Application Scientist III

Sensient•Saint Louis, MO

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Sensient Technologies is seeking an Application Scientist III to support its Food Colors North America business. The role focuses on identifying new product opportunities, improving product-line profitability, managing product lifecycles, driving revenue growth, and supporting the business strategy. The position provides technical customer support and application expertise for color systems used in food and beverage products. The scientist works with customer teams and Sensient colleagues to troubleshoot color and process challenges, lead plant trials, develop formulations, optimize products, and introduce new color technologies and application solutions. The role also supports innovation across Sensient’s food ingredient portfolio through product and concept development, raw-material evaluation, and resolution of technical customer complaints. The position is onsite five days per week and offers salary, benefits, and development opportunities, along with training during onboarding and beyond. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without employment visa sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Food Science, or a related technical field.
Experience in a manufacturing environment; experience in food ingredients or packaged food is preferred.
Analytical, results-driven approach and proactive mindset.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Strong manufacturing acumen and an entrepreneurial mindset.
Ability to foster cross-functional alignment between commercial and manufacturing teams.
Authorization to work in the United States without employment visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing experience in the food ingredients or packaged food industries.
Desire for career growth and advancement.

Responsibilities

Provide technical customer support to optimize color system performance in food and beverage applications.
Partner with customer EHS, Quality, Engineering, and Operations teams to troubleshoot and resolve color and process challenges.
Lead customer-site plant trials and production support to ensure successful implementation and performance of finished products.
Conduct laboratory and production trials to diagnose process issues and develop technical solutions.
Support application projects through formulation development, ingredient recommendations, and customer-product optimization.
Communicate and demonstrate new color technologies and application solutions to improve product performance and customer outcomes.
Support new product and concept development, evaluate raw materials, and resolve technical customer complaints across Sensient’s food ingredient portfolio.
Identify new product opportunities, improve product-line profitability, manage product lifecycles, and support revenue growth and the Food Colors North America strategy.
Serve as a link between commercial and manufacturing teams, fostering cross-functional alignment and business-unit growth.