Senior Scientist, Taste Fermentation & Innovation

Kerry; Naas; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry is seeking a Senior Scientist- Taste Fermentation to drive development of savoury taste ingredients and fermentation-derived flavours. You will lead projects from concept through commercialization in collaboration with fermentations, food tech, and manufacturing teams.

The role focuses on translating science into scalable ingredient platforms and partnering with business teams to meet customer needs in a global setting.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in fermentation or related field.
• Hands-on fermentation experience with yeast/bacteria/fungi.
• Experience in process development and scale-up.
• Ability to design and interpret scientific studies.
• Excellent problem-solving linking data to outcomes.
• Strong communication across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience in cross-functional, multicultural teams.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
• Experience commercializing fermentation-derived ingredients.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, optimization, and commercialization of fermentation-derived savoury ingredients.
• Drive projects from concept to lab, pilot, scale-up, and launch.
• Identify new technology opportunities and contribute to the innovation pipeline.
• Design and execute lab, pilot, and manufacturing trials.
• Analyze data and provide technical recommendations.
• Provide scientific troubleshooting across fermentation and applications.
• Communicate findings through reports, presentations, and summaries.
• Monitor trends in fermentation and flavour technologies.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Business Development, and Applications teams.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Procurement, and Supply Chain.

Skills

Fermentation development

Scale-up expertise

Scientific study design

Data interpretation

Cross-functional teamwork

Clear communication

Analytical methods

Travel readiness

Education

MSc/PhD in Fermentation

Tools

HPLC

GC

Molecular biology

Excel

Job description

Kerry is seeking a Senior Scientist- Taste Fermentation to drive development of savoury taste ingredients and fermentation-derived flavours. You will lead projects from concept through commercialization in collaboration with fermentations, food tech, and manufacturing teams.

The role focuses on translating science into scalable ingredient platforms and partnering with business teams to meet customer needs in a global setting.