Senior Flavorist

IFF; Tlalnepantla; Presencial; MXN 900.000 - 1.300.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, and food ingredients. The Senior Flavorist based in Tlalnepantla develops consumer-preferred flavors for beverages, dairy, and sweet goods, combining scientific expertise with creative innovation to design, optimize and scale flavor profiles.

With 10+ years of hands-on flavor creation and fully certified flavor chemist credentials, you will mentor juniors and collaborate across cross-functional teams while adhering to Mexican and international

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemistry or a related scientific discipline.
• 10+ years of flavor creation and development experience across beverage, sweet goods and dairy.
• Fully certified flavor chemist credentials (e.g., Society of Flavor Chemists) or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of food science, aroma molecules, natural extracts, and flavor manufacturing processes.
• Experience identifying, characterizing, formulating and matching flavor materials using analytical and sensory evaluation techniques.
• Knowledge of Mexican and international flavor regulations and compliant materials.
• Ability to manage multiple customer/internal projects with quality and timelines.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; able to explain technical info clearly.
• Foundational leadership with mentoring or developing junior flavor professionals.

Responsabilidades

• Design and formulate market-leading flavors for food and sweet applications.
• Develop and optimize flavor profiles for beverage, sweet goods and dairy.
• Lead creative projects from concept to launch with customers and timelines.
• Apply analytical data, sensory science and technical expertise for flavor development.
• Ensure flavors meet regulatory requirements in Mexico and internationally.
• Collaborate with Applications, R&D, Marketing, Sales and Operations for project execution.
• Mentor junior colleagues and share technical knowledge and industry insights.
• Partner with global teams to leverage new technologies and strategic flavor opportunities.

Conocimientos

Flavor development

Sensory analysis

Project leadership

Regulatory compliance

Technical communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemistry or related

Descripción del empleo

Job Summary

Are you passionate about creating innovative flavors that transform everyday food and beverage products into extraordinary consumer experiences?

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Taste: Crafting unique, technology-enabled flavor designs that define the identity of food and beverage brands, shape trends in flavor building and fuel market success.

The Senior Flavorist role is based in Tlalnepantla, State of Mexico. Join a creative, customer-focused and collaborative Creative & Design team where you will develop consumer-preferred flavors for the food and beverage industry. In this role, you will combine scientific expertise with creative innovation to develop and optimize flavor profiles across beverage, sweet goods and dairy applications.

Where You'll Make a Difference

• Design and formulate innovative, market-leading flavors for food and sweet applications, using Generally Recognized as Safe and Mexican 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 Mexican 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.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• 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 Mexican 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.

How Would You Stand Out?

• 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.

Why Choose Us?

• Create flavors that help shape the identity and market success of food and beverage brands.
• Work across a diverse portfolio of beverage, sweet goods and dairy applications.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues across Creative & Design, Applications, Research & Development, Marketing, Sales and Operations.
• Access global innovation capabilities and emerging flavor technologies.
• Develop your leadership capabilities through the mentorship and development of junior colleagues.
• Contribute your scientific expertise and creativity to solutions designed around evolving consumer preferences.

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.

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