Senior Engineer, H&B Yeast Manufacturing

IFF • Cedar Rapids, IA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. As part of the Health & Biosciences Manufacturing Technology team, you will support yeast manufacturing operations by improving technology performance, process efficiency, cost effectiveness, and continuous improvement across both local and global manufacturing priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Chemical Engineering or a related technical field.
• Minimum of five years of experience in industrial, biochemical, or biotechnology manufacturing environments.
• Experience in yeast processing, fermentation, downstream processing, liquid formulation, or solid formulation.
• Knowledge of industrial biotechnology process technology, ideally with a focus on yeast manufacturing.
• Project management experience, including the ability to support complex technical initiatives across multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across sites, functions, regions, and business teams.
• Strong decision-making, prioritization, and strategic thinking skills.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly and confidently, including with senior leaders.
• Financial and business acumen, including experience with project justification, cost analysis, or manufacturing improvement cases.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting capital expansion, debottlenecking, or manufacturing improvement projects in a biotechnology or fermentation environment.
• Exposure to external contract manufacturing or global manufacturing networks.
• Ability to bring a continuous improvement mindset while building strong relationships across technical and operational teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support, troubleshooting, and proactive problem-solving for Health & Biosciences manufacturing processes, with an initial focus on yeast manufacturing.
• Benchmark, assess, and optimize the capability and performance of internal and external manufacturing processes.
• Conduct holistic assessments of internal yeast manufacturing capabilities, including technical performance, quality, compliance, and product cost.
• Support new product and technology introductions across internal manufacturing sites and external contract manufacturing partners.
• Partner with global teams, including Research & Development, manufacturing, quality, and operations, to strengthen yeast manufacturing performance.
• Monitor and report on process performance, product cost, and operational efficiency across Health & Biosciences manufacturing plants.
• Provide techno-economic analysis for manufacturing improvements, including capital expenditure projects, commercialization, and debottlenecking initiatives.
• Contribute to major initiatives and strategies as part of the global Health & Biosciences Manufacturing Technology community.
• Support process commercialization programs and front-end loading activities for capital expansion, growth, and improvement projects.

Benefits

• Opportunity to directly influence yeast manufacturing strategy and capability within a global Health & Biosciences organization.
• Work on meaningful technical projects that support process performance, efficiency, commercialization, and long-term business growth.
• Collaborate with global colleagues across Manufacturing Technology, Research & Development, operations, quality, and business teams.
• Be part of a motivated, passionate, and open-minded team where your work can make a real impact.
• We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy.
• At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential.
• We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status.
• We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

What This Job Offers

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