Senior Application Scientist I

Sensient Technologies Careers; Cernusco sul Naviglio; In loco; EUR 40.000 - 60.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading company in flavor solutions is seeking a Senior Applications Scientist in Cernusco sul Naviglio. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership and develop beverage products, while contributing to customer interactions and cross-functional team development. Strong knowledge in food science and industry experience is essential for success in this role.

Servizi

Excellent salary and benefits

Opportunities for development

Comprehensive onboarding and training

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in general science or food science or equivalent.
• Fluency in English and Italian is required; French is advantageous.
• Industry experience in beverage applications is essential.

Mansioni

• Lead technical aspects for beverage application development.
• Translate customer requirements into usable products.
• Create market presentations and maintain lab safety standards.

Conoscenze

Fluency in English

Fluency in Italian

Food science knowledge

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Mentoring skills

Innovative thinking

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in general science or food science

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Summary:

The Senior Applications Scientist is a strong technical player for the full EU Beverages business and supports the technical interaction with customers through the Sales Account Managers, particularly in Southern Europe. The role is part of the broader EU Sweet and Beverage Flavours Technical team, based in Milan.

What you’ll do:

• A technical lead for the beverage application sector and cross functional teams to ensure alignment of objectives and development of suitable methodologies
• Working on new product ideas and customer requirements, translating research into usable products, liaising with flavourists
• Creating full proactive product sets for multi-customer presentations, interpreting trend and market information
• Maintain a safe, clean and organized laboratory environment, in accordance with our health and safety policies
• Interacting extensively with customers and other internal commercial and technical teams

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor's degree in general science or food science or equivalent education
• Fluency in English and Italian (both written and spoken), French is an advantage
• Knowledge of food science fundamentals, food microbiology and ability to apply in practice
• You are innovative and have excellent communication, presentation, and mentoring skills
• Willingness to travel
• Industry experience in beverage applications and beverage processing

What you’ll get:

• Opportunity to collaborate with your colleagues, onsite 5 days per week.
• An excellent salary, benefit offering and development opportunities.
• A thorough and effective training experience during onboarding and beyond.

About Sensient:

Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and extracts. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, specialty colors, and other specialty and fine chemicals. The Company's customers include major international manufacturers representing most of the world's best-known brands.

About Sensient Flavors:

Sensient Flavors offers innovative, global taste solutions and specialized flavor delivery systems that help bring life to your food and beverage products. Our leading-edge technologies reflect our core philosophies to be dynamic and innovative and to add value to your applications.

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