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Application Scientist II

Lerma de Villada, México, MX  
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Job ID 5326 Date posted 02/25/2025 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

Application Scientist II

Lerma de Villada, México, MX  
Job ID 5326 Date posted February 24, 2025 Job Category Research and Development

At Sensient Technologies, we are experts in science, art, and innovation of color and flavor.  We are market savvy and visionary.  We are problem solvers, and we will be better with you. 

We are looking for an Application Scientist to join our team. The Application Scientist will provide technical assistance to internal and external customers through excipient formulation, custom blending, prototyping, and small scale and commercial trial batches. 

What you’ll do:

  • Lead technical discussion with customers and account managers. 
  • Recommend optimal product selection based on customers desired target markets and associated regulatory requirements. 
  • Responsible for technical (R&D) support activities on customer projects. Test colors to determine suitable solutions for customer applications.
  • Coordinate communications between the customer and Sensient’s Regulatory, Sales & Quality Departments. 
  • Travel to customers research and manufacturing sites to promote and support the use of Sensient products.
  • Experience in development food such as seasoning, snacks, processed foods, bakery products.
  • The drive and passion to win!

What you’ll bring:

  • Bachelor's degree in general science or food science or equivalent education.  A minimum of five years of experience in the industry and management experience preferred. 
  • Leads projects where product applications are required to offer color solutions to food industry customers.
  • An enthusiastic, creative, and team centered approach to creating an amazing office environment. 
  • English working proficiency 80%. 

What you’ll get:

  • An excellent salary, benefit offering and development opportunities. 
  • A thorough and effective training experience during onboarding and beyond.

ABOUT SENSIENT COLORS:

Sensient Color Group is a leading developer, producer and supplier of natural and synthetic color systems for customers around the globe. The Company's high-performance products play a central role in the manufacture of foods and beverages, cosmetic and pharmaceutical colors and coatings, inks for commercial and consumer printers, and colors for agricultural uses, household cleaners and paper products. The Color Group is located in St. Louis, Missouri.

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.

As a dynamic and diversified global leader, we offer an excellent salary and comprehensive benefits package.  For more information, visit our website at http://www.sensient.com.

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