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Lead Sensory Innovation Scientist
Job summary
A leading FMCG company is looking for a Lead Sensory Innovation Scientist in Slough. This role involves designing and analyzing sensory research, partnering with product developers, and mentoring colleagues to drive innovation. Candidates should have a degree in a relevant field and experience in the FMCG industry. The company offers competitive salary and benefits including an annual bonus.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Psychology, Statistics, or related field (Master’s) or equivalent experience.
- Proven background in the FMCG (ideally food/snacks) industry with strong sensory science and consumer research experience.
- Solid scientific expertise, advanced data analysis, and ability to translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Strong communication and storytelling skills to engage and inspire cross-functional partners.
- Creative problem-solver, adaptable, nimble, thrives in ambiguity.
Responsibilities
- Design, lead, and analyze sensory and consumer research to deliver actionable insights.
- Partner with product developers to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality experiences.
- Guide claims development and validation to support storytelling and product superiority.
- Anticipate consumer trends and market needs to inspire future innovation.
- Mentor and coach colleagues, building sensory and consumer-centric capabilities.
Job Title: Lead Sensory Innovation Scientist
Location: Slough / Paddington, United Kingdom
Salary: £62,500 - £76,000, annual bonus, car allowance, benefits
Join Us as a Lead Sensory Innovation Scientist in the Consumer Technical Insights team to transform consumer insights into unforgettable product experiences. You’ll sit at the intersection of R&D, Marketing, and Innovation, ensuring every product—whether gum, fruity treats, chocolates, or iconic brands like Bounty, Milky Way, Maltesers, and regional specialties—delivers a consistent high-quality experience to consumers across EMEA.
The Lead Sensory Innovation Scientist is a trusted partner to cross functional partners, ensuring products are created and manufactured consistently, while embracing new ideas and market-driven innovations. With deep expertise in Sensory science, Consumer Insights and the FMCG/snacks industry, you will guide the translation of data into insights that lead to meaningful, consumer-centric solutions that shape the future of our categories.
- Design, lead, and analyze sensory and consumer research to deliver actionable insights, decisional and diagnostic.
- Partner with product developers to ensure consistent delivery of high quality experience while enabling innovation, cost optimization, regulatory challenges etc.
- Guide claims development and validation to support storytelling and product superiority.
- Anticipate consumer trends, cultural shifts, and market needs across EU to inspire future innovation.
- Mentor and coach colleagues, building sensory and consumer-centric mindset and capabilities across the business.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Psychology, Statistics, or related field (Master’s), or equivalent experience.
- Industry expertise: Proven background in the FMCG (ideally food/snacks) industry with strong sensory science and consumer research experience.
- Technical skills: Solid scientific expertise, advanced data analysis, and ability to translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Leadership/Strategic Influencing: Strong communication and storytelling skills to engage and inspire cross-functional partners regardless of level.
- Mindset: Creative problem-solver, adaptable, nimble, thrives in ambiguity and is not afraid of bringing a clear POV (even if it is not great news).
- Work with diverse and talented Associates, guided by the Five Principles.
- Join a purpose-driven company, striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
- Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our Mars University.
- Industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including a company bonus.
Mars is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable adjustments for individuals with disabilities, long term health conditions or are neurodiverse during the application and recruitment process. To request reasonable adjustments, complete our Reasonable Adjustment Request Form here
* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.
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