Global Innovation Savory Flavorist

Givaudan; Kemptthal; On-site; CHF 111,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Givaudan in Switzerland or Cincinnati seeks a Global Innovation Savory Flavorist to lead long-term flavor development initiatives. You will manage projects, evaluate new ingredients, and deploy scalable flavor technologies worldwide.

Reporting to a Principal Flavorist, you will collaborate with FC&A flavorists, regional teams, and apply digital tools for data-driven decision making while ensuring regulatory compliance and industrialization potential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemistry or Biology required; higher education helpful.
• Six+ years of experience as a flavorist after completing a Flavorist Trainee Program or equivalent.
• Experience on innovation/R&D projects with exposure to multiple regions or segments.

Responsibilities

• Lead formulation, testing and optimization of flavor and taste technologies with global potential.
• Integrate digital tools into flavor creation and data-driven decision making; support technology transfer.
• Collaborate with FC&A flavorists and regional teams to ensure successful project execution and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Flavor formulation

Sensory evaluation

Data analytics

Cross-regional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemistry or Biology

Tools

Digital analytics tools

Job description

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 17,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. In the USA, we develop, market and produce a wide array of solutions from our 25 most innovative sites, based across the country. Stretch your skills, create and get inspiration from passionate colleagues. Every day, your energy, your thirst for knowledge, and your creativity will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Global Innovation Savory Flavorist

This is a Global Innovation Savory Flavorist opportunity that focuses on serving all the regions in the world where we do business. Manage long-term development projects to influence the way the world experiences savory creations. This innovation flavorist position offers abundant opportunities to use your creativity - especially being the first one to use the innovation ingredients and mostly the fresh from-scratch creations.

Reporting to a Principal Flavorist, you will lead selected Science & Technology (S&T) flavor development and technology projects, ensuring the evaluation and optimization of new flavor and taste technologies with global potential. You will provide deployable solutions (ingredients, platforms, tools) that can be used by Commercial Flavor Creation and Application (FC&A) flavorists and supports technological adoption across regions.

We have a high preference for this role to be based in Cincinnati, Ohio. We also have capability for the role to be placed in Kemptthal, Switzerland.

• Lead and Influence: Lead the formulation, testing and optimization of flavor and taste technologies ensuring quality, robustness, and agreement on project goals. Plan and organize the evaluation of new materials (internal and external), assessing performance, stability, regulatory fit and potential for flavor creation and industrialization.
• Project Management and Inclusion: Convert project outcomes into practical solutions that FC&A flavorists and application teams can apply in customer projects. Work with Senior and Principal flavorists to understand technology priorities, customer needs and application constraints, and align S&T project work with tactical goals. Be the contact for complex ingredient and technology related questions within defined categories or projects, leading troubleshooting and optimization to ensure reliable performance.
• Discovery Integration: Integrate digital tools into flavor creation and ingredient discovery processes, ensuring accurate data capture and using analytics to guide formulation decisions and compare options. Collaborate with partners to ensure smooth project execution, regulatory compliance, technology transfer. Participate in regional interactions to roll out technologies, gather feedback and identify gaps. Contribute to preparation and delivery of knowledge-sharing activities (presentations, workshops, webinars, training) and create/capture knowledge using digital tools.

You?

• Bachelor's Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology. Higher Education helpful.
• 6+ years of experience as a flavorist after completing a Flavorist Trainee Program or an equivalent industry program.
• Experience working on innovation or R&D-oriented projects, with exposure to multiple segments or regions.
• Advanced level of tasting, flavor formulation and sensory evaluation, with understanding of global regulatory requirements.
• Familiarity and growing proficiency with digital tools for flavor optimization and data-driven decision-making.

The established target salary range for this position is $135000-$155000 USD. Annual bonus. Actual compensation will depend on individual qualifications and location.

Benefits include Major Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability, Family Leave and a high matching 401k.

Givaudan takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications/certifications and education, and internal equity.

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Diversity of perspectives fuels innovation and fosters deeper connections with our employees, customers, and partners. At Givaudan, we are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive environment where every individual’s voice is valued and has the power to shape our world. Join us in making a difference together.