Head of IT: Osmo in Elizabeth NJ

Parfum Worldwide; Elizabeth (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Osmo, the company on a mission to give computers a sense of smell, is hiring a Head of IT for its Elizabeth, New Jersey headquarters. The role owns infrastructure, security, and business systems across lab and office teams, including networks and devices, IAM, vendor and SaaS administration, and the reliability of systems that connect formulation data, manufacturing, and research.

The Head of IT will build processes for a fast-scaling startup and stay hands-on where headcount is lean.

Qualifications

• Seasoned IT leader with full-stack ownership of infra and security.
• Experience with procurement and SaaS administration.
• Background in manufacturing or lab environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Owns infrastructure, security, and business systems across the site.
• Manages networks, devices, IAM, vendors, and SaaS.
• Ensures reliable systems linking formulation data, manufacturing, and research.
• Builds scalable processes for a fast-scaling startup and remains hands-on as needed.

Skills

Infrastructure management

Security leadership

Procurement

SaaS administration

Job description

Full-Time

Osmo, the company on a mission to give computers a sense of smell, is hiring a Head of IT for its Elizabeth, New Jersey headquarters. Few IT environments look like this one: a fragrance compounding floor, an olfaction research lab, and a commercial fine fragrance business under one roof, the modern face of an industry whose transformation our AI-in-perfumery coverage tracks.

About the Role

The Head of IT owns infrastructure, security, and business systems across the site: networks and devices for lab and office teams, identity and access management, vendor and SaaS administration, and the reliability of the systems that connect formulation data, manufacturing, and research. The role builds process where a fast-scaling startup needs it and stays hands-on where headcount is lean.

Who Should Apply

Experienced IT leaders comfortable owning the full stack solo-to-small-team: infrastructure, security posture, procurement, and support, ideally with manufacturing or lab environment exposure. Startup pragmatism matters; the role is full-time and on-site in Elizabeth.