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Innovation Scientist - Flavors

Carpentersville, IL, US   Hoffman Estates, IL, US  
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Job ID 4709 Date posted 08/19/2024 Category Research and Development

Who are we? Customer-focused experts. Entrepreneurial thinkers. Creative collaborators. Headquartered in the United States, Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and extracts. Our Research and Development teams shape the future by developing and applying specialized systems, ingredients, and proprietary technologies that bring to life our customers’ food, personal care, and pharmaceutical products.

Who are you? A big thinker who knows how to get results. Every day in Research and Development will bring a new opportunity to put your curiosity and knowledge to use.

Join our Innovation team, and you will use your scientific and technological investigation skills to develop state-of-the-art ingredients and revolutionary formulations and technologies. You will be part of a global network of Sensient scientists who make original contributions to new product developments around the world.

Join our Applications Team, and you will partner with our customers in our labs and at their facilities to achieve their vision, solve their challenges, and bring innovative products to market. You will work face to face with customers large and small, from multinationals with the world’s best-known brands, to cutting-edge startups.

Whether in Innovation or Applications, you will grow personally and professionally while doing exciting international work as part of our winning culture.

  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Job Level: Entry, Mid, Senior
  • Travel : Depends on Role
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success profile

We are looking for Applications and Innovation team members who are:

  • Results-focused
  • Collaborative
  • Skilled communicators
  • Analytically rigorous
  • Detail-oriented
  • Intensely curious

Your journey

career path

  • Lab Technician
  • Application Scientist (multiple levels)
  • Technical Service Manager (multiple levels)
  • Technical Director
  • Senior Technical Director or
  • Innovation Intern
  • Innovation Associate (multiple levels)
  • Innovation Scientist (multiple levels)
  • Innovations Manager

cultural points

The Sensient Six are the core values that drive us in our mission.

  • Entrepreneurial
  • Customer focused
  • Develop self and others
  • Collaborative
  • Results driven
  • Know your job
My job gives me the unique opportunity to develop products that I feel passionate about. Being part of an international team, with access to so much know-how and the most innovative technologies, encourages me every day to do my best and to drive innovation.
Lisa Innovation Manager, Germany

Innovation Scientist - Flavors

Carpentersville, IL, US   Hoffman Estates, IL, US  
Job ID 4709 Date posted August 18, 2024 Job Category Research and Development

POSITION SUMMARY:
In this role reporting to the Innovation Manager, you will develop fresh and modern sweet, beverage, and savory products. While supporting existing and new business growth opportunities for Sensient’s flavor technologies, you will contribute ideas and demonstrate your expertise in food & beverage product development areas for our Flavors business unit. You will assist in delivering presentations to customers, sales and internal management.  Effectively communicating Sensient’s product line features and benefits is part of the job responsibilities as well.  

What you'll be doing:

  • Create sweet, beverage and savory products to demonstrate Sensient’s taste and technology portfolio, communicate project statuses to the Innovation Manager.
  • Identify and test new flavor technologies to provide innovative solutions addressing industry issues.
  • Accompany Account Representatives on customer calls to educate customers on company strengths and capabilities.  Assist in providing customer solutions for their product and process challenges.
  • Provide technical support for Sensient’s Application Labs. Identify and test products for stability and shelf life.
  • Run equipment in our Pilot Plant and test new products. 
  • Stay current industry trends and scientific discoveries, following current literature and monitoring online and paper trade magazines.
  • Participate in scheduled sensory panels.
  • Maintain application data in a timely and accurate fashion. Utilize computer system capabilities for selection and screening of flavor/flavor enhancement systems.
  • Potentially visiting customers and assist new Sensient technologies product launches.

What you will bring: 

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science/Food Technology, Chemistry or related technical area. Equivalent experience could be considered.
  • 2-5 years of food and/or flavor industry product development experience. 
  • An accomplished understanding of flavors and flavor technologies.
  • Demonstrated ability to formulate finished products.
  • Knowledge of pertinent processes, regulatory guidelines, and sensory testing.
  • Outstanding communication and the ability to deliver formal presentations is desirable.
  • Organized, innovative team player who is self-driven and a motivated multitasker.
  • Excellent collaborator (internally and externally) and experience working cross functionally for getting results. .
  • A working knowledge of appropriate computer software applications is required.

What you will get: 

  • An opportunity to make a direct impact upon a large and complex business within a global organization.
  • An excellent salary, benefit offering and development opportunities.
  • A thorough and effective training experience during onboarding and beyond.
  • Opportunity to work with an innovative team in a fast-paced collaborative environment.

ABOUT SENSIENT FLAVORS & EXTRACTS:

Sensient Flavors & Fragrances Group develops, manufactures and distributes flavor and fragrance systems that are found in thousands of consumer products worldwide. The company's specialty systems are essential components of food, beverage, household and personal care products. Sensient's value-added flavors and fragrances enable our customers to excel in highly competitive global markets. The Flavors & Fragrances Group is located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

ABOUT SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION:

Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and fragrances. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, inkjet and specialty inks and colors, and other specialty and fine chemicals. The Company's customers include major international manufacturers representing most of the world's best-known brands.  Sensient is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Third Party Agency: 

Any unsolicited submissions received from recruitment agencies will be considered property of Sensient Technologies, and we will not be liable for any fees or obligations related to those submissions. 

Sponsorship: 

Due to our inability to offer visa sponsorship, we can only consider candidates who are authorized to work in (country) without the need for employment visa sponsorship.

Sensient is an Equal Opportunity Employer, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. 

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