Sensory Scientist - Fragrance & Beauty

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, 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. Every day, your talent, your innovative spirit, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.  
 

Sensory Scientist - Fragrance & Beauty, your future role?

You will be an important part of our Fragrance & Beauty team in Mexico. You will apply your knowledge, your creativity and your experience designing and leading Sensory research projects to develop the best products and solutions in the fragrance industry to meet our clients expectations and to boost our business.

You will work for a company that touches billions of consumers more than a hundred times a day. With its heritage stretching back over 250 years, Givaudan's Fragrance & Beauty has a long history of creating the most inspiring scents in the world. We have a culture that works to capture and to inspire the heart and souls of consumers and customers.

Reporting to the Latam Technical Director, you will work on-site in our corporate laboratories located at Punto Polanco, Mexico City.

Your main responsibilities will be:

Sensory tests Design and Execution

• Plan, organize and conduct Sensory tests in the context of projects for fragrance consumer and fine fragrances products, write regular reports and initiate stage gate reviews.
• Perform daily management of technical sensory and neuroscience tools and equipment.
• Create new sensory protocols and progress toward project deliverables.

Scientific Sensory Expert Support

• Be a scientific and technical expert in the sensory sciences field.
• Perform exploratory research to lead to new technical projects and solutions.
• Develop and validate sensorial test methods and technical planning.
• Follow the scientific advancement in sensory/neuroscience field and identify potential outside collaborations.

You

If you are someone who wants to shape your world, who excels in being in a culture where you can express yourself in a creative team environment, who wants to collaborate and learn together with teams who are as passionate as you are, then join us - and improve your world.

Your professional profile includes:

• Bachelor's degree in Food Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmacy or related discipline.
• At least 7 years of experience in Sensory Science in the fragrances or foods industries, with practical knowledge of sensory evaluation methods and its role in supporting product development and optimization.
• Knowledge of overall fragrance science and technology and understanding of fragrance business.
• Experience developing new sensory protocols.
• Experience with sensory software, EyeQuestion; FIZZ , and statistical analysis.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Fluent English and Spanish.

Our Benefits

• Annual bonus and PTU.
• Excellent medical insurance plan.
• Excellent Savings Plan.
• Career Development Opportunities with access to many virtual learning sessions.
• International working environment
• Quality of Life program.

#LI-Onsite

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.