Senior Scientist - Meat

IFF • New Century, KS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

IFF is a global leader in taste, ingredients, scent, and nutrition, delivering sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products. The Food Ingredients division creates efficient and sustainable ingredient solutions with improved nutritional profile, taste, and texture for food and beverage manufacturers worldwide. This Senior Scientist position is based in New Century, Kansas, on-site. The role involves joining a collaborative, curious, and solution-oriented Culinary Applications team, where knowledge sharing, experimentation, and customer impact are integral to daily work. The team's goal is to challenge existing solutions and shape preferred application concepts for the future. The role focuses on turning ingredient science into innovative culinary solutions for the meat industry.

Requirements

• Relevant educational background, minimum of Bachelors of Science, but preferably Master’s Degree and/or PhD
• Minimum 10 years of experience in the food industry
• Demonstrated experience working in or with commercial meat manufacturing environments, including plant trials and scale-up support
• Strong technical knowledge of proteins, hydrocolloids, and/or food protection ingredients
• In-depth understanding of food chemistry and nutrition
• Practical experience with manufacturing processes, pilot plants, and analytical techniques
• Hands-on technical expertise combined with a customer- and business-oriented mindset
• Self-driven and proactive, taking ownership of tasks and driving them to completion
• Structured and disciplined, ensuring trials are fully documented and knowledge is shared
• Comfortable interacting with, training, and presenting to customers and colleagues
• Willingness to work full-time in laboratory and pilot plant environments
• Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time

Nice To Haves

• Curiosity and creativity balanced with practical problem-solving
• Comfort working effectively in a dynamic environment with shifting priorities
• A track record of translating customer manufacturing challenges into ingredient-based, portfolio-driven application solutions
• A collaborative approach that blends personal expertise with the insights of others to improve outcomes

Responsibilities

• Deliver technical application support for Meat applications across the NOAM region through direct customer engagement and on-site visits
• Apply ingredient technologies to address customer needs through practical, scalable application solutions
• Design, execute, and follow up on application trials and projects, both internally and at customer sites
• Collaborate closely with colleagues across Applications, Sales, Marketing, Research & Development, and other internal stakeholders
• Develop new application concepts aligned with strategic objectives, market trends, and new product launches
• Prepare clear and structured technical documentation, reports, and trial summaries
• Train customers and internal colleagues in applications, processes, and product usage
• Support Research & Development activities, including contributions to innovation projects and patent-related work
• Actively contribute to knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives across IFF

Benefits

• Opportunity to work with globally recognized ingredient technologies and category experts
• A strong culture of collaboration, learning, and knowledge sharing across IFF
• Professional development through hands-on innovation, training, and global networks
• A dynamic environment where curiosity, initiative, and ownership are valued
• Meaningful work that contributes to sustainable food solutions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees