AnthroJobs of the Week, 4 December 2019

This week’s anthrojob selections highlight anthropologists’ aptitude for discovery. Take up the challenge to explore the future of food or share your anthropological insights into the consumer’s point of view with R&D labs of an internationally-recognized personal care company. Maybe hit the streets managing a large research study on gun culture among inner-city youth.

General Mill’s is looking for a Co-Founder Entrepreneur (Consumer Insights) in Minneapolis, MN who is “passionate about the future of food” to join their “internal start up accelerator that discovers and builds new business in high growth spaces.” The new 3-person co-founder team “will work in a way that is not ‘business as usual,’ challenging themselves and each other, using entrepreneurial skills and an experimental mindset to get to the commercial truth about disruptive market opportunities.” A BA/BS and experience in innovation, startup methodologies, marketing, and sales or business strategy is required. To apply, visit the position’s page at General Mill’s website. 

L’oréal is looking for a Functional Lead of Research & Innovation within Consumer Product Evaluation in Clark, New Jersey. The AVP of Consumer Evaluation will “embody & drive the consumer point of view to enhance and assess perceived product performance… with PPE counterparts in all L’Oréal R&I Hubs around the world.” As such you’ll need to be a consumer science expert with a Masters or PhD, a strong working knowledge of statistics, and 10 plus years of experience working within a large company. To apply, visit the job opening’s page at careers.loreal.com.