Senior Analytical Specialist - Naturals (m/f/d)

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. 

As a Senior Analytical Specialist - Naturals (m/f/d) in the Product Safety Science Laboratories of Vernier (Switzerland), you will analyze natural complex substances to ensure compliance with regulatory and safety requirements.

Sounds interesting? It could well be your perfect opportunity if, like us, you always aim to exceed customer needs, provide value and are experienced at promoting relationships.

Reporting to the Director of Env. & Analytical Labs, you will:

• Be an Analytical Testing Expert: you will analyze fragrance raw materials in the PSS Labs, focusing on raw materials of natural origin. Using your technical capabilities, you will conduct analyses of fragrance ingredients using established methodologies for the quantification of regulated substances and performing compositional analysis when needed, ensuring compliance and safety requirements for all raw materials.
• Be an Expert in Natural Products: you will use your expertise in natural complex substances to enhance the testing capabilities of the PSS Labs to better understand ingredient characterization. You will contribute in adapting and developing new analytical methodologies and protocols to address our regulatory challenges and safety assessments.
• You will partner in solution with stakeholders, and you will be involved in projects to provide added-value for data integrity and the development of new naturals, through your testing expertise.

You ? Are you someone who wants to grow your world? Who excels 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 success profile includes:

• Technical degree or Bachelor or Master's Degree in scientific field – preferably in Analytical Chemistry, Phytochemistry, or related sciences.
• Experience of 10 years in the analysis of natural complex substances, such as plant extracts or essential oils, in academic or industrial laboratories.
• Proficient in the analysis of fragrance and cosmetic raw materials.
• Experience with chromatographic techniques, such as GC-MS, LC-HRMS or GCxGC-MS.
• Experience with sample preparation techniques dedicated plant extracts and natural substances analysis.
• Experience in autonomously carrying out different operations and troubleshooting of instruments in the laboratory.
• Experience in a GLP testing facility or equivalent in a quality assurance role would be appreciated.
• Experience with analytical composition of vegetal, plant and natural substances concerning extraction processes.
• Knowledge oh fragrance raw materials.
• Analytical chemistry background in Liquid / Gas Chromatography and in Mass Spectrometry techniques.
• Knowledge of Method Validation would be appreciated.
• Good skills with Google applications and Excel.
• Experience with SAP, LIMS and in chromatographic data software such as Masshunter, ChromaTOF, GC-Image, ChromSpace, TraceFinder, Compound Discoverer.
• Good written and spoken English (minimum B1-B2) and French.
• Very good organization and timeline management.

Our Benefits :

• Healthcare support
• Paid Time Off and family leave
• Retirement plan
• Sport and leisure clubs
• Company shop
• Staff restaurant

Are you interested in this exciting challenge? We are looking forward to receiving your application! Please make sure you enclose your CV, Cover Letter, Diplomas and Work Certificates.

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.
Givaudan is committed to equal opportunities. Therefore, we welcome applications regardless of cultural and social background, gender, age, religion or sexual identity. 
We also have a safe working environment, progressive working conditions and are certified as an equal pay employer.