Senior Flavourist / Senior Flavourist

Senior Flavourist, Savoury

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. At Givaudan, we are dedicated to creating happier, healthier lives with a love for nature. Together, with passion and creativity, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances, and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. With more than 16,000 employees around the globe, there’s much to learn and many ambitious ideas to explore. Every day, your talent, innovative spirit, and determination will shape our future, making a positive difference for billions. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Senior Savoury Flavourist with Taste Expertise

Located in Kemptthal, CH, you will report to the Head of Science & Technology. As a global Flavourist in our Science & Technology group, your main focus will be on innovating flavour creation for the culinary and protein categories in a collaborative cross-functional environment.

Your Core Responsibilities

• Build culinary and protein category research projects according to prioritization.
• Evaluate materials developed internally or from external sources and assess their potential for flavour creation.
• Create flavours using new technologies to meet project requirements for culinary and savoury applications, ensuring adherence to defined success criteria, regulatory compliance, cost, and production requirements.
• Support regions and customers on innovation and technologies.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized lab environment in accordance with EHS policies.
• Connect with regional flavourists and other functions.
• Foster an inclusive environment by utilizing differences in styles, thinking, and approaches.

Your Success Profile

• 15+ years of experience as a Savoury Flavourist after completing an industry standard flavourist training program.
• PhD or Master's Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, or any relevant experience in a food applications lab, production, or related area.
• Strong knowledge of Maillard chemistry and processed flavours.
• Demonstrated mastery in flavour creation, including salt and umami taste, processed flavours, and flavour science.
• Expert level tasting skills and flavour creation abilities.
• Extensive knowledge of raw materials and flavour ingredients.
• Proficient in creating selected flavour types to meet performance requirements for processes and research and development needs.
• Expert understanding of global regulatory requirements for flavours.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Advanced knowledge of analytical methodologies (G.C., HPLC, Mass Spec).

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits, including medical, sports, and leisure activities (yoga, fitness, climbing, etc.), among others.

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives. You will thrive in an inspiring teamwork culture where collaboration and learning from talented and passionate individuals across disciplines, regions, and divisions is encouraged.

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

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Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

Remote working: On-site