What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Sensory Scientist position at Symrise?
Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition, and cosmetic ingredients. Its clients include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and producers of nutritional supplements and pet food.
Its sales of € 4.9 billion in the 2024 fiscal year make Symrise a leading global provider. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the Group is represented by more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Latin America.
Symrise works with its clients to develop new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an integral part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked as part of this process.
Symrise – always inspiring more…
Your role
Position Summary:
Support the growth of the S&C Division by providing project teams with sensory experiments and data that will allow for better business decisions, innovation, and help drive project success. Operate as a business partner across a variety of consumer fragrance applications, leveraging chemistry and/or sensory expertise to identify opportunities, set actionable objectives, design experiments, analyze data and communicate recommendations with business impact.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The Associate Sensory Scientist will work in the the Sensory Evaluation Team to help plan and set up tests for trained panelists to quantitively assess fragrance performance in finished consumer products. This work with involve making finished samples, applying them in consumer relevant protocols, ensuring panelist participation and summarizing results. Results will be organized and presented to colleagues in a professional manner.
About you
Requirements:
- degreed Chemist or Chemical Engineer
- 0-3 years practical lab experience
Our offer
Become part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.
Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Symrise.
If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
Job Reference: NA01049