness products to the world. This is your opportunity to influence a rapidly growing industry through science that truly makes a difference.

• Drive scientific strategy for my client’s expanding global portfolio
• Lead groundbreaking clinical research with universities and CROs
• Create influential scientific and nutrition content that shapes industry perception
• Enjoy cross-functional collaboration with marketing, regulatory, and executive leadership

• Manage and coordinate clinical and research projects with external partners
• Develop study synopses, designs, timelines, and consolidated research findings
• Contribute to scientific manuscripts and journal publications
• Generate guidance documents, white papers, and customer-facing scientific assets
• Build expert networks and support grant writing for research initiatives
• Monitor emerging literature in mushrooms, nutrition, and dietary supplements
• Support regulatory submissions through data collection and sample coordination
• Provide scientific insights to internal teams and customers

• M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Preventative Health, Toxicology, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, or related field
• Skilled scientific writer with strong research communication abilities
• Adept in project management tools and cross-functional collaboration
• Experienced in clinical trial planning and execution within food or supplement industries
• Comfortable managing contractors, CROs, and occasional domestic/international travel

We’d love to see your resume, but we don’t need it to have a conversation. Send us an email to and tell me why you’re interested. Or, feel free to email your resume. Please include Job#19646
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