Fragrance Scientist

Unilever • Trumbull, CT

5h

About The Position

ABOUT UNILEVER: With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that has a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our collaborative, and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centers around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future. Background & Purpose of the Job As the Personal Care fragrance team, our mission is to elevate consumers’ experiences by delivering delightful fragrances to our consumers. We are also responsible for managing the portfolio as well as regulatory compliance across all markets. The creation of this role will enable the team to keep delivering innovation briefs and regulatory compliance with speed and excellence. Who You Are & What You’ll Do The focus of this role is to lead the fragrance work for skin cleansing/deodorant innovation projects and keep the portfolio up to date. Becoming an expert in fragrance takes time. Initially you will be focused on project management and working with the team to develop the necessary expertise to build your skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, physical science or chemical engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of relevant fragrance experience required, with experience in personal care preferred.
• Ability to prioritize complex workloads, ability to work across multiple time zones and self-motivate.
• Leadership and good communication are critical to be able to deliver on this role considering the nature of the work and interfaces with stakeholders.
• Team player, who enjoys collaboration within the fragrance team and with key interfaces, who can inspire the interfaces to go the extra mile when things get challenging and someone who will dedicate time, passion and energy to ensure we win as a team.
• A keen interest in the science of perfumes is key.
• You will be a quick learner who is not afraid to take the initiative to get things done.
• You will have a good sense of smell and understanding of how to classify fragrance hedonics.
• You will have experience of working with perfume compounds and ideally with perfume raw materials.
• Experience setting up evaluation experiments + carry through of said experiments with capturing output of data/findings.
• You will be experienced in working in a laboratory environment with a keen eye for safe and effective procedures.
• You will have good computer skills (MS Office, ERP) and an openness to embrace new systems including Unilever specific E-tools.

Nice To Haves

• Ideally you will have previous experience working within an FMCG environment or in the Flavours & Fragrances industry.
• Familiarization with Unilever systems and processes will be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support and help manage the fragrance development process, as part of a global team
• Contribute and prepare fragrance assessments as well as making fragrance recommendations across all project types (innovation, regulatory)
• Select & Refine from portfolio for technical & compliance adaptations
• Responsible for portfolio management, Competitive Reviews and Contribute to Marketing Analysis
• Lead the digital agenda to capitalize and build on our existing body of knowledge.
• Creating fragrance stories to support fragrances for brand discussion and product launches.
• Support the fragrance strategy by executing key initiatives.
• Contribute to global proactive projects, Building & strengthening relationships with global and regional teams, as well as external fragrance houses.
• Collaborate on technical solutions for fragrance development
• Manage regulatory projects across all markets Build relationships with all key interfaces to enable collaboration across departments.
• Coordinating and participating in consumer test discussions and interpreting results.

Benefits

• Flexible working policies to help make this role the right one for you.
• A competitive salary, 401K, annual bonus and shares.
• Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level