Director, Fragrance Evaluation

Osmo • Elizabeth, NJ

3d

About The Position

Osmo is a digital olfaction company, on a mission to give computers a sense of smell to improve the health and wellbeing of human life. Olfactory Intelligence has applications across industries including fragrance, manufacturing, security, medicine, and more. Osmo is headquartered in Elizabeth, NJ, with an additional office in Somerville, MA. Osmo is seeking a Director of Fragrance Evaluation to lead our evaluation function and define how scent is selected, communicated, and brought to market. You'll lead the evaluation team, partner closely with perfumers, trend intelligence, and commercial teams to ensure every fragrance is both emotionally resonant and commercially viable, and help shape how AI- and LLM-powered development tools integrate into traditional perfumery.

Requirements

• 7–10+ years of experience in fragrance evaluation, with strong expertise in fine fragrance
• Additional experience in candles and home fragrance required
• Proven ability to lead fragrance development across multiple categories and client types
• Strong olfactive acuity with the ability to confidently guide scent direction and selection
• Experience managing or mentoring junior evaluators
• Comfort working cross-functionally with perfumers, commercial teams, and marketing
• Comfortable with ambiguity, energized by building new ways of working
• Clear communicator, able to translate scent into language that drives decisions

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the evaluation team, setting standards for olfactive excellence and consistency
• Serve as the final decision-maker and internal voice of the consumer, ensuring all fragrance submissions meet client and market expectations
• Partner closely with perfumers through iterative smelling, feedback, and refinement sessions
• Oversee fragrance selection across fine fragrance, home fragrance, and candles, ensuring strong category fluency
• Work hand-in-hand with perfumers to guide fragrance direction from brief to final submission
• Collaborate with commercial teams to align fragrance direction with client needs and market opportunities
• Support development across both oil and turnkey projects, ensuring consistency in quality and positioning
• Participate in and help lead internal development panels, contributing to key creative and commercial decisions
• Partner with fragrance marketing and trend teams to translate scent into clear, compelling olfactive narratives
• Ensure fragrance submissions are supported by strong positioning, language, and emotional clarity
• Help define how Osmo communicates scent—internally and externally—across client presentations and brand storytelling
• Actively participate in the evolution of Osmo’s AI-driven development tools, bringing a critical evaluation lens into model training and refinement
• Provide structured feedback to improve how AI interprets olfactive direction, trend signals, and formulation outputs
• Help define how evaluation integrates into a hybrid model of human expertise and machine intelligence
• Stay curious and engaged with emerging technologies shaping the future of fragrance creation
• Maintain a strong understanding of consumer preferences, category trends, and competitive landscape
• Identify olfactive whitespace and emerging scent directions across fine fragrance and home categories
• Ensure all fragrance work reflects both current market relevance and forward-looking opportunity

Benefits

• health coverage
• dental coverage
• vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
• flexible paid time off
• company holidays
• equity or incentive compensation for eligible roles

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed