Development & Industrialization Chemist

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and imagination, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. 
In France, discover the empowered passionate professionals who made history creating our legendary perfumery school. Feel the heritage. Acquire knowledge and experience, gained in our renowned European Creation Centre, or from any of our 17 innovative sites across the country. Every day, your commitment, your humility, and your risk-taking will shape our future. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

As a Development & Industrialization Chemist you will:

• Develop and industrialize new technologies from research to product launch in the market.
• Leads a team of 1-4 direct reports 
• Manages Delivery Systems projects across multiple disciplines and collaborates with cross-functional, cross-regional and
• internal / external partners (Manufacturing, Purchasing, QA, Sales, Tollers)
• Participates in the development of delivery systems technology strategies from a scientific standpoint

You will report directly to 1 to  the Head of Industrialization, DS, Fragrance & Beauty  and you will have 4 direct reports.

Your Main Responsibilities:

• Develop new technologies from research to industrial scale
• Ensure robustness of the process before going to large scale
• Define, initiates, plans and executes industrialization of new delivery systems technologies in factory (internal or external)
• Identify and quantify continuous improvement, ways of working and technical innovation opportunities
• Develop action plans for improvement opportunities or further technical capabilities including CAPEX proposals
• Participate in CAPEX projects, submit CAPEX requests for lab equipment
• Conduct activities in compliance with internal and external EHS regulations
• Monitor and report progress and performance against the project plan
• Manage priorities and change. 
• Interact with internal (Manufacturing, Purchasing, QA, Sales) and external stakeholders (Tollers, Suppliers)
• Be part of the Global  team of Delivery Systems Product, Process & Industrialization and support in different initiatives whenever needed

Your Profile

Background / Skills

• Chemical Engineer / Chemist PhD or Master with at least 5 years of industrial experience 
• Knowledge of encapsulation polymerization, organic chemistry, formulation, material sciences 
• Fluent in English and French

Personality / Competencies

• Strong Customer Focus (internal and external)
• Problem solving / decision making
• Cross-functional, structured and data driven, pragmatic
• Self-empowered, proactive and team-player
• Rigorous and procedural in approach
• Open to work in an international environment

Our Benefits for you:

• Annual salary on 13.5 months
• Health Insurance - mandatory ("mutuelle")
• Profit Share (not for fixed-term)
• Annual paid leave (40 days)
• Saving Plan - optional
• CSE discounts and offers
• Canteen

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At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.
You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.
Every essence of you enriches our world.
Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.
Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.