Portfolio Selector - Beverages

Givaudan; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Job summary

Givaudan in Cincinnati, OH, is seeking a Flavor Scientist to join our Portfolio Team, applying sensory science, data-driven insights, and formulation expertise to optimize flavor solutions across diverse applications. You'll support selection and evaluation activities that drive sales for our Commercial Team in a dynamic, collaborative setting.

The role offers hands-on experience with flavor landscape analysis, cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Regulatory and Production, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, or related discipline.
• 2+ years of experience in the flavor or food industry.
• Technical skills in beverage or sweet goods applications.
• Sense of taste and smell to recognize and describe flavors with accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced sensory science, data-driven insights, and formulation expertise to optimize flavor solutions across diverse applications. Use digital tools and predictive analytics to navigate our portfolio, selecting and refining products that meet performance, regulatory, and cost requirements.
• Help evaluate how our flavors perform in actual products. Maintain performance data for our flavor portfolio by participating in flavor evaluations for customer briefs, summarizing group tasting results, and recording valuable feedback in our systems.
• Work with experienced technical experts and cross-function partners—including Sales, Regulatory, and Production—to support customer projects. Contribute to project tasks, provide technical assistance, and share ideas and updates across teams. Manage our flavor stock libraries.

Skills

Sense of taste and smell

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, or related discipline

Job description

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 17,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. In the USA, we develop, market and produce a wide array of solutions from our 25 most innovative sites, based across the country. Stretch your skills, create and get inspiration from passionate colleagues. Every day, your energy, your thirst for knowledge, and your creativity will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

About the Role

Join a team where creativity meets analytics to improve the science of flavor. As part of our Portfolio Team, you'll explore our flavor landscape, integrating sensory science, digital intelligence, and customer analytics to guide strategic selections. Interpret data spanning consumer trends, regulatory requirements, and technical performance to support selection and evaluation activities that drive sales for our Commercial Team. This role offers hands‑on experience applying data‑driven decisions to flavor innovation in a dynamic, collaborative setting.

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced sensory science, data‑driven insights, and formulation expertise to optimize flavor solutions across diverse applications. Use digital tools and predictive analytics to navigate our portfolio, selecting and refining products that meet performance, regulatory, and cost requirements.
• Help evaluate how our flavors perform in actual products. Maintain performance data for our flavor portfolio by participating in flavor evaluations for customer briefs, summarizing group tasting results, and recording valuable feedback in our systems.
• Work with experienced technical experts and cross‑function partners—including Sales, Regulatory, and Production—to support customer projects. Contribute to project tasks, provide technical assistance, and share ideas and updates across teams. Manage our flavor stock libraries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, or related discipline.
• 2+ years of experience in the flavor or food industry.
• Technical skills in beverage or sweet goods applications.
• Sense of taste and smell to recognize and describe flavors with accuracy.
• Enthusiastic team player who stays organized while engaging in a quick‑moving atmosphere.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, parental leave.
• High matching 401(k) plan.

Compensation

The established salary range for this position is $65,000‑$75,000 per year. Actual compensation will depend on individual qualifications.