Senior Scientist – Research & Innovation

Mane USA•Parsippany, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

MANE is a 5th generation French family-owned business known for innovation and progress in the world of Flavor and Fragrance. As sensation enthusiasts, we strive to provide exceptional moments in people’s daily lives through the timeless flavors and fragrances we create. With our passion, creativity, and innovation, “We capture what moves”. Become part of MANE’s Fragrance Research & Innovation Team as a Senior Scientist at our Creative Center in Parsippany, NJ, where science and creativity come together to shape the future of fragrance. The Senior Scientist leads the development of next-generation technologies that enable differentiated fragrance performance. The role combines fundamental technology research, advanced analytical characterization, data-driven development, and application science to create new technology platforms and translate them into commercially viable fragrance solutions.

Requirements

Master’s degree in a scientific discipline
5+ years of relevant industry experience preferred
Experience with fragrance performance evaluation, analytical characterization, and/or modelling approaches
Self-motivated and able to work well within a dynamic team environment
Able to multi-task and manage multiple projects concurrently
Strong oral and written communication skills

Responsibilities

Design and lead complex experimental programs to develop, screen, optimize, and validate new technologies.
Identify unmet fragrance performance needs and translate them into technology development opportunities.
Use fragrance performance data, analytical results, scientific literature, and emerging technology trends to identify opportunities for new technology development.
Develop hypotheses linking technology characteristics to fragrance deposition, release, blooming, longevity, substantivity, and sensory performance.
Apply advanced analytical techniques, experimental design, statistical analysis, and data-driven approaches to accelerate technology development.
Translate fundamental research findings into technology concepts, prototypes, proof-of-concepts, and scalable technology platforms.
Lead the adaptation of existing technologies for new fragrance compositions, matrices, applications, and customer requirements.
Establish technical understanding of technology–fragrance–matrix interactions and develop design principles for technology selection and application
Other duties in support of company objectives
Consistent with MANE’s environmental commitments, every employee shall actively participate in relevant education/training based upon corporate and local environmental objectives.
Management shall support and facilitate the actions within their teams to effectively and adequately implement environmental policies, procedures and practices, as well as promote continual improvement consistent with environmental goals.