Global Color & Flavor Process Developer

Sensient Technologies; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sensient Technologies, based in Saint Louis, is seeking a Process Developer to advance new food color products from lab to production. You will work with laboratory and pilot plant equipment, collaborating with technical teams to deliver innovative solutions for customers worldwide.

The role involves domestic and international travel to support production trials at partner facilities, with some trips lasting several days or weeks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, food science, engineering, or related field.
• Experience in a laboratory, manufacturing, research, or product development environment.
• Hands-on experience with precision fermentation and downstream processing, including scaling downstream processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication and ability to manage multiple projects.
• Collaborative mindset to work across laboratory, pilot plant, and manufacturing environments.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally for production trials.

Responsibilities

• Support development, testing, and scale-up of new food color products and manufacturing processes.
• Operate laboratory and pilot plant equipment while evaluating materials, product performance, and process improvements.
• Assist with production trials at partner facilities by collecting data and documenting results.
• Maintain operating procedures, quality records, and documentation meeting regulatory and quality requirements.
• Collaborate with scientists, production teams, and external partners to transfer new technologies into manufacturing.

Skills

Laboratory experience

Precision fermentation

Downstream processing

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemistry, food science, engineering or related field

Job description

Sensient Technologies, based in Saint Louis, is seeking a Process Developer to advance new food color products from lab to production. You will work with laboratory and pilot plant equipment, collaborating with technical teams to deliver innovative solutions for customers worldwide.

The role involves domestic and international travel to support production trials at partner facilities, with some trips lasting several days or weeks.