About Nutrasource For more than 25 years, Nutrasource has provided scientific, regulatory, clinical research, certification, and consulting services to the global dietary supplement, natural health product, food, and pharmaceutical industries. As part of SGS, the world's leading testing, inspection, and certification company, Nutrasource combines scientific expertise with global reach to help clients bring innovative products to market.

We are seeking an AI Solutions & Innovation Specialist to help shape how artificial intelligence is applied across our business. This is not a traditional IT or workflow automation role. We are looking for someone who can identify opportunities, build practical AI solutions, enable others to innovate, and create measurable business value through the responsible use of AI.

About the Role The AI Solutions & Innovation Specialist will lead the practical adoption of artificial intelligence across Nutrasource. Working with leaders across all functions, this individual will identify opportunities, develop and deploy AI-enabled tools and applications, and help employees throughout the organization build and scale innovative solutions.

The successful candidate will balance innovation with regulatory, quality, privacy, security and customer requirements while ensuring that AI initiatives deliver meaningful operational, commercial, and financial benefits.

Key Responsibilities

- Identify and prioritize AI opportunities across all areas of the business based on value, feasibility, risk, and strategic impact.
- Design, build, test, and deploy AI-enabled tools, agents, applications,



and business solutions.
- Lead AI initiatives from concept and business case development through implementation, adoption, and performance monitoring.
- Improve efficiency, scalability, customer experience, and profitability through practical AI applications.
- Develop solutions using Microsoft Copilot, Power Platform, SharePoint, low-code technologies, and other approved AI platforms.
- Create and maintain a structured pipeline of AI initiatives and business improvements.
- Establish measurable success metrics including adoption, productivity gains, cycle-time reduction, cost avoidance, revenue enablement, and margin improvement.
- Work closely with Quality, IT, Legal, Privacy, and business leaders to ensure solutions comply with applicable regulatory and governance requirements.
- Build a network of AI champions and subject matter experts across the organization to help identify use cases and develop solutions.
- Provide training, guidance, and change management support to promote responsible AI adoption.
- Assess emerging AI technologies, vendors, and market developments and make recommendations regarding adoption, implementation, or partnership opportunities.




- Monitor competitive developments and identify AI-related threats and opportunities that could impact the business.
- Collaborate with AI, digitization, and business teams within SGS to share best practices, leverage existing solutions, and identify opportunities for broader deployment.
- Provide regular updates to senior leadership regarding AI strategy, project progress, realized value, risks, and future opportunities.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related field.
- Experience with AI technologies, automation, business process improvement, digital transformation, or operational excellence.
- Experience developing, implementing, or supporting AI-enabled tools, applications, agents, or workflow solutions.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to connect technology initiatives to operational and financial outcomes.
- Experience developing business cases and measuring return on investment for technology initiatives.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and drive adoption without direct authority.
- Experience working in a regulated workplace such as life sciences, clinical research, laboratories, healthcare, or another quality-managed industry is an asset.
- Experience with Microsoft Copilot, Power Platform, SharePoint, Power Apps, Power Automate, or similar technologies is an asset.

On site - Guelph Ontario Pay: $90,000.00-$120,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

📌 AI Solutions & Innovation Specialist (Guelph)
🏢 Nutrasource
📍 Guelph