Seasoning Flavor Scientist — Snack Innovation Lead

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.; Carrollton (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

IFF is seeking a Seasoning Flavorist to join our Carrollton, TX, lab, onsite five days per week. You will craft consumer-preferred seasoning blends and drive benchtop development, applying culinary insights and technical innovation to global snack briefs.

Tenured professionals with 4+ years in flavor manufacturing will collaborate with sales, regulatory, and global teams to deliver scalable, cost-effective solutions that meet customer needs and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Chemistry, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in food manufacturing, food ingredients, seasonings, or the flavor industry.
• Experience developing and applying seasonings to food products, preferably snacks.
• Ability to independently formulate seasoning blends and translate customer needs into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop consumer-preferred seasoning blends and flavor solutions for snack applications through benchtop product development, culinary insights, technical innovation, and consumer understanding.
• Lead the technical execution of regional and global customer briefs, from concept development through validation and commercial implementation.
• Partner directly with customers to understand technical needs, identify new opportunities, and build strong relationships across multiple functions and organizational levels.
• Collaborate with Sales, Operations, Regulatory Affairs, Global Purchasing, and other technical teams to deliver solutions that meet customer, regulatory, manufacturing, and business requirements.
• Lead or support strategic category and technology-platform initiatives that strengthen IFF’s seasoning capabilities and accelerate innovation.
• Anticipate, investigate, and resolve challenges involving raw materials, flavor systems, finished prototypes, manufacturing processes, and initial scale-up activities.
• Deliver cost-effective flavor solutions while creating meaningful technical differentiation and competitive advantage.
• Provide cross-functional project leadership and coordinate with regional and global technical teams to improve project execution and customer win rates.
• Contribute technical and market insights that support business growth, process improvements, product optimization, and proactive category opportunities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science

Job description

IFF is seeking a Seasoning Flavorist to join our Carrollton, TX, lab, onsite five days per week. You will craft consumer-preferred seasoning blends and drive benchtop development, applying culinary insights and technical innovation to global snack briefs.

Tenured professionals with 4+ years in flavor manufacturing will collaborate with sales, regulatory, and global teams to deliver scalable, cost-effective solutions that meet customer needs and regulatory requirements.