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Givaudan is the global leader in the creation of flavours and fragrances. In close collaboration with food, beverage, consumer product and fragrance partners, Givaudan develops tastes and scents that delight consumers the world over. With a passion to understand consumers’ preferences and a relentless drive to innovate, Givaudan is at the forefront of creating flavours and fragrances that ‘engage your senses’. The Company achieved sales of CHF 5.1 billion in 2017. Headquartered in Switzerland with local presence in over 100 locations, the company has more than 11,100 employees worldwide. Givaudan invites you to discover more at www.givaudan.com.

Research Scientist

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.

Every leap you take, reveals new possibilities.

Based at our Creative Fragrance Centre site in Pioneer, Singapore our Science & Technology Fragrance Delivery System research team is an essential part of Givaudan's global business, supporting teams across all categories.

In the role of a Research Scientist you will work as part of a multi-functional team applying scientific knowledge and findings within an exciting business.

You will design and conduct research projects to develop improved and new products and solutions, according to our business objectives and corporate strategy. Develop in-depth subject matter excellence and utilise to implement scientific and technological advancements.

You will be reporting directly to the Head of Delivery Systems Research, Singapore.

Your role will include:

Research

Translate consumer benefits or customer requirements typically arriving to Givaudan via new business opportunities into a set of technical requirements.
Independently plan and execute technical projects and deliver results
Lead projects, track and update the projects in Project Management system, write regular reports and initiate stage gate reviews.
Apply creative and innovative thinking skills to solve problems and progress toward project deliverables
Perform exploratory research to lead to new projects and daily management of equipment
Contribute to development of research methods and new science/technical capabilities
Follow the scientific advancement in own field and identify impact on current projects
Identify potential outside collaborations and interact with suppliers
Work with Patents team to ensure appropriate protection of all Intellectual Property and be alert to all opportunities to develop IP and protect inventions
Present and provide updates to our clients

Scientific Leadership

Be the scientific and technical expert in own area
Participate in building a group of passionate scientists, sharing knowledge and learning in specialist field to ensure the optimal performance of the department

You?

Want to work for a team that touches the lives of millions of consumers more than twenty times a day? It's your essence we're looking for

Your professional profile includes:

PhD in Chemistry or Related areawith minimum 2 years experience or other equivalent experience in Research & Development Expertise in some of the following topics
- Design, synthesis and characterisation of (bio)polymers
- Functionalisation of bio-macromolecules and their subsequent modification
- Microencapsulation – Delivery Systems
- Emulsions
- Sustainable materials
- Analytical chemistry (examples: viscosity, particle size, zeta potential, chromatographic methods, IR, UV, SEM, TGA, DSC)
Experience connecting and building relationships with multiple teams
Previous experience in project management
Experience delivering results in a fast paced environment
Entrepreneurial mindset and a drive for business support