Scientist I

Requisition ID : 504461

WHERE SCIENCE AND CREATIVITY MEET. IFF applies science and creativity for a better world. With the beauty of art and the precision of science, we are an international collective of thinkers who partner with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products the world craves.

As a global leader in food, beverage, scent, home and personal care, and health, we do a lot and continually innovate to do it better.

For more than 130 years we've been focused on finding the most innovative solutions to help bring "better for you" products to market. While we have grown over the years, we remain agile in our approach and put our customers' needs at the forefront of our thinking.

We offer end-to-end service that few can deliver on. Our unparalleled product portfolio is the most robust in the industry and we have leadership positions across key taste, texture, scent, nutrition, enzymes, cultures, soy proteins and probiotics categories.

The Role

As a Scientist within the Scent Technology & Innovation team, you will work together with R&D, Perfumers, Operations and Commercial teams to create and delivery innovative technologies. You will be responsible for understanding how these technologies interact with fragrance ingredients and customer formulations in order to design and deliver fragrance solutions which will delight our consumers. You will be part of our Bell Works Home & Fabric Care Innovation team located in Holmdel NJ and will share our knowledge and learning with other teams globally. Key focus will be on Fabric Innovation projects leveraging and exploring new technologies into variety of formulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive, plan, conduct and report laboratory work for innovation and commercial projects
• Develop and present technical information to support project decisions
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams (R&D, Perfumers, Evaluators, Commercial, Operations) to identify and understand the risks and challenges
• Support project teams to create technical insights using appropriate design of experiments
• Contribute positively to technical project teams, providing data & lab support to drive performance
• Provide technical leaders and managers with timely and clear status updates on various initiatives and projects
• Deliver improvements in processing techniques and innovation to deliver differentiating solutions for fabric and home care platforms
• Schedule and participate in fragrance evaluation panels
• Execute stability testing to assess and develop performance understanding
• Develop a network of colleagues within IFF to expand application & business knowledge
• Ensure work is managed in a timely, reliable manner and uphold the highest standards
• Follow and maintain safe laboratory practices
• Maintain excellent awareness of the Fabric Care market and market products
• Proactively be involved in new initiatives
• Support technology scouting IP/literature review
  
  

Essential Skills

• Excellent lab skills
• Agility and flexibility to changes in decisions and project directions
• Efficient organization and time management
• Summarizing data into actionable insights
• Product and application development
• Problem solving skills
• Customer focused
• Excellent communication skills (written / verbal) with all levels of organization
• Creative mindset
• Team player
• Ability to work with multi-disciplinary team
• Observant and detail oriented
• Work independently on projects without direct manager supervision
• Proficient in English

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree / Master's degree in Chemistry, Polymer, Formulation, Chemical Engineering or related field
• 3-5 years working experience in the industry or in comparable (consumer products)
• Strong understanding of consumer insights for fabric care applications is desired
• Good understanding of chemical processing and formulations is desired
• Technical experience in the labs designing and executing experiments involving chemical reactions, formulations, analytical instrumentations and process equipment
• Knowledgeable in lab safety, relevant application, raw materials and chemical processes
• Project management skills
• IP contributions
  
  

We are a global leader in taste, scent and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

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