Flavorist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry or a related scientific discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive, hands-on flavor creation and development experience, with demonstrated expertise across sweet, dairy and beverage categories.
• Fully certified flavor chemist credentials, such as certification from the Society of Flavor Chemists, or an equivalent recognized qualification.
• Strong scientific knowledge of food science, chemistry, aroma molecules, natural extracts and flavor manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, characterize, formulate and match flavor materials using analytical and sensory evaluation techniques.
• Working knowledge of U.S. and international flavor regulations and experience formulating with approved flavor materials.
• Ability to manage multiple customer and internal development projects while maintaining quality, accuracy and agreed-upon timelines.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain technical information clearly to internal colleagues and external customers.
• Foundational leadership capabilities with experience mentoring, guiding or developing junior flavor professionals.

Nice To Haves

• An advanced degree, such as a master’s degree or doctorate, in Food Science, Chemistry or a related field.
• Experience developing clean label and natural flavors while navigating the related technical and regulatory requirements.
• A strong record of combining consumer insights, sensory science and emerging technologies to deliver differentiated flavor solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and formulate innovative, market-leading flavors for food and beverage applications, including compounded liquids, spray-dried powders, plated flavors, reaction flavors, emulsions and extracts, using Generally Recognized as Safe and U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved materials.
• Create, develop and optimize consumer-preferred flavor profiles across beverage, sweet goods and dairy applications.
• Lead creative development projects from concept through launch, building customer intimacy while ensuring timelines, specifications and quality standards are achieved.
• Apply analytical data, sensory science and technical expertise to develop, characterize and match flavor materials.
• Develop flavors that meet U.S. and international flavor regulations, including specific regulatory requirements for alcoholic beverages.
• Collaborate with Applications, Research & Development, Marketing, Sales and Operations teams to support seamless project execution, commercialization and successful scale-up.
• Partner with account managers to understand customer needs, provide technical support and develop practical solutions to complex flavor challenges.
• Mentor and train junior colleagues by sharing technical knowledge, creative approaches and industry expertise.
• Collaborate with global innovation teams to leverage new technologies, support strategic priorities and identify opportunities for flavor development.

Benefits

• 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.